Restoring Lake Victoria: CSE, Tanzanian authorities hold multi-nation stakeholder consultation
Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, Uganda and Rwanda attend meeting to discuss strategies to restore lake
Delhi PM2.5 levels rose by 68 per cent within a day in early November: CSE
Rapid build-up in short timespan able to tip air quality into severe category as local pollution already very high, says thinktank
The Great Carbon Capture: All about markets and credits
Carbon markets have the potential to unlock billions of dollars for Global South nations that need financing to transition to a low-carbon energy …
It is a cosy club: The voluntary carbon market is a closed-door affair
Voluntary carbon market is a sophisticated ecosystem. It involves a multitude of players to ensure that a carbon offset project delivers on its …
Can faith heal?
Billed as the largest gathering of humanity in recorded history, Maha Kumbh has commenced in Allahabad. Over the next few weeks, pilgrims will …
Cementing possibilities
After water, concrete (mainly cement) is the most widely used material on the planet. It is also the second largest industrial emitter of carbon …
Licence to kill
One person dies every hour in Delhi due to ambient air choked with particles. Diesel exhaust is a major source of fine particles that are …
Tryst with rain
Following the monsoon failure of 1999-2000, two states - Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh - launched crash programmes to encourage water harvesting. An …
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 …
US woman infected by drug-resistant bacteria; dies
The case, once again, brings to light the building antibiotic resistance in the world—often called a ticking time bomb
Tighter norms proposed for polluting coal-fired power plants
Centre for Science and Environment, which had published study pointing to high emissions from such power plants, calls for strict implementation …
The extent of India’s energy poverty
More than 80 million households in India lack access to electricity; about 75 million of these are in rural areas
Norwegian Embassy: A case of treading lighter on nature’s resources
A combination of low-capital initiatives by the management, maintenance policies and a clear vision that have made the Norwegian Embassy into a …
Clean Coal Policy in China: Interview with Alvin Lin
Alvin Lin specialises in China’s climate and clean energy policies. He is an expert on the environmental impacts of coal, …
Bonn climate conference 2015
The conference ended without making any headway. Ten days of negotiations were spent in streamlining the text for the Paris agreement, …
Heat wave leads to deadly ozone pollution in Delhi: CSE analysis
Rising NOx levels and volatile gases in the air, primarily from vehicles, form the recipe for ozone
'To eat or not to eat'
A CSE study found Potassium Bromate, a possible carcinogen, and Potassium Iodate in bread samples. Potassium Iodate can affect thyroid function
National Smart Grid Mission is stumbling only a few paces from the starting line
As the experience of a pilot project in Puducherry shows, the concept of a smart grid is rich, complex, and confusing
Who will help her learn?
Merely providing schools is not enough to educate the more than 197.34 million illiterate women in India. Far too often, girls have to drop out …
Soot, loath and eyewash
SLOW MURDER·National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi·Organised by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi&…
Up the wrong tree
A report on the US ban on shrimp exports from India, which appeared in this magazine recently, has elicited a sharp response from Earth Island …
India’s vehicle industry needs EV mandate, finds CSE study
The government must bring in regulations that mandate the vehicle industry to have a certain percentage of their production and sales as zero-…
India can’t be malnutrition-free by 2022: DTE’s annual report
The government’s Poshan Abhiyaan’s implementation is poor and targets are unambitious, according to the State of India’s …
Forest productivity - Lumber slumber
Forest Development Corporations are yet to keep pace with the rising demand for timber, though cultivable lands exist
Down To Earth makes debut at Jaipur Literature Festival 2017
Down To Earth released its annual report on India's State of Environment 2017 at Jaipur Literature Festival 2017. It was followed by a riveting …