Anil Agarwal Environment Training Institute is one of the greenest campuses in India

The buildings have been designed in a way to maximise thermal comfort while relying less on air conditioning

State of India’s Environment In Figures: Rural India worst hit by COVID-19 second wave

In May, over half of daily global cases happened in India on six days — triggered due to the surge in cases in rural districts  

India’s unemployment rate doubled in two years: SoE in Figures

While unemployment remains high in both urban and rural India, job hunting is a bigger challenge for the young and the educated, notes CSE’…

Sense of ownership is equally important: Kurukshetra DC

To look beyond toilets and establish a connection between sanitation and health to trigger a change of mindset in rural India was the central …

Clean Coal Power: Interview with Lesley Sloss

Lesley Sloss is Principal Environmental Consultant at Clean coal centre, International Energy Agency, United Kingdom. Sloss's areas of expertise …

CSE study on cosmetics: consumers demand strict regulations

Delhi women say study has disproved the notion that international and expensive brands are safe to use

Needed: institutions that deliver

Bank rapped

Top NGOs boycott a meet with the World Bank president, critisising its modus operandi

NGO's prepare for COP-4

Turtles, shrimp and a ban

Water talk

Youngsters from all over the world seek to change the paradigm of water

Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2024: Welcome Note

Centre for Science and Environment presents the flagship Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2024

Cementing possibilities

After water, concrete (mainly cement) is the most widely used material on the planet. It is also the second largest industrial emitter of carbon …

DTE Call For Action: Can India achieve ‘sustainable cooling’?

The answer lies in fully utilising the knowledge of ‘the Cooling Web’ as well as traditional cooling methods

An idea that lasted

CSE and DTE have continued the tradition of bringing out an annual report card on the environment for four decades; the latest edition has …

Delhi govt exempts two-wheelers from odd-even scheme

Experts criticise move, say it will negate any gains in terms of air quality from the scheme

Maharashtra's solar pump scheme in Vidarbha not working: CSE survey

Farmers have not used the pumps which were installed during drought years; they could also have ruined the area’s water table

Banking Ordinance a bold step but silent on considering environmental and social risk management to reduce NPA: CSE

The CSE calls for mandating environmental and social risk management for internal credit risk appraisal process

Misleading claim by Harvest Gold

The CSE went through the company’s website, which also had a similar notice denigrating the study findings on bread released in May 2016

CSE Clean City Awards: Panaji's five-way segregation keeps the city clean

Panaji has five-way segregation at source for solid waste. For markets and residential colonies, it has put in place decentralised composting …

US rejects Indian shrimps due to antibiotic presence

Five per cent of the rejected import products were of shrimp entry lines refused due to the presence of banned antibiotics such as …

India and the new climate deal: walking the talk on equity

Known for its adamant advocacy in the climate negotiations, India now has a chance to put its best foot forward and lead talks towards …

North rejects India's plea

India's request for a $2 billion grant to cut down the use of ozone-depleting substances was turned down because Northern countries felt it was …

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 …