Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Laxmi Narain Vs Municipal Corporation, Ghaziabad & Others dated 11/11/2024. The complaint of the applicant is that illegal secondary collection point has been setup near Apsara border of Ghaziabad adjoining Delhi on GT road at District Ghaziabad. The allegation in …
The CSE director general said rampant construction across the city led to the blocking of natural flood discharge channels of the lakes The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said Chennai could have fared better if it had protected and preserved its natural water bodies and drainage channels. CSE director …
World leaders meet today in Paris, not to discuss terrorism, but to discuss another of our generation's biggest threat, climate change. It is clear that already, when temperatures have risen by less than 1°C, over pre-industrial era, the world is seeing weird and devastating weather events. In India, farmers are …
PM Modi is touted to seek a grand alliance among 122 nations to pursue solar energy tomorrow Seeking a grand alliance among 122 nations to pursue solar energy, India is set to make a significant impact at the 12-day climate change conference in Paris, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself …
NEW DELHI: With India Gate barely visible from a distance of even 200m, hundreds of kids braved the chill on Saturday morning and took to Rajpath to sensitise the capital about the increasing air pollution. And as they marched towards India Gate, they appealed to people for action. These students …
Farmers have lost more than 10 million tonnes of rabi crops, valued at above Rs 20,000 crore, due to unseasonal rainfall and hailstorm in February-April this year, CSE said in a report. India may have to import 10 lakh tonnes of wheat in 2015-16 as about 68.2 lakh tonnes were …
Farmers have lost more than 10 million tonnes of rabi crops, valued at above Rs 20,000 crore, due to unseasonal rainfall and hailstorm in February-April this year, CSE said in a report. India may have to import 10 lakh tonnes of wheat in 2015-16 as about 68.2 lakh tonnes were …
It advocates a good crop insurance product, one which is flexible, has fast payouts and follows a transparent and modern process of damage assessment A study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) here has advocated a more meaningful system to assess relief for farmers to cover both crop …
With back to back drought years putting farmers under tremendous stress, the Centre believes it's effort to bolster irrigation infrastructure and disburse relief to farmers after extreme weather events are falling short thanks to some states dragging their feet. Union agriculture ministry in its periodic review of these schemes found …
What will happen at the Paris climate change conference of parties? This December, as leaders gather at the 21st annual congregation to resolve the global crisis, the world has changed somewhat. There is a growing acceptance verging on unanimity that climate is changing, but it is the poor who are …
Javadekar Announces Formation of Indian Resource Panel Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar has announced the formation of Indian Resource Panel (InRP) on Resource Efficiency here today. The Indian Resource Panel (InRP) comprises the following esteemed members: 1. Mr. Viswanath N Anand (former Secretary, MoEFCC); …
Waste problem is a problem of finding solutions - approaches and technologies - that can match our pockets and our regulatory and governance abilities India has a huge waste problem - from untreated sewage that is defiling rivers and waterbodies to growing quantities of chemical waste that is seeping into …
RAJOKRI BORDER: It's 10.30pm on Sunday. Tonight, the first major step to clean up Delhi's air is to be implemented - the imposition of a 'pollution tax' on trucks entering the capital. A long queue of trucks stretches deep into the Gurgaon side of the road as drivers watch the …
NEW DELHI: Environmentalists have welcomed the Supreme Court's direction on Friday to impose the environmental compensation charge (ECC) from Sunday on heavy diesel trucks plying through the capital. Many feared that an application by SMYR Consortium LLP, the concessionaire responsible for collection, against the imposition of the tax could mean …
Delhi's big plan to combat air pollution this winter is likely to face a delay. The "green tax" imposed by the Supreme Court on heavy diesel vehicles plying through Delhi may not be enforced from November as the South Delhi Municipal Corporation and a private player bicker over profit and …
In a clear indication of what India would pitch for having an effective and equitable climate deal in Paris in December, New Delhi has once again asked the rich nations to come out with a clear financial roadmap having new "predictable" and "additional" resource flow to meet requirements of finance …
A single car-free day in Delhi is a good gesture, but mere tokenism will not work, environmentalists feel. Simply keeping cars off roads for half a day won't matter in the fight against pollution - but stopping trucks and diesel vehicles would. "Taking into consideration the emission numbers, a car-free …
Developed world's 'business as usual' policy is coming at the cost of developing world, including India, said the environment think tank Question mark hangs over Vedanta's Odisha project The "business as usual" approach that the United States has adopted towards climate change denies growth to developing countries like India and …
At the time when India is asking rich nations to look at their lifestyle and excessive consumption pattern to reduce their carbon footprints, an Indian green think tank - the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) - on Wednesday came out with a comprehensive study substantiating New Delhi's view point. …
Stringent measures imposed by the apex court can lead to the government devising solutions to improve air quality Alarming air pollution levels in Delhi have once again left the Supreme Court fuming. The Chief Justice of India, HL Dattu, has sought the views of Delhi government and civic agencies on …
America has for long sought to shift the greater onus of battling climate change on the developing world. But a new study seeks to remind the richest nation on the planet to first practice what it preaches. Indian think tank, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), has tried to bring …
