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 …
To understand the impediments that IPR poses for a successful phase-down of HFCs in developing countries, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Unit for Research and Development Information Products (CSIR-URDIP) carried out a study of the number and nature of patents filed in India …
Arun Ganesh has just placed an order for a DIY air pollution monitoring kit worth Rs 5,000. Once assembled, the kit will measure the Bengaluru-based data analyst's exposure to air pollution at all times. Ganesh, who cycles to work, says he's not confident about the pollution control board's data as …
The Safai Karamchari Andolan traversed 500 districts of the country with the message "stop killing us." The participants, manual scavengers who clean dry latrines, sewers and septic tanks, are forced to carry on this dehumanising work despite laws against it. Will the Swachh Bharat campaign succeed in addressing the issues …
SHILLONG: The State government has sent samples of breads collected from bakeries in various districts of the State to the Assam Public Health Laboratory in Guwahati to check the presence of any harmful ingredient. The move of the State government to send the bread samples for tests comes following reports …
HYDERABAD: Is the Telangana government's decision to fix the Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) of the KBR National Park, at a meagre 3-7 metres, deliberately designed to ensure smooth execution of the controversial Strategic Road Development Plan (SRDP)? A scan of official records clearly point in that direction. Sample this: The order …
FSSAI on Monday banned the use of potassium bromate as a food additive following a study by CSE which had found its presence in bread as causing cancer. The Centre's ban on the use of potassium bromate as a food additive will reduce risk from cancer-causing chemicals and safeguard public …
The government on Monday banned the use of potassium bromate as a food additive following a Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) study that found its presence in bread caused cancer. “FSSAI [Food Safety Standards Authority of India] has banned potassium bromate,” said its CEO Pawan Kumar Agarwal. “A notification …
New Delhi: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India on Monday banned use of potassium bromate as a food additive after Centre for Science and Environment alleged the presence of the substance in bread can cause cancer. Meanwhile, the food regulator has also referred the matter for further investigation …
The study found that 84 per cent of 38 commonly available brands of pre-packaged breads tested positive for potassium bromate Following requests by the New Delhi-based research and advocacy organisation Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Monday banned use of potassium …
Cacophony is the norm on the city's roads where honking is a way of life. And if you go by the official figures, it would seem as if stringent action is being taken. In a city with a vehicle population of nearly 45 lakh, about 45 cases a day are …
Sales of bread have recovered after the potassium bromate crisis and has again reached the level of 10-12 lakh packets per day in the National Capital, All India Bread Manufacturers Association (AIBMA) said today. Sales of bread had declined by about 10 per cent after the Centre for Science and …
There has been no improvement under the NDA government in enforcement of laws to protect the environment and interests of local communities, Centre for Science and Environment today claimed. It also warned that steps taken up by the current dispensation are in danger of remaining "mere half measures" unless immediate …
Indian business houses have a major responsibility to behave responsibly and to ensure that their exploitation of the environment does not lead to reduced well-being for people. This means that the use of resources that industry makes should be highly efficient so that unnecessary exploitation does not take place; pollution …
Bakery associations in West Bengal on Tuesday claimed tests conducted on bread samples produced by around 4,000 establishments in the state have revealed their products are "safe" for consumption. The West Bengal Bakery Co-ordinators Committee and West Bengal Baker's Association said tests showed the absence of certain harmful chemicals which …
On the climate change front, the government's engagement offers a mixed scenario. The COP 21 held in Paris has largely remained a lost opportunity. (Reuters) On the climate change front, the government’s engagement offers a mixed scenario. The COP 21 held in Paris has largely remained a lost opportunity. (Reuters) …
The Paris climate change summit was a "lost opportunity" for India as it squandered the chance to "exert" its right to development, Centre for Science and Environment today said. In an analysis of two years of the NDA government's environmental performance, CSE also said the Centre does not have a …
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Tuesday appreciated the BJP-led central government's work on pollution control and monitoring but also pointed out tardiness in its flagship programmes like sanitation and Ganga rejuvenation. "The NDA government has taken few important steps towards improving the way we manage our environment …
Willingness to do something for the betterment of society is the need of the hour, eminent writer M.T. Vasudevan Nair has said. He was speaking after receiving the V.C. Padmanabhan Memorial Annual Awards for Excellence 2016 here on Friday. “The award for me as a writer gives immense joy and …
More people died in Bengal from acute respiratory infection than in any other state every single year from 2009 to 2014, according to a Union government report. Experts described the trend as a revelation, associating the deaths with rising air pollution, caused particularly by motor vehicles in Calcutta and surrounding …
With Union Ministers Maneka Gandhi and Prakash Javadekar locking horns over culling of animals including nilgai, animal rights bodies today expressed "shock" over the Environment Ministry's stand saying such killings will not help mitigate human-animal conflict. Noting that more than 500 people lost their lives in human-wildlife conflicts last year, …
