BS VI readiness and roadmap in India
India will leapfrog to BS VI emissions standards in 2020 to cut emissions by 80-90 per cent from new vehicles. But real emissions and health benefits are possible only if these advanced technologies are
India will leapfrog to BS VI emissions standards in 2020 to cut emissions by 80-90 per cent from new vehicles. But real emissions and health benefits are possible only if these advanced technologies are
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 (State of Tripura) dated 07/05/2019 regarding status of compliance of orders of this
NEW DELHI: Out of the 95,000 registered autorickshaws in the city, only 41,766 have functional GPS systems, the Delhi transport department stated at a meeting of the Supreme Court-appointed Environment
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) says the new proposal of the Ministry of Power to fix the starting temperature of room air conditioners (RAC) at 24 degree C is a step in the right direction, as
Almost 100 percent water used by the slum people in Dhaka faces faecal contamination, which causes various diarrhoeal diseases and consequently, malnutrition, mostly to children, says a new study. The
A dusty plastic sheet covers a large diesel generator in a corner of a petrol station in Atrauli, a village in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, a modest but telling sign of progress. The gas
Stakeholders in sanitation in the Greater Accra Metropolis have called for the urgent need to develop alternate faecal sludge and waste water management approaches to address the sanitation problem.
<p>The State of India’s Environment 2017, an annual publication from Down To Earth magazine released by Sunita Narain at the Jaipur Literature Festival is a unique, one-of-its-kind compilation of information, opinion and data on environment and development in India. It contains a clump of disturbing data </p>
This is the fourth Annual report from Down To Earth. Each chapter has relevant articles that deal with current developments and related archival material from CSE’s more than 30 years of research. This
Scientific evidence has established that climate change is accelerating the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events like droughts, floods, unseasonal rainfall and extreme temperatures. Evidence
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), has reviewed the performance of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the end of its two years in office on measures of environmental governance,
The CSE has urged the government to ban the use of toxic chemicals in bakery products India's health ministry has ordered an inquiry after a study found cancer-causing chemicals in many bread and other
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has been entrusted with preserving and improving the forest wealth of the country in the interest of its citizens and national ecological
Delhi – and many other cities across India – need to plan differently to be able to beat the menace of air pollution. They cannot depend on a single solution, and need a basket of measures – this is what
Pune: Echelon Cooperative Housing Society on Baner-Pashan Link Road gets its water from a tanker supplier who has doubled the charges at the start of summer. The 50-flat society is dependent completely
CSE has analysed air quality data from real-time monitoring of Delhi Pollution Control Board for the entire winter – November 2015 to January 2016 – to assess the benefits of the odd and even scheme and
This winter has witnessed extremely high level of pollution. Typical winter conditions --cold temperature, lower mixing height of air, calm and no-wind conditions trap air and pollution. As a result, pollution
The 5-day session in Bonn was spent in restoring a sense of balance in the draft agreement and not excluding the voice of developing countries. CSE warns that much time has been lost in the process and
The Hon’ble Supreme Court has been concerned about the pollution of trucks entering and leaving Delhi for the past decade. In its order of December 6, 2001, the Hon’ble Supreme Court had banned entry of
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) released its new report and survey on truck entry into Delhi that adds enormous pollution to Delhi’s air. This challenges the data reported by the Municipal Corporation