Public Debate on Economic Growth and Ecological Security

CEFS in collaboration with India Habitat Centre is hosting a bimonthly public debate on "Can Economic Growth and Ecological Security go together?" The first debate in this series was held on 10th January 2005 and Prof Ashis Nandy, Dr Vandana Shiva, Dr Ashok Desai, Dr Prem Shankar Jha and Prof Shubhashis Gangopadhyay were the lead debators. To know more about this debate and see the minutes, please click Reports.

Dossier on Sand Mining in India

Sand mining and its adverse impact on river ecology is a relatively less known issue. However, this is one of the major ecological problems facing India. Realizing the seriousness of this issue, CEFS has prepared a dossier on ecological and economic implications of sand mining, especially in the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. CEFS has compiled and collected various case studies showing how sand mining has wrought ecological disaster and economic catastrophe in various parts of the country.