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 …
Draft guidelines for regulating food high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) also popularly known as Junk Food. Working Group set up by the Expert Group set up as per the order dated September 4, 2013 of the Honorable High Court of Delhi.
Court asks ministry to look into APSEZ clearance issue within 30 days Monday’s order by the Gujarat High Court directing 12 units in the Mundra SEZ of the Adani Group to temporarily stop operations till the SEZ receives an environmental clearance is yet another indictment of the environment and forest …
A new study has found mercury in fairness creams and chromium and nickel in lipsticks. Centre for Science and Environment's director general Sunita Narain said that Mercury is not supposed to be present in cosmetic products and their presence in these products is completely illegal and unlawful. CSE's Pollution Monitoring …
Cites violation of environmental norms, directs ministry to look into the issue within 30 days The Rs 56,000-crore Adani Group on Monday received a major blow from the Gujarat High Court, which ordered a shutdown of 12 units in Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), located in Mundra, Kutch …
The year 2013 was a wasted one. How can 2014 be different? When I look back on the year, I think of a cacophony. There was huge dissent about the way we mismanage coal reserves; the Supreme Court shut down iron ore mining in Goa; later in the year, there …
Director of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) Sunita Narain emphasized the need for promoting bicycle as a means of transport in cities in a big way to tackle the problem of air pollution, at in the cities. "If we don't have the right to breath and walk freely then …
Environmentalists are sceptical of the new institution’s power to expedite projects After the Supreme Court ruling on Monday, it is now clear that India will soon have an independent environmental regulator. What is less clear is whether this regulator will be a watchdog with teeth or without. In environmental circles, …
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has slammed the recent hike in CNG prices, a fuel which drives public transport. This has almost destroyed the price advantage that CNG had over diesel, said Sunita Narain, director general, CSE. This makes the price differential between a greener and a polluting fuel …
A green NGO today attacked the recent statements on the issue of environmental clearances to big ticket projects in the country and termed it as an "orchestrated campaign" to dismantle green regulatory controls. In its statement, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) also said present system of granting clearances …
The Centre for Science and Environment on Friday said all clearances - environment, forests, wildlife and coastal - should be consolidated to avoid delays in decision-making. Sunita Narain, CSE’s Director-General, said, “We are very worried about the tone and tenor of the debate on green clearances. It is clear that …
The Centre for Science and Environment on Friday said all clearances - environment, forests, wildlife and coastal - should be consolidated to avoid delays in decision-making. Sunita Narain, CSE’s Director-General, said, “We are very worried about the tone and tenor of the debate on green clearances. It is clear that …
No Rules For Disposal Of Debris Or Standard For Reuse In Construction New Delhi: Where do the debris (m a l b a) left after the renovation of your house go? Either it remains near your plot, or is dumped along roads, vacant plots and water bodies. In Delhi, for …
The Delhi Master Plan 2021 should make it mandatory for each zone to have a designated area for waste disposal, said Sunita Narain, Director-General of the Centre for Science and Environment on Monday Ms. Narain said: “The new Master Plan needs to have an environment service zone so that no …
India belched over 626 million tones of construction and demolition (C&D;) waste in 2013, which is 52 times more than the ministry of environment and forests’ estimate of construction and demolition waste. The MoEF continues to quote the grossly underestimated figure of 10-12 million tones of waste being generated annually. …
With a spurt in urbanisation, cities are facing serious environmental consequences due to construction and demolition waste which needs to be recycled and reused, experts said here Monday. At a seminar "Waste to Resource", experts pointed out ways and means to reuse construction material to build buildings which are sustainable. …
Does the Indian government's loud voice in international negotiations lead to results? At the recent Word Trade Organisation (WTO) meet in Bali, the Indian government went, with all guns blazing, to defend the rights of the country's farmers and to secure food security for millions of poor people. It opposed …
India has emerged as a "voice" in climate change and trade negotiations. The already industrialised countries say that India is obstinate, strident and unnecessarily obstructionist in crucial global debates. The problem is not that India is loud - this it needs to be. The fact is that, while ecological and …
A month after she was hit by a car while cycling near AIIMS Flyover, environmentalist Sunita Narain is recuperating slowly but is confident of getting back in the saddle. One of the several new items on her agenda is to pull out data on pedestrian and cycling accidents from the …
Adani Ports and SEZ has challenged the environment ministry’s decision to impose penalties on it for environmental violations, setting the stage for a faceoff between the government and the company, possibly even a legal battle. In a letter to the ministry dated October 14, a copy of which has been …
We have built city roads only for cars to move. Cars rule the road I write this column from my bed, recovering from an accident that broke my bones. I was hit by a speeding car while cycling. The driver fled the scene of the accident in the car, leaving …
