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. …
CSE has welcomed the SC proposal to tax diesel cars in Delhi. The proposal mooted in the court by amicus curae Harish Salve is based on report from Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed a proposal to tax diesel cars. The proposal …
As reported by the Central Pollution Control Board, two of the twelve major integrated Iron and Steel Plants were found to be non-compliant. Directions under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 were issued to Bokaro Steel Plant, Bokaro and Directions under Section 18 (1) (b) of the Air …
NEW DELHI: The city's thirst for owning vehicles looks nowhere near quenched even though Delhi's roads are groaning rather loudly under their weight. Vehicles are in fact known to be the largest contributor to the capital's fast deteriorating air quality. Despite this, the city added over five lakh vehicles to …
New Delhi: The transport department as part of the crackdown on polluting vehicles has levied fines in the range of Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,000 to over 930 vehicle owners plying on Delhi’s streets in the last 10 days. The drive launched following the smog cover that choked the Capital …
The Government is looking at adopting the viability gap funding model for the second phase of the National Solar Mission, said Gireesh B. Pradhan, Secretary, Ministry for New and Renewable Energy. Implementing this model would mean a developer will be asked to state the amount the company would require to …
Losing after winning is the worst feeling possible. This is how I feel looking out of my window at a thick pall of black smog engulfing my city. It was this time of the year, exactly 15 years ago, when CSE began its right-to-clean-air campaign It was this time of …
This Diwali night saw a rise in air pollution levels in some pockets of the Capital while noise levels declined compared with last year, according to an air-noise pollution assessment report released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Wednesday. A senior CPCB official said: “The rise in air …
NEW DELHI: Along with your tablet, smartphone and car keys, get ready to pack a gas mask. And if you thought the recent smog in Delhi and the more-than-usual pollution levels (20% higher) in the last fortnight were due to the burning of residual crop in Punjab and Haryana, you …
The study of an environmental NGO, Centre for Science & Environment (CSE), has criticised the central government for turning a blind eye to the increasing levels of air pollution, which has caused a haze over the Delhi skyline. The smog has increased the levels of respirable particulate matter (RPM) by …
A slew of short and long-term measures including ban on entry of commercial vehicles not bound for Delhi, restriction on use of diesel generator sets during social functions, imposition of Rs.2,000 fine on polluting vehicles and expediting the construction of the eastern and western peripheral expressways and rapid increase in …
New Delhi: With last week’s smog drawing attention to the effects of growing vehicular pollution, the Delhi government is planning a crackdown on highly polluting vehicles. Those found violating the pollution norms might have to pay Rs 2,000 as fine. On the eve of Diwali, chief minister Sheila Dikshit said …
The government is mulling to direct the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to take action against grossly polluting vehicles and impose heavy fine amounting to Rs 2,000 on them, said Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit after a meeting with the Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) and Director of the Centre for Science …
Over 99.5% Trucks, Buses Violate BS-IV Norms New Delhi:The recent spell of smog in the city has brought to light loopholes in vehicular emission control norms that transporters have been using to their advantage while playing havoc with air quality. Rules require commercial vehicles registered in Delhi to comply with …
Boxes Don’t Bear Pollution Labels, No Quality Checks For Crackers: Experts New Delhi: Two days to Diwali and Sadar Bazar’s market for fireworks is teeming with people. Bright colourful boxes of crackers blazoned with wide smiles are flying off the shelves. In the crush of people, there’s hardly enough time …
Days after Delhi blamed the northern states, particularly Punjab, for the choking smog hanging over Delhi's sky, the Punjab Government on Thursday strongly refuted the "unsubstantiated allegation", saying there was no scientific evidence to hold it responsible. An official team from Punjab, headed by chief secretary Rakesh Singh, is expected …
Authority To Moot Steps To Rein In Diesel Vehicles New Delhi: Taking cognizance of the dense smog that has enveloped the city since October 28 and Delhi’s steadily worsening pollution levels, the Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) appointed by the Supreme Court has decided to take up the matter with …
New Delhi was on Wednesday enveloped in a cloud of toxic smog thought to be the worst occurrence of air pollution in a city long accustomed to dirty air, with the density of dust particles in some places reaching 30 times the guidelines set by the World Health Organisation. “Definitely …
Indian boys sit around a small fire as the morning sun is enveloped by a blanket of smog, caused by a mixture of pollution and fog in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 Winter smogs are common in Delhi, but this year's haze has been severe Farmers who burn …
Air quality registers a marginal improvement Having gasped for breath for nearly a week now, Delhiites breathed slightly easy on Tuesday with the air quality registering a marginal improvement. But deteriorating air quality and the dense smog that had enveloped the Capital for the past few days has prompted environmentalists …
New Delhi: Belying expectations, the smog intensified in the capital on Tuesday afternoon and Met officials say that it will now only start clearing from Thursday. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has said that though Delhi is used to such winter smog, this year’s haze has been particularly severe …
