The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
GURUGRAM: The state government on Thursday asked the MCG to create a special cell for monitoring garbage burning and management of construction and demolition (C&D;) waste in the city. "MCG should create a cell for monitoring garbage burning and C&D; waste management activities. Big construction sites can be sealed under …
GURUGRAM: Environmentalists and members of the civil society have declared their opposition to the state government's decision of installing a waste-to-energy plant in Bandhwari, saying the model is unsuited to Indian cities. According to environmentalists, the system's major drawback is that it is a centralised one, which discourages the practice …
This paper explores the potential of a range of peri-urban environmentalisms to come together in support of sustainable urbanisation. The present-day ‘urban,’ along with the dominant planning visions of urbanisation, lack in inclusivity, deliberative democracy, grassroots innovations, and bottom-up processes of knowledge generation. To sustainably transform this scenario, there is …
What captures the eye as you enter Gurgaon? Highrise buildings and malls, but cramped urban spaces. Gurgaon is one of Haryana's largest urban centres today and its population could hit 4.3 million by 2020. It has seen India's third largest jump in per capita incomes, and contributes 48% of Haryana's …
One of the biggest challenges facing environmental law in India today is a weak implementation framework. Although laws, rules and regulations abound, compliance and enforcement are poor, with grave consequences for the environment and the rule of law. This is exacerbated by a lack of transparency-information about violations is hard …
Underscoring the importance of public participation and creating awareness in the face of “little being done by the corporations,” the bench said a nodal agency is required to solve the issue. “The culture of not doing duty should end,” the Delhi High Court said on Wednesday while directing civic bodies …
NEW DELHI: Pre-monsoon showers have been lashing Delhi for almost a month, but they have little impact on air pollution so far. In fact, until June 27, the capital witnessed a monthly average PM 2.5 level of 132 micrograms per cubic metres (g/m³) — about 2.2 times the 24-hour safe …
A new trend in apple cultivation has emerged in Himachal Pradesh -- apples are being grown in sparsely vegetative areas at higher altitudes such as Lahaul and Spiti valley, courtsey climate Change. Fruit production industry in hilly zones is seeing a rise in temperature. Because of this, production of apple …
School students and teachers of around 300 Eco Clubs of schools across Himachal Pradesh would be trained by State Council for Science Technology and Environment (SCSTE) to manage natural resources in better way. The SCSTE in technical collaboration with Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi under the Green …
According to an analysis of the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB’s) AQI bulletin archives, there is no data for 17 days — this despite Gurgaon being one of the four places in Haryana where real-time monitoring stations have been installed. For 10 consecutive days in May this year, the Air …
Gurgaon: The city is likely to get its second air quality monitoring system next month. Officials in the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) said a tender has already been put out for the installation of one more air quality monitoring system. "The tender has already been out and some …
The farmers are in trouble because the glut means that the value of the crop has gone down It took the tragic death of six farmers in Madhya Pradesh for the national media to report on the deep-rooted agricultural crisis. The farmers who were killed in police firing during protests …
While recent developments like the US abandoning the Paris accord have caused a major setback to the fight against the devastating impact of climate change, scientists are warning that time is running out. Communities around the world are experiencing climate change through extreme weather events. The least that can be …
Kolkata: The Calcutta high court judge who was on the bench that barred the entry of cars into Rabindra Sarobar has questioned the necessity of a road through the Lake area that serve as the lungs of south Kolkata. "Justice Umesh Chandra Banerjee and I passed an order against entry …
The thermal power sector has made very little progress in implementing the revised stack emission standards for suspended particulate matter (SPM), sulphur dioxide (SO2) and oxide(s) of nitrogen (NOx) notified in December 2015. The industry had raised several objections— the technology is not suitable for Indian coal, costs are too …
Disregarding new environment regulations, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has given more than 300 thermal power plants two to five-year reprieve from adhering to the strict air pollution standards that come into force this year. The CEA has set in place a roadmap for the plants to install essential pollution …
A total of Rs 5,800 crore has been collected from nearly 50 districts in the last two years under a benefit scheme for mining-affected people, according to the latest status report on it released by the CSE today. The first independent assessment of the work done under the District Mineral …
Despite a huge potential, the District Mineral Foundation (DMF), instituted with the aim of ensuring benefit sharing for mining-affected people, has several shortfalls on various fronts, finds the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) in the first assessment of the scheme. A whopping Rs.5,800 crore has been collected in the …
Bhopal: After the euphoria of the national silver in the Swachh Survey, the 'sweep-stakes' have gone up for Bhopal. But going by hygiene awareness at home and on the street, staying ahead in the race is going to be a challenge — and the much-hyped waste-to-energy plant could only end …
The winter in January-February this year in India was the hottest in history, with 2.95 degrees Celsius more than the baseline, said a CSE study on Monday. Revealing its findings on World Environment Day, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) underlined the crisis of global warming in the context …
