Dear Sir/Ma'am
This is to invite you to the release function of the CSE's 6th State
of India's Environment report on mining and environment. Please
find the invitation below and the PDF of the invitation card as mail
attachment.
Looking forward to your presence.
Best Regards
Gayathri
Research Associate
Industry and Environment unit
Centre for Science and Environment
Tel.: 011 29956110 Extn. 281
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
INVITATION
Book Release:
CSEs 6th State of Indias Environment Report
on Mining
Caritas Hall- Goa Holiday Home, Caritas Complex,
Near Caculo Circle, Panjim- 403 001, Goa
January 28, 2008
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi invites you to the Goa
release
of its latest State of Indias Environment report, on mining: Rich Lands,
Poor People
-- Is Sustainable Mining Possible?
The Governor of Goa, Shri S C Jamir, will release the report on Monday,
January 28, 2008, between 5-7 pm in Caritas Hall- Goa Holiday Home, Caritas
Complex, Near Caculo Circle, Panjim- 403001, Goa.
CSEs State of Indias 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).
Sunita Narain, director, CSE and Chandra Bhushan, associate director, CSE will
make presentations on the occasion. A panel discussion will follow the official
release.
The event 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.
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.
Just send an e-mail or fax to the undersigned in the format given below. You
can also
register online at www.cseindia.org.
Format for registration:
Name:
Age:
Designation:
Organisation:
Complete address:
Phones:
Fax:
E-mail:
All applications and queries can be addressed to the undersigned:
Monali Zeya Hazra, Deputy Coordinator, Industry and Pollution Unit, CSE
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Phone: 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)
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 minings 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)
--
GRP unit
Centre for Science and Environment
41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area
New Delhi-110062
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
