‘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

‘Short-lived climate pollutants more lethal than greenhouse gases’

Black carbon has claimed 1.15 million lives across the world

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

No pesticide check yet

Despite joint parliamentary committee’s concerns, pesticides remain unregulated, finds CSE study

Climate studies, the Indian way

At climate meet researchers present studies on subjects unique to Indian context

Who controls

Stop the cycle of poison

Cap energy drinks

CSE laboratory tests show energy drinks contain excess caffeine; their market grows without checks

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 

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 …

Pure myth

When was the last time you drank water straight from the tap at your house to slake thirst on a hot summer day, without hesitation. Chances are …

Home truths

Most popular paints in India contain high quantities of lead, a toxin especially dangerous to children. The Centre for Science and Environment&…

Smog has to be cleared

Silence is the best policy

Divert, deny, dismiss and damn

Resource war India after 2020

If the developing world today is the locus of climate change  mitigation, including reduction in emissions, then there surely must exist a …

Antibacterial resistance: Don't compromise

The only way to combat antibiotic resistance is to keep the environment clean

The truth about solar mission

For the Government of India the first phase of the national solar mission has been a grand success. It not only managed to attract industry to …

A smart idea

Economic growth has unleashed an enormous appetite for home appliances among the Indian middle class. At their current level of energy efficiency,…

Polluters under MoEF scanner

Ministry bans setting up of industries in eight highly polluted industrial clusters

US challenges India's solar energy policy before WTO

'It is an attempt to browbeat India and further the interest of US solar companies'

Natural and pure?

There is no way one can tell

When battered people took on the pesticide industry

Trimming fats

The US is determined to eliminate trans fatty acids from its food. Can India do the same?

Kidney conundrum

A mysterious chronic kidney disease is afflicting a large number of people in India and Sri Lanka. Despite decades of studies, scientists are …