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 …
Waste problem is a problem of finding solutions - approaches and technologies - that can match our pockets and our regulatory and governance abilities India has a huge waste problem - from untreated sewage that is defiling rivers and waterbodies to growing quantities of chemical waste that is seeping into …
Developing countries must negotiate strongly in the environment summit in Paris for "fairness and equity" to enable them to meet their developmental needs, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) chief Sunita Narain said on Thursday. "Fairness and equity are key for ensuring developing countries are able to meet their development …
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has advocated subsidy to farmers in Punjab and Haryana for buying equipment that allows them to put the paddy straw back into the ground instead of burning it. A delegation of CSE also had a meeting with officials of Punjab and Haryana governments …
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has called for equity between developed and developing countries in the upcoming climate change negotiations. Speaking to a gathering of journalists from India, South Asia and Africa, CSE Director General Sunita Narain said as the world’s nations prepare for climate change negotiations in Paris …
State government’s Environment Department is considering a move to lower the permissible level of sound emitted by firecrackers. Delhiites may celebrate a less noisy Diwali next year with the State government’s Environment Department considering a move to lower the permissible level of sound emitted by firecrackers. Apart from the smoke …
The city's air quality deteriorated sharply on Tuesday morning with many residents complaining of a "choking feeling". In congested areas like Mandir Marg and Anand Vihar, the levels of fine, respirable particles (PM 2.5) hovered between 200 and 500 micrograms per cubic metre from 9am to 12pm, which is 3 …
In a meeting organised by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) here on Tuesday on antibiotic resistance, scientists and experts agreed that irrational use of antibiotics among humans and animals is going to put them in quandary and human health in particular at stake. Key scientists from the government …
Frequent and irresponsible use of antibiotics by the animal farm industry is leading to difficulties in treating common bacterial infections as well as post-surgery infections, a panel of scientists warned at a meeting organised by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on antibiotic resistance, on Tuesday. Dr. Chand Wattal, …
Scientists raise concern over frequent and irresponsible use of antibiotics by animal farm industry Frequent and irresponsible use of antibiotics by the animal farm industry is leading to difficulties in treating common bacterial infections as well as post-surgery infections, a panel of scientists warned at a meeting organised by the …
RAJOKRI BORDER: It's 10.30pm on Sunday. Tonight, the first major step to clean up Delhi's air is to be implemented - the imposition of a 'pollution tax' on trucks entering the capital. A long queue of trucks stretches deep into the Gurgaon side of the road as drivers watch the …
NEW DELHI: Environmentalists have welcomed the Supreme Court's direction on Friday to impose the environmental compensation charge (ECC) from Sunday on heavy diesel trucks plying through the capital. Many feared that an application by SMYR Consortium LLP, the concessionaire responsible for collection, against the imposition of the tax could mean …
Delhi's big plan to combat air pollution this winter is likely to face a delay. The "green tax" imposed by the Supreme Court on heavy diesel vehicles plying through Delhi may not be enforced from November as the South Delhi Municipal Corporation and a private player bicker over profit and …
Diwali is just over a fortnight away, but the Delhi government hasn't started its anti-crackers drive. With temperatures falling already, we may be heading towards days with severely polluted air. The environment department has, however, written to the customs department seeking a complete ban on Chinese crackers. It has also …
The Delhi government is planning to make public real-time air pollution levels in various parts of the city this winter. While real-time data is already available on the Delhi Pollution Control Committee's website, it's now working on placing information boards at crowded places and areas prone to snarls. The idea …
In a clear indication of what India would pitch for having an effective and equitable climate deal in Paris in December, New Delhi has once again asked the rich nations to come out with a clear financial roadmap having new "predictable" and "additional" resource flow to meet requirements of finance …
Delhi’s attempt at a car-free day on Thursday improve its air quality? Probably, but not by as much as the government is claiming, a close reading of the data shows. On Thursday, cars were asked to remain off the roads from Red Fort to India Gate, over a 6-8 km …
According to the DPCC, the reduced pollution level was due to lower car usage, which in turn reduced traffic on the roads. The Delhi government and Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Thursday said the car-free zone in the capital witnessed a significant drop in suspended particulate matter levels. …
NEW DELHI: Restricting cars on a 5-km stretch for a few hours may have been too limited an exercise to make any visible difference in Delhi's air quality, but Thursday, the day when the capital had its first Car Free Day, did prove that road traffic adversely effects the atmosphere. …
Days after an NGO expressed concerns over the ongoing fogging drive to deal with dengue problem in the city, Union health ministry on Thursday justified the preventive measure taken by the government, saying adult Aedes mosquitoes can be killed by such a method. “Adult Aedes mosquitoes can be killed by …
During the national Capital's first "Car-Free Day" -an initiative undertaken by the Delhi Government towards cutting down alarming levels of vehicular carbon footprints by encouraging use of environment-friendly/ public transport in the city-Delhi today witnessed a dramatic drop of 60 per cent in exposure levels to particulate matter (PM2.5) as …
