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 …
Brewing for many years, India's agrarian crisis is now reaching its tipping point due to "vague" government policies, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) today said and warned if predictions on El Nino turns out to be true the economic damages will be severe. A new report of ‘Down To …
Delhi’s appalling pollution has prompted fears that millions of youngsters will suffer serious health problems later in life. The dusty patch of ground in the centre of the narrow lanes and overcrowded tenements of Anand Vihar Colony is empty. No children play cricket, wrestle or run. Even when evening comes …
The nationwide alert on adulteration of food by India’s apex food regulator has been welcomed cautiously by companies operating in the space. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has asked all states to keep a close watch on milk, packaged water and edible oil in view of …
PepsiCo has stepped up work on reducing salt and sugar in the beverages and snacks it sells in India amid growing public concern over high levels of some ingredients in packaged foods available in stores. The US-headquartered food and beverage giant is likely to roll out the refined products ahead …
In current model of agricultural growth, what goes out is what is best for our bodies and our health - small farmers and local food businesses. What survives is what we do not need - large agribusinesses What it eats reflects a society's position on the modernity trajectory. Poorer countries …
It is good that deadly air pollution in Delhi has become national headline. But it is bad that we are failing to deal with it and find answers that are commensurate with the scale of the problem. It is time to understand what we have done and the actions we …
New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment is organising a two-day workshop for journalists on ‘Understanding Environmental Issues for Better Reportage: A Media Workshop’, at Hotel Continental Park, here on June 17 and 18. Media persons would be briefed on the status on thermal power plants in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, …
Maggi brand has been under the regulatory scanner due to allegations that the product contains higher than permissible levels of lead and traces of monosodium glutamate (MSG). The Maggi controversy is likely to be a stepping stone in the evolution of country’s packaged and processed food industry, which could result …
PUNE: Buses running on biofuels in cities like Pune and Kolhapur will soon become a reality if the central government's ambitious 'Green Bus' project goes according to plan. Union minister of road transport and highway Nitin Gadkari has asked the state government to prepare a plan to introduce green buses …
NEW DELHI: The NGT ban on more than 10-year-old diesel vehicles may further worsen the Centre-Delhi government relationship. Officials in the state government have confirmed to TOI they are willing to phase out polluting vehicles according to NGT orders unlike the Centre that has objected to the ban. In a …
Even if a govt policy is put in place, it will only transfer the polluting vehicles out of Delhi The National Green Tribunal (NGT) and the government are at loggerheads over a ban on old vehicles plying in the National Capital Region. But even if the ban does come into …
A Delhi high court appointed amicus has recommended that a tree census must be conducted by the forest department before agencies approve an infrastructure project in the city. In a draft report submitted in court, noted environmentalist Sunita Narain, through her organization Centre for Science & Environment (CSE), has urged …
GURGAON: The city's air could already be as foul as Delhi's, except there is no way to know. Gurgaon has once again released debatable figures on its air quality, numbers obtained through a mechanism that is both obsolete and inadequate, betraying the administration's indifference to an issue that has now …
NEW DELHI: India, the world's fifth largest instant noodles market till the other day, looks set to lose that status as sales in the category have crashed by about 80% across the country following the Maggi controversy, according to retailers and industry insiders. The controversy over high lead content in …
It is good that deadly and toxic air pollution in Delhi has become a national headline. But it is bad that as yet we are completely failing to deal with it and find answers that are commensurate with the scale of the problem. It is time to understand what we …
Buying the correct air-conditioner makes all the difference to your power bill The cool comfort of your air-conditioned room is a blessed relief from the scorching summer. But as the temperatures soar, so does your power bill. Now, you can’t really part ways with your air-conditioner. But following a few …
JAIPUR: The new mineral policy has not even spared god's property from mining activities. After opening up forests and arable land, the government will grant mining leases in Devasthan department's land too. Going all out for excavation of minerals, the government has targeted to increase the mining area from existing …
Says Public Transport In Focus, 10,000 New Buses To Be Added In A Year. Reacting to the capital's alarmingly high air pollution levels, the Delhi government is getting ready to launch an anti-pollution drive in the next two months. On World Environment Day , chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, who now …
NEW DELHI: A significant ozone build up has been witnessed this summer in several areas of the national capital, including the one where Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal resides, increasing the public health risk, a green body warned today. A latest analysis done by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) …
Government’s plan to hasten up the rolling out of BS-VI fuel norms across the country, by skipping BS-V standards, is not acceptable by many. NEW DELHI: India has been looking to upgrade to higher vehicle emission standards for a few years now. The years of delay have created a lot …
