This new study by Centre for Science and Environment finds unprecedented scale of clearances being given by the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) to industrial projects from 2007 till August 2011.

'The industry has no experience of disposing pesticides and the Ministry of Environment and Forest have not provided any definite procedure for the purpose'- This was the reply of the Supreme Court appointed joint committee on endosulfan.

All of us who travel on urban roads regularly and those who live close to roads, are at a serious health risk from vehicular air pollution. And according to estimates, about 55 per cent of Delhi’s population lives within 500 metre from such roads – and is therefore, prone to a variety of physical disorders.

Centre for Science and Environment joined hands with Indian Council for Medical Research and Indian Medical Association to organize a dialogue with the noted doctors – (respiratory physicians, cardiologists, pediatricians, oncologists), the air quality regulators, and health experts to track the newer concerns over health risks of polluted air.

A coal washery project called the Rajan Coal Washery with a capacity of 0.96 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) is proposed to come up at Kharsiya, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh). Raghubeer Pradhan of Ekta Parishad, approached the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) for a technical evaluation of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report.

Centre for Science and Environment joined hands with Indian Council for Medical Research and Indian Medical Association to organize a dialogue with the noted doctors – (respiratory physicians, cardiologists, pediatricians, oncologists), the air quality regulators, and health experts to track the newer concerns over health risks of polluted air.

The dialogue with the doctors and air quality regulators on toxic air and public health organised by CSE in association with IMA and ICMR exposed mounting evidences on health effect of air pollution in India and abroad that must drive policy action.

The international conference organized by CSE in New Delhi on August 17, 2011 called for a parking strategy for better management that can control traffic chaos as well as dampen parking demand & car usage.

Centre for Science and Environment’s Pollution Monitoring Lab carries out tests on leading ‘energy’ drink brands like Red Bull and Cloud 9. Finds high levels of caffeine in 44 per cent of the samples.