Dr Sunita Narain is a Delhi-based environmentalist and author.  She is currently the Director General of Center for Science and Environment (CSE) and Editor of the fortnightly magazine, Down To Earth.  Dr Narain plays an active role in policy formulation on issues of environment and development in India and globally. She has co-authored influential publications on India’s environment, conducted in-depth research on the governance and management of the country’s environment and directed campaigns on air pollution control, community water management, sustainable industrialisation and food & toxins, among others.   She has also worked extensively on climate change, with a particular interest in advocating for an ambitious and equitable global agreement.  Dr Narain continues to serve on national and international committees on environment. She was a member of the Indian Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change and has been awarded the Padma Shri - the fourth highest civilian honour. In 2005, the Centre for Science and Environment, under her leadership was also awarded the Stockholm Water Prize. In 2016, Time magazine selected her as one of the most influential people in the world. She received The Order of the Polar Star award from the Swedish Government in 2017. CSE received the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2018.    Dr Narain was included in the list of the ‘World’s 100 Most Influential People in Climate Policy’ for 2019 by Apolitical.