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State of the Climate in Asia 2024

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 …

10 schools get green awards

Ten schools from across the country were given awards by a Delhi-based body for following environment-friendly practices like proper waste and water management. More than 500 schools covering most of the states and union territories participated in the event organised by Centre for Science and Environment while the top ten …

Left out in the Smart City race?

Representatives of 23 cities which could not make it to the first list have a chance to submit revised proposals to the Urban Development Ministry by April 15 Representatives of 23 cities, which could not make it to the first list of Smart Cities, will interact with officials of 20 …

How to use green fund: EPCA

New Delhi: Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) asked the Delhi government on Thursday how it plans to utilise over Rs 100 crore collected as environment compensation charge since November 2015. "The money collected through ECC should be utilised for improving public transport and the toll points for effective collection," said …

Business Standard names CSE 'public institution of the year'

Centre for Science an Environment (CSE) has been given the Business Standard award for 2015 for being the "public institution" of the year. The Business Standard award, given annually to companies and individuals, had introduced a new category for "public institution" for its 2015 awards. CSE's deputy director general, Chandra …

New Delhi car ban yields trove of pollution data

New Delhi may be the world’s most polluted city, but it’s making an effort to relinquish that title. With pollution from particulate matter at potentially lethal levels early last December, city officials took a drastic step: they announced that they would temporarily restrict the use of private vehicles by allowing …

Environment panel wants govt to back ban of passenger diesel vehicles in capital

The Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) has canvassed for government to support complete ban on passenger diesel vehicles in Delhi. EPCA member Sunita Narain met road transport ministry officials to convince them, barely two days before the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear Delhi's air pollution case - on Thursday. …

Unreal in pampered India

Many years ago, when Delhi's air pollution was as high as it is today, my colleague Anil Agarwal and I had gone to meet a high-ranking, responsible government official. This was in the mid-1990s, when air was black because we did not even have the most rudimentary fuel quality and …

Odd-even rerun to face vital ozone test

Having announced another round of odd-even driving in April, the Delhi government has to gird itself for a crucial test. Particulate matter (PM) levels are usually "moderate" to "poor" during the warm season, but ozone emissions, which are linked with respiratory problems, go up dramatically when vehicular and other emissions …

‘Need for long-term solutions’

The Capital’s air quality will only improve if more stringent measures over the long-term are implemented, environmentalists said on Thursday after the Delhi government announced that its road rationing scheme will return in April. With round two of the policy being implemented from April 15, experts said there was need …

Despite SC curb, auto industry pushing diesel car sales: CSE

New Delhi: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has revealed that 27% of the car and SUV models displayed at the recently-concluded auto expo were of 2,000cc diesel engines. The Supreme Court has banned the sale of such vehicles till March 31, 2016. "This is in complete disregard of the …

Auto Expo hard-sell diesel cars, disregard health risk: CSE

Environmental advocacy group CSE today said the just-concluded Auto Expo showed that the car industry is "hard-selling diesel car models to add to the scary trend in toxic pollution exposure and lung cancer risk". The group, which alleged that the auto industry is taking advantage of distorted fuel pricing policy, …

CSE slams JLR chief's comments on air pollution

Delhi-based advocacy organisation urges Global CEO Ralph Speth to retract them and support govt in bringing clean diesel technology The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has condemned the remarks made by Ralph Speth, chief of Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover over Delhi's air quality. The Delhi-based research and advocacy …

CSE slams Jaguar Land Rover; equates claim to cars being ‘air purifiers’

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said, the car companies cannot be allowed to “hide behind such claims” amid raging concerns over “toxic diesel emissions even in advanced markets today”. Slamming Jaguar Land Rover for calling Delhi air sucked in by its cars ‘far dirtier’ than what they emit, …

Need to promote solar thermal sector: Centre of Science and Environment

Solar thermal sector has not found much support in the country despite having applications for industrial, residential and commercial purposes and should be promoted by the government, a Delhi-based green body today said. "Solar thermal has many applications where the heat of the sun is directly used for industrial, residential …

Kejriwal Government Sets Up Panel To Check Firecrackers At Weddings

In yet another measure to control air and noise pollution during the wedding season, the AAP government has constituted a committee to ensure stringent norms for bursting firecrackers are adhered to. Filing an affidavit before the Delhi High Court, the state government said that to review standards of firecrackers during …

We breathe more poison than Delhi

Delhi is the country's pollution capital but Calcuttans are breathing in more toxic air because of higher exposure, a study has shown. Conducted by the Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), the survey reveals that the pollution level has leapt by over 60 per cent between 2010 and 2013. …

Kolkata loses crores in traffic jams

Kolkata's chaotic, grinding traffic can not only be taxing on your blood pressure but also pinch your wallet. Research by Calcutta University's Centre for Urban Economic Studies (CUES) has found that commuters cumulatively lose over Rs 74,000 in just two hours of traffic jams in the city -and Rs 2.7 …

Gurgaon talks cycle tracks, Noida does it

Gurgaon: The city that started the cycling movement across Indian cities in 2013 through Raahgiri Day doesn't have an inch of cycle track to show for its efforts. In contrast, its NCR cousin Noida has made swift progress in becoming cyclist-friendly, with work on nearly 15km of cycle tracks under …

Air pollution level in Kolkata much higher than permissible limit: CSE

CSE has recommended that Kolkata should start acting on emergency pollution control measures like Delhi. The city's air pollution level is much higher than the permissible limit, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has found and recommended that Kolkata should start acting on emergency pollution control measures like Delhi. …

CNG-fuelled vehicles get green cess exemption

The AAP government has clarified that a commercial vehicle which is completely empty and has no goods whatsoever will be charged the environment compensation charge, or green cess, as stipulated by the Supreme Court. The CNG-fuelled vehicles, however, have now been given an exemption from the cess. A notification to …

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