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 environment ministry seems to be dragging its feet on the graded response plan despite the Supreme Court's order to notify the same in the wake of the rising air pollution. Senior officials of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said the plan was already sent to the ministry on …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Recommendations of Centre for Science and Environment Committee, 05/12/2016. The important recommendations of the Sunita Narain Committee on alleged damage to ecology and mangroves by Adani Port and SEZ Ltd. at Mundra are detailed in Annexure. M/s Adani Port and SEZ Ltd. and Gujarat …
Penguin India on Monday announced that it has acquired Sunita Narains "Conflicts of Interest: My Journey through Indias Green Movement", a personal account of one of Indias foremost environmentalist experts. In the book, she talks about how corporate lobbies and political interests often scuttle effective resolution of environmental issues as …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 25/11/2016 regarding rising air pollution in Delhi NCR. Ranjit Kumar Solicitor General pursuant to Supreme Court Order dated 10th November, 2016 presented before the Apex Court a draft of …
The Delhi government may move the Supreme Court seeking waiver of the environment compensation charge (ECC) on commercial vehicles entering the Capital in view of the cash crunch being faced by drivers. At a meeting at his residence on Thursday, according to an informed source, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal assured …
In view of loss of income to daily wage labourers, Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung lifted the ban In view of loss of income to daily wage labourers, Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung on Tuesday lifted the ban on construction activities in Delhi, imposed earlier this month to tackle severe …
In the wake of rising levels of air pollution in the national capital, environmentalist Vimlendu Jha on Wednesday said both the Centre as well as the state government have failed to provide better air quality in Delhi. "Good news is the courts have taken cognizance of the situation. Bad news …
Authorities in New Delhi began revoking licences for thousands of older diesel vehicles on Tuesday and halted construction work on the underground rail network, as air pollution remained several times over the safety limit despite easing from Monday. The measures were the latest attempt to lift a thick haze of …
At the end of the court hearing, the Centre sought 48 hours to come up with a plan to tackle air pollution in the city A day after emergency measures were activated by the Delhi government to tackle the alarming levels of pollution, the apex court sought a response from …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre to come up with a plan within 48 hours to deal with high levels of pollution and smog in the National Capital. During a hearing of a petition filed by Sunita Narain of the Centre for Science and Environment CSE), the apex …
IN A meeting held on Monday, Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung directed the Delhi Police to be the “field workers core to implementing the decisions” taken to mitigate pollution levels in the city. The meeting was attended by all civic agency heads, the Delhi Police, the Delhi Cabinet ministers and environmentalists …
Sunita Narain of Centre for Science and Environment has been featured in the documentary "Before the Flood", a documentary by Hollywood's Leonardo Di Caprio. "We need to put the issue of lifestyle and consumption at the centre of climate negotiations," says Narain, Director General of Centre for Science and Environment …
Activists said the government had not done enough to combat winter pollution in general. Delhiites breathed in more polluted air this Diwali compared to the last. And if that wasn’t bad enough, government data showed that levels of harmful pollutants in the air peaked at 14 to 16 times the …
The Supreme Court of India-appointed Environmental Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority for Delhi & NCR (EPCA) mandated to improve the air quality in Delhi-NCR, introduced the Hawa Badlo App here today. According to Shri Bhure Lal, chairperson, EPCA: "The App aims at an inclusive participation of citizens in reporting incidences …
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court-appointed pollution control watchdog EPCA threw a surprise on Wednesday suggesting that vehicle manufacturers should stop selling vehicles that are BS-III compliant from next April. However, both automobile manufacturers and government don't favour such change in the policy, which they claimed would cause chaos. Sources said …
Climate experts and environmentalists from across the globe not only welcomed the HFCs phase down deal, reached at Kigali in Rwanda on Saturday, but also singled out India for its exemplary role of showing much needed flexibility and leadership during the gruelling rounds of negotiations. India had initially proposed a …
In a landmark step to combat climate change, about 200 nations, including India, today struck a legally-binding deal after intense negotiations to phase down climate-damaging hydrofluorocarbons that have global warming potential thousand times more than carbon dioxide. Negotiators and policymakers held meetings all through the night, intensely deliberating to iron …
PUNE: India has deposited its instrument of ratification with the UN Depositary to join the Paris Agreement. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed India's decision to ratify the Paris Agreement. However, the CSE has expressed it apprehensions about the implementation. "The Paris deal is weak and erases historical …
With the India Meteorological Department (IMD)'s prediction of "above normal" Monsoon likely to go "wrong", the government today said the improvement in forecasting will be gradual. "Of the ten times, we have got our prediction right nearly eight times. We are working to improve the forecast, but that will be …
In a first, a green body today launched an online interactive tool aimed at helping users to improve their food and dietary habits by generating a personal diet report based on their consumption patterns. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) launched 'Know Your Diet' which is available in English and …
