CSTEP conducted a training session on energy auditing and AT&C loss calculation process in Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC). DISCOM officials from Holenarsipur division, Hangarhalli and Holenarsipur sub-divisions, and Halli Mysore section office participated.

Twenty students from Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences were trained in basic concepts of air pollution and its impact as well as measurement techniques at a two-day workshop organised by the Centre for Air Pollution Studies (CAPS). The first of a series of workshops targeted at undergraduate and post-graduate students, the workshop placed scientific evidence at the heart of policy measures to combat air pollution. At CSTEP, we understand that public action is key to reducing air pollution and thereby, its impact on health.

The Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Sushil Kumar Modi, launched the Patna Clean Air Action Plan (PCAAP) on 23 November 2019. Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) has adopted the action plan developed by the Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) and Urban Emissions. The launch programme was organised by the Centre for Environment, Energy and Climate Change at the Asian Development Research Institute (CEECC, ADRI), Patna. This initiative has been supported by the Bloomberg Philanthropies and Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation (SSEF).