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 …
NEW DELHI: While Delhi gets moving on its ambitious plan to restrict the number of passenger vehicles on its roads in a desperate bid to improve its air quality, the move has also sparked a debate on just how much of the problem is caused by the burgeoning vehicular population …
GURGAON: Measures to counter severe smog episodes are likely to have limited success until Delhi's satellite towns get serious about their air quality. Some, like Ghaziabad and Faridabad, have heavily polluting industries. The level of PM2.5 (fine, respirable pollution particles) in Noida has been 2-4 times the national safe standard …
PARIS: As the climate negotiations entered the second day without resolving the key issue of finance and position on differentiation between developed and developing countries, the group of BASIC nations - Brazil, South Africa, India and China - on Tuesday showed a marked hardening of their position while sending a …
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said that BASIC has clearly spelt their red lines An Indian green body today praised BASIC countries for clearly spelling out their "red lines" in climate change negotiations here and said it is time for the developed nations to show "flexibility" and propose compromise …
Delhi govt. continues to keep the implementation cards close to its chest A fast approaching deadline and little consultation ahead of the announcement has divided experts on the ‘bumpy’ road ahead for Delhi government’s decision to allow vehicles with odd and even number plates on alternate days. Even as the …
Motor vehicle, air pollution, Bharat Stage Delhi’s unbreathable air, with particulate matter levels more than four times permissible levels in 22 of November’s 30 days, certainly calls for emergency measures. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s odd-even scheme, whereby odd-numbered cars can only be used on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, has …
NEW DELHI/BEIJING: While Delhi continues to debate the 'tough' anti-pollution measures announced by the city government, China's capital Beijing on Monday issued its first "red alert" on air pollution since 2013, taking tougher and immediate measures to deal with a problem which appears to be comparable to what Delhiites face …
The Arvind Kejriwal Government may exempt two-wheelers from the even-odd number vehicle scheme that will be implemented across the national Capital from January 1, 2016 to reduce air pollution, despite the fact that two-wheelers account for 31 per cent and cars are responsible for 20 per cent of vehicular pollution …
NEW DELHI: Restraining explosive growth of vehicles on Delhi's roads and rationing their movement were identified as key actions for improving the capital's air quality months before Kejriwal government announced its decision to allow cars with odd and even numbers on alternate days from January 1. In the rounds of …
PUNE: The city's weather, moderate with average temperatures ranging between 20 and 28 degrees Celsius, hardly needs much air conditioning, but the pace at which constructions are coming up and the building material used have increased the need for the cooling machines in the last two decades. Experts said Pune …
New Delhi: In a bid to to combat rising air pollution, the Centre is contemplating issuing directions to the state governments in NCR under section 18 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act. This makes it legally binding for the states to follow the Centre's orders. According to …
Even as India is being targeted for expanding coal usage for energy production, a Delhi—based green NGO today said that focusing only on coal and India is an “unnecessary distraction” and creating “bad blood” at the climate conference here and is a “well planned campaign“. The Centre for Science and …
The 'milky white' nature of fog and associated haze that has shrouded Delhi with the onset of winter show that pollution has not yet spiked to last year's level, a top expert said, indicating that the worst is yet to come. The city's air quality, that "became better" post Diwali …
New Delhi: Dinesh Singh doesn't remember the last time he ate fruit or a bowl of vegetables. For the last three years he has practically lived on an unvarying lunch of six puris and aloo sabzi at a Jan Ahaar canteen near Red Fort. The 50-year-old rickshaw puller sometimes skips …
An Indian green body today said that the floods in Chennai are an impact of climate change and the "unprecedented deluge" that the city has witnessed is a reminder of increasing frequency of such freak weather events across the Indian subcontinent. The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said that …
NEW DELHI: After a neck-and-neck race with Beijing over the past few winters, Delhi may soon find itself without a rival for the 'most-polluted-city' crown. The Chinese city is doing its best to fall behind although, as happened last week, it sometimes nudges ahead with a wind-aided spurt. A recent …
We have forgotten the art of drainage. We only see land for buildings, not for water’. Chennai is perhaps experiencing the worst impact of freak weather, but the city could have fared better had it protected and preserved its natural water bodies and drainage channels, experts at the Centre for …
The Centre of Science and Environment (CSE) has slammed the public notice of South Corporation stopping charging parking fee in commercial complexes, malls and hospitals and called it regressive and harmful to the environment. CSE director media, Souparno Banerjee said, “When the capital is grappling with a severe air pollution …
The CSE director general said rampant construction across the city led to the blocking of natural flood discharge channels of the lakes The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said Chennai could have fared better if it had protected and preserved its natural water bodies and drainage channels. CSE director …
Reacting to a public notice from the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), which said that shopping complexes and malls cannot charge for parking, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has maintained that it is shocked by the move. On Tuesday, the SDMC had issued a notice saying that malls …
