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 …
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 …
On Sunday evening, Gaurav Bansal, a lawyer who was returning home to Delhi from Himachal Pradesh, saw the sanitary landfill at Bhalswa ablaze and said "the air quality seemed dangerous". Indeed it was, and the noxious fumes left people in the vicinity with a choking sensation through the night. While …
Technologies to control particulate matter, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides emissions are mature. They are being used across the world for a range of coal quality and operating conditions. Many large-scale manufacturers, including BHEL, Mitsubishi and GE-Alstom, are supplying the technologies to meet the new standards. In this report, we …
Continuous emission monitoring systems (CEMS) is an important tool to improve compliance and enforcement of environmental regulation. Developed countries, such as Germany, Great Britain and USA, and developing countries, such as China and South Africa, have experienced the benefits of CEMS implementation. All these countries, however, faced challenges in implementing …
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) arises when microorganisms such as bacteria survive exposure to a drug that would normally kill them or stop their growth. AMR is globally recognized as an emerging public health threat as antibiotics are becoming increasingly ineffective against disease-causing bacteria. AMR is linked with greater spread of infectious …
New Delhi: Responding to the high court's direction that there should be no biomass burning this year, Delhi government has decided to file an affidavit explaining that NASA images have proved that pollution levels in the city increase every November due to crop stubble burning in neighbouring states. Since Delhi …
The Union cabinet today approved India's intention to ratify the Paris agreement on October 2, pushing the document closer to coming into force and ensuring India's contribution to the rulebook on how the world combats climate change from 2020 onwards. India, which accounts for 4.1 per cent of global greenhouse …
Meerut: A team from the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) landed in Meerut on Tuesday morning to launch an intensive study of pollution levels here. Equipped with cutting-edge equipment, the team’s primary aim is to analyse the impact of movement of ‘discarded’ vehicles from Delhi to the region. Research …
India decides to ratify agreement to retain voice in global climate negotiations Global politics, which were once determined purely by factors such as economics, arms, oil and nuclear prowess, are increasingly being affected by climate change. And India’s decision to ratify the Paris agreement seems to be governed by the …
PUNE: The Union government's decision to enforce particulate matter emission standards and on-board diagnostic system for bikes and three-wheelers for the first time might improve the air quality in the city choked with over 22 lakh two-wheelers. Union ministry of road transport and highways has notified implementation of the Bharat …
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 …
NEW DELHI: In a move that could bring major relief from severe air pollution in cities and towns after 2020, the union ministry of road transport and highways has notified the implementation of BS VI emission standards. The notification came into effect on September 16, it states that it will …
Asserting that there is a need to see river conflicts "differently", environmentalist Sunita Narain today said the solution to the Cauvery river water sharing issue requires the farmers to reduce use of water and the cities to become water efficient. The row over Cauvery has exacerbated in the last few …
A two-year old study released in 2015 by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), (a well-respected non-profit public interest research and advocacy organization in New Delhi) concluded that NTPC, India's largest power producing Coal Company was way below the prevailing standards across various parameters. The study, which analyzed 47 …
In the aftermath of the Welspun controversy, Business Standard gets deeper into the issue of global scrutiny facing Indian businesses across key sectors, in a three-part series. Today, we look at the An average of the first eight months of 2016 puts India's tally of rejects at 220, second after …
The UN General Assembly will meet on September 13. For the fourth time in its history, the heads of states gathered for the UN General Assembly meeting will discuss a burning global health issue that needs to be addressed on a war footing. The rising antimicrobial resistance (AMR), seen in …
Everytime an actor invites you to "Taste the Thunder" while endorsing a 300 ml bottle of cola, little do we realise that he is in fact advocating the consumption of ten tea spoons of sugar with every drink. According to Sunita Narain, Director General of Centre for Science and Environment …
NEW DELHI: While Indian cities are still grappling with the impacts of severe particulate matter (PM) pollution, a new report has raised the flag on ozone levels (O3) too. 'The Cost of Air Pollution', a report by the World Bank and Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) released on …
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) believes that since Asian and African countries—which lack the ability to reduce risk or cope with climate risks— experience climate risks disproportionately, the importance of tools like agricultural insurance meant for sharing and transferring the risks are significant and therefore must receive greater global …
