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. …
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” …
Energy access in rural India has been a development priority for the government for many decades. However, 45 per cent of rural households lack access to electricity. Around 700 million people depend on biomass for their energy needs, predominantly for cooking, and 77.5 million households still use kerosene for lighting.
New Delhi: National Green Tribunal has asked a private laboratory based in Hyderabad to monitor dioxin emissions at the Okhla waste-to-energy plant. The tribunal had recently told Delhi Pollution Control Committee and Central Pollution Control Board to assess pollution levels by holding a surprise inspection at the plant. The counsel …
A large chunk of Adani Ports and SEZ's income comes from the port; the current litigation over alleged environmental damages is unlikely to affect it With over a dozen law suits pending against the Gautam Adani-promoted Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), there is gloom hanging over India's largest …
It is an inconvenient truth that the poorest people in India live in the country's richest forests. The management of this green wealth has not brought any benefits to the locals Forests have been blacked out in the economic assessment of the country. The Economic Survey does not even list …
Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has claimed that there is "no conclusive information" available with Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) regarding high prevalence of respiratory or other diseases caused by air pollution. Azad was replying to a question in Parliament on February 18. However, a large-scale study sponsored by …
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has slammed the new budget proposal to cut taxes on cars with fuel-guzzling and polluting SUVs enjoying the biggest slash. In last year's budget, finance minister Chidambaram had, responding to the crippling energy crisis, hiked the excise on SUVs from 27 percent to 30 …
