Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
- Road rules trampled by feet and wheels as green zone takes a pounding Forget the high court ruling, the cadres would not even listen to their leaders. Lakhs of supporters who had descended on Brigade Parade Ground for the Left Front rally on Sunday blatantly violated every rule in …
This is a critical analysis by CSE of the new six-city study on air pollution sources released by Central Pollution Control Board. Says that auto industry is misusing the study to derail tighter emissions standards and encourage polluting diesel cars. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has pressed the alarm …
NEW DELHI: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) questioned the environment ministry's six-city study on air pollution on Tuesday, claiming it grossly underestimated automobile pollution. The Delhi-based NGO said the auto industry is taking advantage of this bias in the report, quoting it selectively to derive maximum mileage. The sector …
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Tuesday claimed that the recently released six-city study on air pollution sources by the Environment Ministry was
A government laboratory has produced unsubstantiated data blaming liquid petroleum gas (LPG) as a major source of air pollution, shifting the focus away from vehicular pollution, an environmental watchdog has said. The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has said the misleading data provides scope to sections of the oil …
Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday temporarily allowed the owners of diesel vehicles to ply their canters for safari in the Ranthambore National Park, provided the vehicle is not more than five years old and the Euro emission norms are complied with. The interim order was issued by Justice …
In yet another instance of his softening stand towards industry, environment minister Jairam Ramesh has assured the automotive industry that he was not anti-diesel nor anti-SUV. In a meeting with Pawan Goenka, president of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) on Monday, Ramesh assured that he is not against …
CiSTUP is ready with a preliminary draft of Call to Action Report on Air Pollution from Transportation Sources in Bangalore. One of the major source of air pollution is from transport sources, due to the exhaust gas from the tail pipe, mainly the result of incomplete combustion of fuels. Key …
Vehicle testing teams from the Motor Traffic Department (MTD) will soon stop any vehicle that emits black smoke and conduct random emission checks with roadside vehicle emission testing to be introduced all over the country for the first time. The Department is in the process of procuring smog analyzers and …
EUROPE has set fuel-efficiency targets for vans to curb greenhouse gases emissions. Environment ministers who met at Brussels in December endorsed a deal to achieve emission of 175 grammes of CO2 per kilometre by 2017 and 147 g/km by 2020 from vans. The 2017 target represents a 14 per cent …
Indian socialism needs a new definition: where the rich are subsidized in the name of the poor. Let me explain. We know global oil prices are going through the roof. Indian oil companies, dependent as they are on importing some 80% of their crude are bleeding. The price of petrol …
A report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has expressed concern over air pollution in Pune due to dust and vehicle emissions, and has called for raising the standards of road infrastructure and public transport in the city. The report,
Natural gas vehicles: Opportunity for public health, energy and environmental security in our region - a presentation by Anumita Roychowdhury, Centre for Science and Environment at experience sharing dialogue on “Improving quality and performance of natural gas vehicle programme in South Asia” on 20 January 2011 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Read …
The Centre for Science and Environment in collaboration with the Department of Environment, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of Bangladesh, organized an experience sharing dialogue on “Improving quality and performance of natural gas vehicle programme in South Asia” on 20 January 2011 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This is part of …
Epidemiologic studies indirectly suggest that air pollution accelerates atherosclerosis. We hypothesized that individual exposure to particulate matter (PM) derived from fossil fuel would correlate with plasma concentrations of oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL), taken as a marker of atherosclerosis. We tested this hypothesis in patients with diabetes, who are at high …
The national summary report on air quality monitoring and emission for six cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Pune and Kanpur has rung alarm bells over the
THE Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has fumbled in answering a critical question on carbonyl and methane emissions from vehicle exhausts: which pollutes less—petrol, diesel, CNG or LPG? The pollution watchdog’s study on emissions provides a database that could be used to give a policy message. It declared CNG to …
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has fumbled in answering a critical question on carbonyl and methane emissions from vehicle exhausts: which pollutes less
