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 …
Welcoming the draft solar policy for Delhi which makes installation of solar panels on rooftops of buildings mandatory, a green body today urged the Union New and Renewable Energy Ministry to promote a similar policy across the country. The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said the Delhi Dialogue Commission …
Welcoming the draft solar policy for Delhi which makes installation of solar panels on rooftops of buildings mandatory, a green body today urged the Union New and Renewable Energy Ministry to promote a similar policy across the country. The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said the Delhi Dialogue Commission …
An environment advocacy group today termed the country's food regulator's move to reduce trans-fat content in edible oils as important milestone in controlling non-communicable diseases in India and urged to bring it to "near-zero levels". Recently the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has reduced permitted trans-fats content …
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed FSSAI's recent move to cut down the maximum permitted trans fats in edible fats and oils. At 5 per cent, the new standards are half of the earlier limit and will come into force by August 2016. In an initiative that augurs …
While much has been talked about encouraging public transport and making Delhi roads pedestrian and cycle-friendly, nothing concrete has been done about it till date. In an RTI filed by activist Vedpal, it was found that to cater to around 25 lakh commuters of Delhi metro, there are only 85 …
The Delhi government's draft solar policy, to be placed for cabinet approval soon, mandates all Delhi government buildings to install solar rooftop systems within three years of the policy's notification. The draft has also proposed that all new commercial buildings with plot size greater than 500 sq m and 50% …
Three years and more than 100 amendments later, the revised Master Plan for Delhi 2021 (MPD-2021) is nearly ready. While the Centre will soon notify provisions for transit-oriented development (TOD) and the environment, some amendments have already been implemented. But is MPD-2021 a feasible plan? How much of it has …
Visit any construction site or a building, be it a house or office, that is being renovated and a huge eyesore is the waste and debris lying around. It is common for the building material to be spread all around, encroaching upon pavements, roads and parks, if any are around. …
JAIPUR: Taking into consideration rising childhood obesity, diabetes and hypertension, an expert committee set up by Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) has recommended ban on sale of junk food in school canteens in its report submitted to the ministry this week. The committee also suggested not permitting sale …
JAIPUR: The 2nd day of the national workshop on community-based water management dwelt on wide ranging issues from potential of the country's traditional water harvesting system, rejuvenation of medieval water supply system to the role of panchayati raj institutions in water management. For the second consecutive day, the zila pramukh …
A green body today welcomed the Delhi government's decision to mandate recycled products from construction and demolition (C&D;) waste for its building projects in future and urged it to to announce a composite policy on such wastes for improved collection. "This is an important move forward as construction and demolition …
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed the move by an expert committee set up by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) which has recommended ban on sale of junk foods in school canteens and within 200 meters of school in its report submitted to the ministry …
Congestion and pollution are snuffing the life out of Delhi’s neighbourhoods, according to a new Centre for Science and Environment study on select south Delhi locations. The CSE has carried out a detailed traffic and mobility assessment of the prominent South Delhi neighbourhood of Alaknanda flanked by Greater Kailash II …
NEW DELHI: Prime south Delhi neighbourhoods like Alaknanda, Greater Kailash-II and Chittaranjan Park are creaking under the pressure of increasing traffic and alarmingly poor air quality, reveals a study by Centre for Science and Environment. In their report, "Move free: Unlocking the traffic gridlock in our neighbourhods" , researchers have …
A detailed traffic and mobility assessment conducted by an environmental protection organisation of a prominent South Delhi neighbourhood has "exposed" unprecedented congestion and lack of any official planning to resolve local problems including connectivity and parking pressure. The study of Alaknanda area which is flanked by Greater Kailash II and …
The damage done to Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses on Wednesday at Janakpuri and Inderlok poves that how vulnerable the public transport in the capital is. Be it protests, agitation or any accident caused, people attack DTC buses or cluster buses. While almost every other day such cases are reported, …
The primates are causing such a menace that even PM Narendra Modi's plan of making his parliamentary constituency Varanasi wi-fi enabled has been cancelled. Monkeys are causing greater menace in India dna Research & Archives Monkey menace in the country has reached "epic" proportions and even derailed Prime Minister Narendra …
Why strengthening regulatory capacity should be the first step in solving environmental problems It is time we recognised that the current ways of fixing the environment are not working. Rivers are more contaminated; air is more polluted and cities are filling up with garbage we cannot handle. The question is: …
The number of buses in Delhi has decreased over the years. In the 1980s, there were 57 buses for every one lakh Delhiites. By 2007-08 the figure had fallen to 34, and today it stands at just 25. In itself, the numerical slide should imply the streets are freer. But …
A green body today said diesel technology and fuels in transport sector need drastic transformation to protect public health, while claiming that CSIR has "misrepresented" the findings of a study which states that CNG buses are more harmful than diesel buses. According to the study conducted by Council of Scientific …
