Bickering hinders resolution
A recent meeting on biological diversity failed to establish ground rules for implementation, as the participating nations were totally unwilling …
Realising the virtues of organic farming
Several organisations, at home and abroad, are promoting organic farming as a method of food production that is both ecologically and socially …
Revitalised role forecast for people's movements
It is becoming possible to utilise the capacities that exist outside the state -- such as non-governmental organisations -- to influence state …
Paper chase
PAPER is important, but so are forests. The proposal of the ministry for environment and forests to allow the paper industry to establish …
Experts propose various technologies for efficient coal usage at CSE Coal Conference
Technologies discussed include HELE, IGCC and CFBC
The Sunita Narain Show: World Environment Day 2024 Special on agenda for new government
Now that the results of the Lok Sabha elections of 2024 are known, it is time to recommit to an agenda of development, which is inclusive, …
Is show cause notice sufficient to drive compliance in industrial units?
The current regulatory regime is delaying compliance by a decade
Facing a Silent Spring...
Pesticides. Ecological devastation. And cancer. The story of an environmental victim
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Breathing easy
Gujarat Pollution Control Board's latest invention helps 'reduce' air pollution
Felicitation for pioneers of clean environment
Awards announced for global environment leadership 2000
Relearning rain
DMF best practices: CSE studies how district mineral funds help
CSE reviewed key mining districts that are focussing on sectors such as livelihood, healthcare, education, nutrition and drinking water
Bhopal: 38 years ago, while the world slept, its worst industrial disaster unfolded in the heart of India
Anil Agarwal, founder of Centre for Science and Environment and founder editor of Down To Earth, was in Bhopal immediately after the tragedy. …
Not just air, level of noise pollution in Delhi is also deadly: study
A new study confirms the findings of a 2011 CSE survey which had shown that the capital has the noisiest roads in the country
Raising superbugs
Poultry farms are reservoirs of multi-drug resistant bacteria and play a major role in their spread, shows the latest CSE study
Change in safety standards a must for successful transition from HFCs to hydrocarbons
The only major barrier to the large scale use of hydrocarbons has been the safety concerns over the high flammability of these refrigerants
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 …
Paper capers
A debate crackles over a government decision to allow paper plantations to remain in degraded forests
Left Hanging
The DTC's plan to buy new eco-friendly buses is left hanging as Delhi government stalls the deal. Manish Tiwari and Anumita Roychowdhary report
Be kind to the vulture
There is obviously something wrong with the health of the nation if institutions cannot diagnose the health of the vulture
Common platform
An environmental rating project provides a meeting ground for the Indian pulp and paper sector
A little "war" between the North and South
The public debate between Dutch environment minister Hans Alders and Sunita Narain of the Centre for Science and Environment, covering a whole …