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 …
Delhiites are in for a worse winter with the stifling air quality aggravating the condition of those with compromised lung function. One of the culprits is the trucks that pass through the Capital causing pollution. The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) released a report on the entry of trucks …
Letter from Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to M/s Adani Port and SEZ Limited regarding waterfront development at Mundra in District Kachchh, Gujarat dated 07/10/2015.
This is our season of despair. This year, it would seem, the gods have been most unkind to Indian farmers. Early in the year came the weird weather events, like hailstorms and freak and untimely rains that destroyed standing crops. Nobody knew what was happening. After all, each year we …
While much has been talked about encouraging public transport and making Delhi roads pedestrian and cycle-friendly, nothing concrete has been done about it till date. In an RTI filed by activist Vedpal, it was found that to cater to around 25 lakh commuters of Delhi metro, there are only 85 …
JAIPUR: Taking into consideration rising childhood obesity, diabetes and hypertension, an expert committee set up by Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) has recommended ban on sale of junk food in school canteens in its report submitted to the ministry this week. The committee also suggested not permitting sale …
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed the move by an expert committee set up by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) which has recommended ban on sale of junk foods in school canteens and within 200 meters of school in its report submitted to the ministry …
PWD's road widening project from Andheria Mod to Fortis Hospital appears jinxed. Where work originally started on this stretch in February 2013, the project is not likely to be completed before mid-2016. It was scheduled to take about six months for completion. The latest in the series of troubles for …
Why strengthening regulatory capacity should be the first step in solving environmental problems It is time we recognised that the current ways of fixing the environment are not working. Rivers are more contaminated; air is more polluted and cities are filling up with garbage we cannot handle. The question is: …
I do not know how best to respond to the question that, these days, many parents ask me. Concerned about the toxic air of Delhi, they - particularly those with children who have asthma - ask me if they should leave the city. Many times, I am also told that …
There is a science and an art to policymaking. In India, this is confounding and abstract. But what stands out is that the intent and form of policymaking begins somewhere and ends somewhere else - as it moves between desks, competing interests and even governments, it evolves or gets distorted …
POLLUTIONWHO's latest research reveals that Delhi has the highest levels of air pollution. Choking air Indian cities are reporting dangerously high levels of air pollution with Delhi topping the list of the world’s most polluted cities. Nidhi Jamwal discusses the gravity of the situation focusing on the health risks associated …
NEW DELHI: In the run up to UN climate change conference in Paris later this year, a green body today urged India to work with developing nations and push for a "fair and equitable" global deal which saves the world from catastrophic climate impacts. The Centre for Science and Environment …
NEW DELHI: The BASIC nations (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) may be presenting themselves as a united bloc, but the group appears to be gradually losing its sting on the climate change front. Countries of the group are moving towards the USdriven bilateral deal to fight climate change even …
Brewing for many years, India's agrarian crisis is now reaching its tipping point due to "vague" government policies, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) today said and warned if predictions on El Nino turns out to be true the economic damages will be severe. A new report of ‘Down To …
In current model of agricultural growth, what goes out is what is best for our bodies and our health - small farmers and local food businesses. What survives is what we do not need - large agribusinesses What it eats reflects a society's position on the modernity trajectory. Poorer countries …
It is good that deadly air pollution in Delhi has become national headline. But it is bad that we are failing to deal with it and find answers that are commensurate with the scale of the problem. It is time to understand what we have done and the actions we …
Why this weird weather? Why have western disturbances—the extra-tropical storms that originate in the Mediterranean and Atlantic seas—been lashing us again and again, with devastating impacts on agriculture? Is this normal? Or has weird weather become the new definition of normal?
PUNE: Buses running on biofuels in cities like Pune and Kolhapur will soon become a reality if the central government's ambitious 'Green Bus' project goes according to plan. Union minister of road transport and highway Nitin Gadkari has asked the state government to prepare a plan to introduce green buses …
A Delhi high court appointed amicus has recommended that a tree census must be conducted by the forest department before agencies approve an infrastructure project in the city. In a draft report submitted in court, noted environmentalist Sunita Narain, through her organization Centre for Science & Environment (CSE), has urged …
It is good that deadly and toxic air pollution in Delhi has become a national headline. But it is bad that as yet we are completely failing to deal with it and find answers that are commensurate with the scale of the problem. It is time to understand what we …
