NGT orders Singrauli polluters to provide clean drinking water to residents, or face closure

Directs industries in the coal and power hub to stop dumping industrial waste into Rihand reservoir and connected rivers

Mormugao port expansion: public hearing adjourned third time

Analysis by non-profit Centre for Science and Environment reveals flaws in the project’s environmental impact assessment

The myth of green building

Our daily dose of antibiotics

As dairy farmers inject antibiotics in their livestock, chances are high that these are passed on to humans through milk, finds Delhi-based non-…

CSE analysis finds Delhi-NCR winter pollution levels down in October-November

Warmer October, fewer crop fires & favourable meteorological conditions help improve bad air

So that we can breathe easy

Makers of cosmetics deny presence of heavy metals in products

CSE says industry is taking advantage of regulatory loopholes

CSE volunteer barred from filming public hearing for Ultratech cement plant

He was detained and his cassette was snatched away at company's behest

Guarantee of 14 companies under solar mission encashed

NVVN recovers Rs 28 crore from erring firms

Centre and state join hands to clean the Yamuna

A Special Purpose Vehicle has been created to enable officials to clean the river on the lines of the Sabarmati riverfront model

CSE points out lapses in building regulations in India

The condition and quality of Indian building stock is poor when it comes to seismic performance. In Delhi, almost 80 per cent of buildings …

People in Delhi exposed to much higher levels of air toxins than estimated: CSE

Ambient air quality data not the real indicator; CSE demands immediate implementation of priority pollution control action

Cabinet approves setting up of National Investment Board

Is renamed Cabinet Committee on Investment and will be headed by prime minister

Bhushan Steel’s Odisha unit in the dock for illegal expansion

Stock market research firms turn blind eye to the unit’s environmental violations

Vapi tops list of critically polluted areas

Environmentalists call for re-imposing moratorium on industrial town in Gujarat

Experts flag dilution of NOx emission limit for coal-fired power stations

The SC on July 8 relaxed limits for coal-fired power stations commissioned between December 2003 and 2016 — to 450 mg / Nm3 from 300&…

Bonn climate talks: New funding mechanism proposed at side event to tackle energy poverty

CSE and What Next Forum say Globally Funded Feed-in Tariff Mechanism (G-FiT) for enabling renewable energy has the potential to provide energy …

‘Brick kiln workers in India underpaid and exploited’

India employs double the number of labourers than China, yet produces one-fifth of China’s annual brick production of 1 trillion

SC takes cognisance of alarming increase in air pollution in Delhi

Centre for Science and Environment welcomes apex court’s decision to accelerate priority measures to cut toxic vehicular emissions and air …

Odisha miners to pay royalty for tribal welfare

State CM approves formulation of new mining regulation; funds to be used for local infrastructure in Scheduled Areas

Boon or doom?

The commerce ministry's recommendation to impose duty on imported solar cells has started a debate. Will it boost the domestic solar power sector …

Emissions trading in particulate matter takes off

Will the market-based approach to controlling air pollution prove more effective than enforcement methods used by pollution control boards?

Home ministry delayed Plachimada bill

RTI response reveals why bill meant to secure compensation from Coca-Cola has not received president’s assent till now 

India’s food safety authority halts sale of Monster Energy drinks

The drinks contain ingredients which are either not permitted under food safety regulations or for which the proof of permission is missing

Government introduces land amendment bill amid protests, walkout

Farmers and civil society groups march on Delhi streets to protest Narendra Modi government’s anti-farmers and anti-people bill which …