Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Experts said that actions to curb air pollution has always been hampered by the lack of political will, irrespective of parties, to take decisions that might harm them electorally. Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said air pollution in Delhi was a priority for the new government at the Centre …
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has made it clear that delay in green clearances will not be tolerated. While environmentalists agree that the system of green clearances needs to be changed, the solution, they say, is not just to speed up clearances but to also change the system. The Centre for …
Strongly pitching for "drastic" reforms in green clearance processes, an environmental think tank today urged the Modi government to set up an independent body for such approvals and a task force so that enforcement and penalties for non-compliance can be strengthened. The Centre for Science and Environment which released its …
The Government has made its stance on pending or slow environmental clearances clear, with new Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar making it clear that delays in green clearances will not be tolerated. While the environmentalists agree that the system of green clearances needs to be changed, the solution, they say, is …
Union minister for women and child development (WCD) Maneka Gandhi is all set to propose to ban junk food from school canteens and substituting it with healthy options. Ministry officials say that the minister is considering to take up the matter with the ministry of human resources development (HRD) and …
The NDA government must have a proactive and positive environment agenda. It must strengthen environmental oversight and not weaken regulations. But it must go beyond clearance of projects to take urgent steps for fixing air and water pollution; sanitation and regeneration of forests and water bodies; and provide access to …
The NDA government must have a proactive and positive environment agenda. It must strengthen environmental oversight and not weaken regulations. But it must go beyond clearance of projects to take urgent steps for fixing air and water pollution; sanitation and regeneration of forests and water bodies; and provide access to …
The novel concept of rainwater harvesting seems to have few takers in the national Capital as there is little effort to create awareness by the government to promote it as a “fruitful investment”, experts feel. The Delhi Human Development Report released last year stated that 24.8 per cent of the …
Environmental activist Sunita Narain and four of her colleagues today approached the Gujarat High Court, seeking quashing of a defamation case against them in a court at Vapi. United Phosphorus Limited, a Vapi-based company, has filed defamation complaint under the section 500 of IPC against Narain, who is the editor …
The High Power Committee on Air and Water Pollution, set up by Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung earlier this month, has asked Secretaries of various Ministries as well as noted environmentalist Sunita Narain to attend its second meeting, scheduled for May 28. The committee was set up days after World Health Organization …
Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), a statutory body under Union Ministry of Power will be introducing an Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) in the eight Northeastern States to set minimum energy standards for new commercial buildings having a connected load of 100 KW or contract demand of 120 KVA. “We …
Climate change has a surprising new follower: the president of the United States. The US government has been the biggest hurdle in climate change negotiations. Since discussions began on the issue in the early 1990s, the US has stymied all efforts towards an effective and fair deal. It has blocked …
One of the initial tasks in hand for the Modi government should be to restore the ecological flow of the Ganga, environmentalists say “Mujhe Ma Ganga ne bulaya hai (Mother Ganga has summoned me)” was a slogan that worked magic for the would-be prime minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi. A …
To bring vehicular pollution under control, the state government has made 'green tax' mandatory for all motor vehicles in Uttar Pradesh. All vehicles over 15 years old will have to pay green tax soon, officials said. The UP cabinet has given a go ahead to the amendment in the UP …
The Antibiotic Resistance Coalition, in this declaration released today, asserts that consumer protection and public health must trump the pursuit of profit, and that effective antibiotics are global public goods. The Coalition also calls for international leadership and action to, in part: • Prohibit the promotion and advertising of antibiotics; …
PRESS RELEASE Centre for Science and Environment, as part of the global civil society coalition issues grave warning to World Health Assembly, urges leadership and action GENEVA—The Antibiotic Resistance Coalition, comprising civil society organisations and stakeholders from multiple sectors on six continents, has called on World Health Organization (WHO) Member …
To Look Into Yamuna Too; Report In 1 Month After a WHO urban air quality database released last week sounded alarm bells on the city’s extremely high air pollution levels, lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung has set up a high-powered committee to look into air pollution levels. “We cannot allow pollution …
The 2014 general election, it seems, is becoming a referendum on the so-called Gujarat model and the something-United Progressive Alliance (UPA) model. Very broadly, the Gujarat model is seen to be corporate-friendly, with emphasis on economic growth at any cost and little focus on social indicators of development. The UPA …
Air pollution kills. In 2009, the Capital registered 10,900 premature deaths due to ambient particulate matter (PM) pollution. These were the findings of a study that was conducted to monitor the adverse health effect of rising air pollution in the city. The effect of breathing toxic air laced with harmful …
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has pegged air quality in most cities worldwide below its guidelines for safe levels, but India appears among the worst. According to the UN agency’s latest pollution data, Delhi (not Beijing) tops the list of most polluted cities. Among the world’s 20 most polluted cities …
