Double Standards

Safety regulations are for imported toys only  

Tryst with rain

Following the monsoon failure of 1999-2000, two states - Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh - launched crash programmes to encourage water harvesting. An …

Centre and state join hands to clean the Yamuna

A Special Purpose Vehicle has been created to enable officials to clean the river on the lines of the Sabarmati riverfront model

People in Delhi exposed to much higher levels of air toxins than estimated: CSE

Ambient air quality data not the real indicator; CSE demands immediate implementation of priority pollution control action

Private vehicles eating into scare public land

Private vehicles are clogging city streets, as they grow at a frightening pace. Hidden subsidies help park them on scarce public land and …

Adani port under scrutiny

Jayanthi Natarajan agrees to inspection of the project for environmental violations

Bhushan Steel’s Odisha unit in the dock for illegal expansion

Stock market research firms turn blind eye to the unit’s environmental violations

Experts flag dilution of NOx emission limit for coal-fired power stations

The SC on July 8 relaxed limits for coal-fired power stations commissioned between December 2003 and 2016 — to 450 mg / Nm3 from 300&…

Mercury treaty still sketchy

While experts welcome the Minamata Convention for phasing out mercury, they believe it might not be enough

Renal emergency

Sri Lanka’s north-central region has been facing a health crisis for two decades. A large number of people in the region suffer from …

Stained steel

The iron and steel sector is regarded as the core of Indian economy. Its players are big and powerful. It is extremely resource-intensive and …

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

Black carbon has claimed 1.15 million lives across the world

Climate studies, the Indian way

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

Stop the cycle of poison

Who controls

‘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

SC takes cognisance of alarming increase in air pollution in Delhi

Centre for Science and Environment welcomes apex court’s decision to accelerate priority measures to cut toxic vehicular emissions and air …

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

Cap energy drinks

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

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 …

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 

Home truths

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

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 …

Smog has to be cleared