The People's Science Institute is a

non-governmental organization A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an independent, typically nonprofit organization that operates outside government control, though it may get a significant percentage of its funding from government or corporate sources. NGOs often focus ...

Dehradun Dehradun (), also known as Dehra Doon, is the winter capital and the List of cities in Uttarakhand by population, most populous city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous Dehradun district, d ...

, which promote

natural resource management Natural resource management (NRM) is the management of natural resources such as Land (economics), land, water, soil, plants and animals, with a particular focus on how management affects the quality of life for both present and future generati ...

conservation biology Conservation biology is the study of the conservation of nature and of Earth's biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction and the erosion of biotic interactions. It is an i ...

, and

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. It was established in 1988.

Founding

The stated mission of the organization is "To help eradicate poverty through the empowerment of the poor and the productive, sustainable and equitable use of available human and natural resources."

Activism

Ganges pollution

The People's Science Institute regularly speaks out about action to be taken to reduce

pollution of the Ganges The ongoing Water pollution, pollution of the Ganges, the largest river in India, poses a significant threat to both human health and the environment. The river Water supply and sanitation in India, supplies water to approximately 40% of demogr ...

River damming

G. D. Agrawal, a chair of the People's Science Institute, undertook a fast to protest government inaction on Ganges preservation. Specifically he was seeking a halt to construction of the Loharinag Pala Hydro Power Project and the Pala Maneri project along

Bhagirathi River The Bhāgīrathī (Pron: /ˌbʌgɪˈɹɑːθɪ/) is a turbulent Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism. In the Hindu f ...

. Other institute staff have written similarly on topics relating to mass relocation of water for hydroengineering projects. Recently, the director of The People’s Science Institute, Debashish Sen, said that the institute is currently reviving 45 springs in Himachal Pradesh.

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