Tag: CSE

India’s Urban Road Design Poses Serious Risk to Pedestrians and Cyclists

The shocking incident, in which leading Indian environmental activist Sunita Narain was seriously injured after being hit by a car while cycling in New Delhi, has raised several questions about the safety of pedestrians and cyclists in the country. According to the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a Delhi-based and highly respected public advocacy… Read More ›

Sunita Narain of CSE hit by car while cycling

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-21/delhi/43249230_1_sunita-narain-aiims-flyover-serious-injuries 21 October, Times News Network Environmental activist Sunita Narain was hit by a car while cycling to Lodi gardens in central Delhi from Green Park around 6am on Sunday. She sustained serious injuries on her face, nose and both arms, and underwent an eight-and-a-half hour surgery at AIIMS trauma centre during which two rods… Read More ›

Our Right to Walk is Non-negotiable

Anumita Roychowdhury is Executive Director for research and advocacy of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a New Delhi-based public interest research and advocacy organisation for sustainable and equitable development. In a wide-ranging conversation with Faizal Khan, Roychowdhury spells out clearly the inevitability of a non-motorised transport code in India through shocking figures and revealing… Read More ›