US woman infected by drug-resistant bacteria; dies

The case, once again, brings to light the building antibiotic resistance in the world—often called a ticking time bomb

Delhi loses 80 lives to air pollution every day, says study

Outdoor air pollution is the fifth largest killer in India

Norwegian Embassy: A case of treading lighter on nature’s resources

A combination of low-capital initiatives by the management, maintenance policies and a clear vision that have made the Norwegian Embassy into a …

Tighter norms proposed for polluting coal-fired power plants

Centre for Science and Environment, which had published study pointing to high emissions from such power plants, calls for strict implementation …

The extent of India’s energy poverty

More than 80 million households in India lack access to electricity; about 75 million of these are in rural areas

Trauma,caused by extreme shock

Is the Governor of Delhi in a state of shock?

Clean Coal Policy in China: Interview with Alvin Lin

Alvin Lin specialises in China’s climate and clean energy policies. He is an expert on the environmental impacts of coal, …

Bonn climate conference 2015

The conference ended without making any headway. Ten days of negotiations were spent in streamlining the text for the Paris agreement, …

Heat wave leads to deadly ozone pollution in Delhi: CSE analysis

Rising NOx levels and volatile gases in the air, primarily from vehicles, form the recipe for ozone

Exercise in non-performance

One stop shop

Piloting disaster

'To eat or not to eat'

A CSE study found Potassium Bromate, a possible carcinogen, and Potassium Iodate in bread samples. Potassium Iodate can affect thyroid function

National Smart Grid Mission is stumbling only a few paces from the starting line

As the experience of a pilot project in Puducherry shows, the concept of a smart grid is rich, complex, and confusing

Beware the technology bait

Organic farming is the answer

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Soot, loath and eyewash

SLOW MURDER·National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi·Organised by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi&…

Every party to blame

Anna Hazare behind bars

One of India's most eminent social workers is sent to prison for three months

Up the wrong tree

A report on the US ban on shrimp exports from India, which appeared in this magazine recently, has elicited a sharp response from Earth Island …

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 …

All You Need to Know about Your Bread

A new study by Delhi-based non-profit Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has shown that 84 per cent of bread and bakery samples collected …

A fishy business

The fish you eat possibly contains a cocktail of antibiotics, fed to it for reasons other than disease treatment, shows an investigation by …

Coal is all about energy security, says coal minister Piyush Goyal

Government bats for using the best technology available for sourcing energy from coal so that the adverse consequences on environment are …

India’s vehicle industry needs EV mandate, finds CSE study

The government must bring in regulations that mandate the vehicle industry to have a certain percentage of their production and sales as zero-…