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          A passionate and articulate campaigner for environmental justice, embracing issues ranging from water quality in rural India to the need for global controls on..

          Anil Agarwal (environmentalist)

          Indian journalist and environmentalist

          This article is about Anil Agarwal the environmentalist.

          For the industrialist of the same name, see Anil Agarwal (industrialist).

          Anil Kumar Agarwal[1] (23 November 1947– 2 January 2002) was an Indian environmentalist, trained as a mechanical engineer at IIT Kanpur, worked as a science correspondent for the Hindustan Times.

          Moved by his experience with the Chipkomovement, Anil dedicated his life to promoting the importance of the Gross Nature Product in alleviating poverty.

        1. Moved by his experience with the Chipkomovement, Anil dedicated his life to promoting the importance of the Gross Nature Product in alleviating poverty.
        2. Activist, journalist and scholar, Anil Agarwal was a prominent Indian envi- ronmentalist who redefined environmental problems through the eyes of poor people.
        3. A passionate and articulate campaigner for environmental justice, embracing issues ranging from water quality in rural India to the need for global controls on.
        4. Anil Agarwal, the founder-director of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), was a man unmatched for the sheer fire in his belly, and for his commitment.
        5. A brilliant engineer, Dr. Agarwal deeply involved himself with the movement for protection of environment right after he completed his education and continued.

          6. He was the founder of the Centre for Science and Environment, a Delhi-based research institute currently led by Sunita Narain.[2]

          In 1987, the United Nations Environment Programme elected him to its Global 500 Roll of Honour for his work in the national and international arena.

          The Indian Government also honoured him with Padma Shri (1986) and Padma Bhushan (2002) for his work in environment and development.[3]

          Further reading

          • Agarwal, A. and S. Narain. 1982.

            The State of India's Environment: A Citizens’ Report, New Delhi: Centre for Science and