Experts welcome Delhi government’s electric vehicle policy

The policy aims to make a quarter of all new vehicle registrations battery-operated by 2024

How Chunar, a small town in UP, is combating COVID-19

How awareness drives involving local bodies, distribution of PPEs and other equipment, helped turn the COVID-19 situation around  

CSE workshop shines spotlight on ‘capacity-building’ for water conservation needs

The current urban water management paradigm has legal and institutional gaps and disregards the natural environment

CSE calls for a ‘green’ recovery action plan on first International Day of Clean Air for blue skies

The COVID-19 pandemic had deeply impacted public transport in India that was already in distress

EPCA chief pulls up Panipat officials for violating solid waste norms

A large number of illegal industries operate in Panipat; solid waste management is a major environmental concern 

Capacity building key to mainstreaming onsite sanitation management 

CSE’s School of Water and Waste aims to establish policy principles, innovative technologies and implementation strategies for citywide …

New CSE report advocates incentives and penalties for getting clean power

‘First Run’ urges incentivising power stations that meet revised pollution norms and penalising those that don’t

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 

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

Are NGT orders enough to ensure full ash utilisation by power plants?

As many as 102 of 112 power plants have sought exemption from paying environmental compensation, according to a recent CPCB report to NGT  

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 

Winter air pollution & smog: CSE study notes fresh patterns

Daily PM2.5 levels up 8-11 times between cleanest August & dirtiest November across Delhi-NCR

CSE gives FSSAI information about its probe into honey adulteration

Urges food regulator to take quick action against nefarious business

Honey Fraud: A wrap of CSE study on adulteration

The biggest names in the Indian honey business are selling adulterated honey. Our health — as well as our beekeepers — are …

Winter pollution set in Greater Mumbai 2 weeks earlier this year: CSE

Mumbai can no longer depend on its geography to mitigate winter pollution, says CSE analysis

Dabur’s advertisements are attempts to confuse consumers

Inconsistent messaging to consumers by honey brands does not change the fact about their adulteration with sugar syrups; it only confuses them

Coal here to stay, but measures can cut down emissions by 22%: CSE

Coal to contribute around 50% of electricity generation mix even in 2030, according to CSE analysis

Adulteration of honey with sugar syrup most pressing threat: Beekeepers

Beekeepers from a number of states spoke said they were losing jobs due to honey aduleterated with sugar syrups being sold in the market

Lateral Thoughts: A recipe best avoided

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

Number of ‘bad air’ days rising in Rajasthan: CSE analysis

Five cities including Jaipur, Alwar, Jodhpur, Udaipur and Kota need to implement clean air action plans with speed, scale and urgency

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

Bengal buys dirtiest coal-based power generated in India: CSE study

TPPs in the state have not taken adequate measures to control pollution

Synchronised rise of ‘bad air’ in cities of Indo-Gangetic Plain in 2020: CSE analysis

Landlocked region cannot rely on mitigation efforts by the National Capital Region alone, say experts

India moving towards gas-based economy: President Kovind

Work happening to improve infrastructure and increase connectivity

Air pollution a problem in south India as well: CSE analysis

The region cannot depend solely on warmer winters and sea breeze to escape pollution