Black carbon harms health, and traps heat, melts snow and disturbs rain patterns for as long as it is airborne. While long-lived carbon dioxide (CO2 ) needs fast-tracked action to stabilize global temperature rise to within 1.5 degrees Celsius, black carbon needs elimination to contain short-term warming spikes and to …
The Centre for Science and Environment Director-General, Sunita Narain, has demanded that all junk food be banned from unaided and private schools across the country. Food high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) should not be available in educational institutions and within 500 yards of them. Ms. Narain is the …
Court wants to know which junk foods should be regulated. Fixes next hearing for August 6, 2014. CSE welcomes the court’s directive in the 2010 PIL filed by Uday Foundation. CSE has pointed out that the recent junk food-related guidelines submitted by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India …
Though faced with hailstorms, wet and dry droughts, and other indicators of climate change making life miserable for people and farmers, the Maharashtra government has failed to give priority to the phenomenon or its impacts on societies and ecosystems. Information sought by South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers & People …
The Transport department was supposed to contribute to improved air quality by bringing in more CNG-run buses. The Environment Ministry has asked state governments, including Delhi, to prepare action plans on improving air quality. Though no time-frame has been set by the ministry, Delhi government officials admitted that the absence …
Walk, cycle, and public transport will not work if people are not safe, are injured or die while accessing jobs, educational services, markets, recreation and a range of daily chores. Road injuries and deaths have recorded an unacceptable increase in Indian cities. An astounding number of walkers, cyclists, public transport …
This is one drive that is definitely going to make the Capital's air cleaner and traffic flow smoother. The road ministry is planning to create 'end of life' directives with a cap of eight years for commercial vehicles, thereby pulling nearly 90 per cent of fume-spewing diesel trucks off Delhi's …
Erratic Weather Influencing Air Quality This March recorded the lowest particulate matter (PM2.5) levels—fine, respirable pollutants—in the past four years. While this could seem like a relief at the moment, scientists at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) say pollution levels are becoming increasingly unpredictable because of erratic meteorological …
More people die in road crashes in India than anywhere else in the world. Every year, road accidents in India claim 1,42,485 lives. But there's something else that kills 6 times as many. Air pollution has become the 5th largest cause of death in India, with over 6,20,000 premature deaths. …
The climate change-related risks from extreme events such as floods and heat waves will rise further with global warming, aggravating food and water insecurity, especially for some of the poorest communities, says the second installment of the latest UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report. The report of the …
Climate change experts from both the government and private thinktanks on Tuesday backed calls for urgent action in response to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) report that warned against "severe, pervasive and irreversible" effects of global warming. "These extreme weather conditions will play havoc in developing countries in …
Water management is about society and its ability to build technologies to maximise the use of water and, more importantly, technologies to share water with all March 22 is World Water Day. There is no doubt that water will determine whether India becomes wealthy or remains poor. But the management …
As the world is already staring at impending water crisis due to climate change, population increase and pollution, a UN report has predicted that as many as 3.4 billion people will be living in "water-scarce" countries by 2025. It also pointed out that the situation will be deteriorated further in …
Noted environmentalist Sunita Narain has said the West cannot ask India to stop using coal while they were still "addicted" to it. "You need to get rid of hypocracy. You cannot tell me that India cannot go coal when Australia, Germany, US and lot of other countries are still addicted …
The junk is being taken out of children's lives across the nation. The Centre is set to ban the sale of junk food in school canteens and around school premises across the country soon. In its final guidelines submitted to the Delhi High Court on Wednesday on regulating the sale …
Industry Comes Up With Policy Putting Onus On Student; Experts Not Sure If It’s Feasible A Delhi high court panel to look into dietary habits of school-going children is split on the question of banning sale of junk food in and around educational institutions. The panel of experts has to …
Madhav Gadgil and K Kasturirangan are both scientists of great repute. But both are caught up in a controversy on how the Western Ghats - the vast biological treasure trove spread over the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu - should be protected. First the ministry …
Study Finds Residue In 96 Of 345 Samples Tested | Produce Collected From Vendors, Markets The advice to ‘watch what you eat’ may no longer apply only to the calorie conscious, with a recent study finding copious quantities of pesticide residue in fruits and vegetables. Of the 345 samples they …
The Delhi government has kept mum on dealing with severe air pollution in the city, likely to be as bad as Beijing’s. Environmentalists are now hoping that the national auto fuel policy, which is expected to be ready in a couple of months, will bring down the pollution level by …
The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) is yet to start carbon auditing for the MG Road-Baiyappanahalli stretch on which commercial operations began more than two years ago. Govt not supporting eco-friendly measure that can earn money The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) is yet to start carbon auditing …
National Conference president and the Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Dr Farooq Abdullah Saturday described Kashmiris as the `biggest thieves’ with reference to power thefts. Farooq made these remarks while releasing a report by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) titled: “Citizen’s report on state of renewable energy” …
