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 …
In December 2015, the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) announced tighter standards for coal-based thermal power plants. Centre for Science and Environment’s (CSE) preliminary survey of power companies and manufacturers revealed, however, that little progress has been made towards the implementation. CSE felt it would be important …
The Yamuna River, often called Delhi’s lifeline, is gasping for life. The 22-km stretch along the national capital has virtually no aquatic life — thanks to over 20 drains that pour untreated sewage and other waste into the river. Upstream from Wazirabad — before the river enters Delhi — it …
The high court has asked the AAP government to give information about the number of trees that were felled for widening of the Mehrauli-Mahipalpur road in south Delhi. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva recently asked Delhi government and its public works department (PWD) to file an affidavit listing the number of trees …
GUWAHATI , India is battling with a two-pronged problem of environment as well as energy crisis.Together with its prolonged struggle to remove the evils of inequality, poverty and improvement of the human development indicators, a constant degradation of environment and ecological destruction has become a runaway problem, leaving a large …
According to a latest report released by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), 5-star air conditioners become energy inefficient, worse than 1-star rates as they consume 28 per cent more power when temperature soars above 40 degrees. Criticising CSE's report that 5-star rated ACs and refrigerators become 'energy inefficient' …
Supreme Court had allowed registration of diesel vehicles with engine capacity above 2,000 cc after environment levy equal to 1% of ex-showroom price is paid Subhayan Chakraborty ollowing the Supreme Court order last week lifting the ban on diesel vehicles with engine capacity above 2,000 cc in Delhi, the Union …
GUWAHATI- At a time when development is the buzzword both at the government and societal levels and Swachh Bharat campaign launched by the Government is making inroads in wiping off waste and filth from our surroundings, there seems to be no end to the burgeoning problem of municipal solid waste …
The eastern bench of the National Green Tribunal on Thursday directed the state pollution control board to "continuously measure PM 2.5", the tiniest and most potent air pollutant, in Calcutta and Howrah. The directive is based on a report by an expert committee that the bench had formed. The pollution …
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday admitted an impleadment application by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) in the case against severe air pollution in Delhi. SIAM wants to be party in the plea filed by lawyer Vardhaman Kaushik that led to the tribunal directing a phase-out of more …
Gurgaon: Environmentalists have warned the state government against going ahead with its plan to dig an artificial lake in Sector 72A and stop concretising drains to better equip the city in dealing with heavy rain. Deconstructing the government's argument that an artificial lake would both hold rainwater and recharge groundwater, …
The Delhi government faces a mammoth task of de-registering about 19 lakh diesel vehicles in the national capital that are over 15 years old. The National Green Tribunal in its July 20 order had asked the transport department to immediately de-register diesel vehicles that are over 15 years old and …
This policy brief analyses whether the provisions of EC will improve small-scale mining governance and prevent illegal mining. To this end, a detailed case study of Gautam Budh Nagar of Uttar Pradesh, a key sand mining district, was carried out and is presented here. In the end, we arrive at …
Today, in India, we face both an environment as well as a development crisis. On the one hand we are still struggling with the problems of inequality, poverty and improving the human development indicators. On the other hand, environmental pollution and ecological destruction is now a runaway problem. Both these …
The Northeast region of the country has a total installed capacity of 3,550.02 mega-watts (MW) for electricity generation. Fossil fuels—gas, coal and diesel—capacity combined contributes to 57.6 per cent of the installed capacity. According to the Central Electricity Authority, there is currently a gap of 4.7 per cent between the …
This is a rapid review of the current concerns around urban air pollution and public health challenges in Nigerian cities. It aims to identify the key policy gaps that need to be addressed while framing the policy guidance on national urban air quality management in Nigeria.
Your five-star split AC may not be as energy-efficient as you thought. In fact, there may be a vast difference between the energy it promises to save and actually consumes. A study by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) found that such an AC performs like a two-star one when …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shiv Prasad Vs Ministry of Environment and Forests & Others dated 25/07/2016 regarding closure of foundries/industries operating without consent to operate/Environment Clearance in Jasodharpur Industrial Area, Uttarakhand. Counsel appearing on behalf of the foundries/industries presented before the Tribunal minutes of …
Isn't there a need to incentivise less polluted places to remain so instead of asking them to degrade the air quality there? This is not a rhetorical question but the anguished response of environmental experts to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordering diesel vehicles older than 10 years to move …
Sale Of 10-Yr-Old Vehicles Allowed In Select Areas The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday said all diesel vehicles older than 15 years in DelhiNCR will have to be scrapped and won't be given permis sion to be sold in other parts of the country . Adding to its July 19 …
Ghosh said efforts to improve energy efficiency or substituting dirty fuels by solar or wind energy would bring about only incremental benefits. THE CONSUMPTION patterns of the western countries and their lifestyles are completely at odds with the fight against climate change, author Amitav Ghosh has argued. Neither technology nor …
