Understanding about the harm caused by motor vehicles is widespread, but moving away from cars seems just too difficult. Stephen Joseph looks at some of the whys and the hows of alternatives for travel and transport.
CSE was set up in 1980 in New Delhi as an institution that would work on topical issues of sustainable development, looking at the linkages between science, technology, and environment. The objective was to create public consciousness on the need for sustainable development, and influence public policies, as Sunita Narain describes.