CSE's 6th 'State of India's Environment'
- Invitation on book release -
Shillong, Meghalaya / October 20, 2008
Book Release:
CSE's 6th 'State of India's Environment'
Report on Mining
Shillong, Meghalaya
October 20, 2008
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi invites you to the release of its 'State of India's Environment' report, on mining: Rich Lands, Poor People -- Is Sustainable Mining Possible?
The Governor of Meghalaya, Mr R S Mooshahary, will release the report on Monday, October 20, 2008, in Shillong.
CSE's 'State of India's Environment' reports have been widely acknowledged as the most comprehensive and authoritative series of publications on the subject of environment and development in India. The report on mining lives up to the reputation and the promise.
Extensively researched and richly illustrated, this 350-page report has been prepared as a state-
of-art tome on mining in India, its impacts on environment and people, and the way ahead (see the Table of Contents below).
The release function will be followed by a panel discussion and a press briefing, moderated by Sunita Narain, director, CSE. The occasion is expected to bring together key mining experts, media persons, civil society organisations, regulatory institutions and industry associations to discuss and debate the critical question that the book puts forth: how should mining be done in India.
Venue: St Edmund's College auditorium, Laitumukhrah, Shillong
Time of book release function: 11.30 am - 1.30 pm
Time of press briefing: 3.00 pm
How to register
Registration and attendance are free of charge. Media people, civil society workers and activists, regulators, mineral industry representatives, and students and teachers of mining and minerals are especially encouraged to register.
CSE will provide travel and accommodation support to a few journalists from the other states of the north-east wishing to attend the release function. Please note, this offer is only for journalists working in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura.
To register and to avail of the media sponsorship support, please get in touch with:
Souparno Banerjee,
Coordinator, Media Resource Centre, CSE
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 011-29955125, 29956394, 099108 64339
Fax: 011-29955879
Monali Zeya Hazra,
Coordinator, Industry and Environment Unit, CSE
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 011-29955125, 29956394, 098118 08883
Fax: 011-29955879
Rich Lands, Poor People
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Rich lands, poor people (A comprehensive overview of the issues, conflicts and contradictions that dog the mining and minerals sector in the country)
Chapter 2: The industry and its economics (An in-depth analysis of the economic scale, potential and contribution of the national mining and minerals sector, against the backdrop of the global industry)
Chapter 3: Bearing the brunt: environment and the people (An eye-opener on what mining does to the land and the people who live on it)
Chapter 4: Mining in the states (A closer look at the status of the industry and its impacts in all the key mining states of India, with case studies from every region, including the north-east)
Chapter 5: The challenge of governance (An incisive examination of the regulatory mechanism to control the environmental footprints of mining)
Chapter 6: Rehabilitation: the regulatory roadblocks (A detailed inspection of the laws that govern mining's social impacts)
Chapter 7: Afterword -- the way ahead (A programme of action, and a recipe for a future where mining is environmentally and socially responsible)
This information is sent to e-pao.net by Souparno Banerjee, Coordinator, Media Resource Centre, CSE at souparno(at)cseindia*dot)org .
This announcement was webcasted on September 29th 2008 .
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