An ardent activist passes away

Telling children how not to go the dodo way

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Cleaner, costlier fuels

Raising the price of low-sulphur vehicular fuels may discourage their use

Sponsoring a scarcity

The Delhi Jal Board makes every effort to aggravate the water shortage in Delhi

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 …

Tackling antibiotic misuse in dairy sector — with a few herbs and a prayer

Traditional veterinary medicines can go a long way in addressing the growing burden of antimicrobial resistance

CSE Director General Sunita Narain wins Edinburgh Medal 2020

The Edinburgh Medal is given each year to women and men who made significant contributions to science and technology 

CSE responds to DMRC’s comments on its recent analysis of urban transport

Says this is a welcome debate in Delhi on costs of urban commuting and public transport, and on who pays for the much-awaited modernisation of …

CSE Clean City Award: Mysuru is one of the best solid waste managers in India

Mysuru boasts of door-to-door garbage-collection, segregation and recycling, making it one of the best managers of municipal solid waste. In 2016,…

Neglect of sustainable, scientific waste treatment behind India’s unscientific landfills: CSE analysis

Management of legacy waste should be combined with integrated waste management facilities that can take care of both daily as well as old waste, …

Food safety: Dangerously high levels of salt and fat in Indian junk food

CSE tested 33 foods which included 14 packaged foods such as chips, namkeen, noodles, and soup; and 19 fast foods such as burgers, fries, fried …

Zanzibar passes new regulation developed by CSE on solid waste management

The first of its kind in East Africa, the regulation will help Tanzania's semi-autonomous archipelago to tackle its burgeoning waste problem

Antibiotic use in animal farms linked to antimicrobial resistance in environment

Use of antibiotics to increase livestock production can affect the ecosystem and agricultural soils, not to mention human health

More evidence of rampant use of non-therapeutic antibiotics in poultry farms in the country

India has started to address the misuse of antimicrobials in food animals, but needs to do much more

Performance pays

The chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Sikkim, who were rated as the greenest chief ministers in a CSE survey, have retained power in their states

Breathing time?

The automobile industry can breathe easy with the Supreme Court lifting its earlier restrictions on the sale of cars; plea for extending …

That 'E' word again

Most Northern groups that dominate the civil society opinion-making process within the climate convention have consistently ignored Southern …

Heavy metals in cosmetics: government silent on tightening rules

After Rajya Sabha MP raises concerns, health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad cites rules but says little about protecting consumers

Fair price: UP now uses a calculator to scientifically fix fee for transporting faecal sludge to treatment plants

The calculator’s flexibility allows for its use across India and even in countries that use trucks to handle faecal waste

What should be India's position at the fourth round of negotiations on Climate Change in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from November 2-13?

As the globe warms up, politics is getting the better of climate science

Anumita Roychoudhury: Unlocking the traffic gridlocks in Delhi neighbourhoods

How wide does a road have to be for a bus to pass?

One of the many problems with Delhi’s BRT is that it never went far enough

Who rules your world?

The Union minister for external affairs says ecology should not be an elitist issue

Prize of hard work

Polluting game

The Union government raises bogey of CNG shortage