Power ministry asks MoEF&CC to dilute emission norms for coal-based power stations

The norms have been awaiting implementation since 2017 although they were first notified in 2015

How clean is Delhi’s electricity? Not much, finds CSE study

A third of the Capital’s power is from coal-fired plants that don’t follow emission norms

Only 50% of India’s pollution authorities make real-time data public: CSE analysis

As of February 2020, nearly 39% pollution control boards (states and Union territories) shared data in public domain 

रिहंद थर्मल प्लांट से राख हटाने के फैसले का सीएसई ने किया स्वागत

थर्मल प्लांट से निकलने वाली राख का उचित प्रबंधन न होना एक बड़ी मुसीबत बनता जा रहा है

CSE’s previous studies on public health issues

From endosulfan poisoning in Kerala to the presence of a carcinogen in bread, CSE has conducted many studies of imminent concern to human beings

A bite of cancer?

A CSE study has found residues of potassium bromate and/or iodate in many types of bread. The additives have been banned by many countries for …

Challenges of making clean cook stoves accessible to all

Manufacturers demand government support for innovation

Lobbying begins

Just before mining bill is tabled in Parliament, industry calls profit-sharing a burden. Government is unsure

Award for ecosecurity

For his outstanding work in fighting malaria, V P Sharma gets the Green Scientist Award 2001

Probing a pesticide tragedy

Laboratory tests nail the Plantation Corporation of Kerala. The state government sets up an inquiry committee

The road ahead

The current method of environmental regulation has failed to monitor industrial pollution in India. It is not just ineffective but expensive too. …

Bhopal : A Toxic Legacy

Lateral Thoughts: A recipe best avoided

Dependence on food import is not the solution for preventing biodiversity loss or decreasing greenhouse gas emissions

Blind spot in Namami Gange

By 2019, when Swachh Bharat Mission comes to an end, some 30 million septic tanks and pits would have been dug along the Ganga. It's time the …

Waste smart cities

A survey by the Centre for Science and Environment shows how Indian cities are turning over a new leaf in solid waste management

Why odd-even system can bring back the glory of bus transport

One can call it environmental injustice or incentive for pollution, public bus transport is more taxed than private vehicles

Experts raise concern over exceeding carbon budget by 2030

Global warming will exceed two degrees Celsius unless actions are taken on a war like footing, feel researchers

Where SAIL's profits come from

State-owned steel giant’s profits are increasingly from raw material subsidies, not real economic value addition

How power can be cleaned

Any talk of “cleaning” coal to make it less damaging is untenable

Beauty and the beast

Cosmetics in India are tainted with toxic heavy metals, shows a study by Delhi-based non-profit Centre for Science and Environment. It’s …

Delhi High Court orders curb on junk food sale in schools across India

Judgement is a milestone development in addressing growing burden of obesity, diabetes and heart disease, says Sunita Narain of Centre for …

Costly push to mega projects

Cabinet Committee for Investment may dilute environmental and forest clearances

Protests against methane mining in Chhattisgarh

No check on effluents

Paperworks

Overall environment health of the pulp and paper industry is far from healthy Inefficiency in resource use plagues the industry