Septage management needed to fulfil Clean Ganga Mission, building toilets not the answer
Luciknow, Feb 14 (IBNS): Simly building toilets will not improve sanitation in the Ganga basin pointed out experts from Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) at a recent media briefing organised on the theme ‘Challenges and concerns of septage management in the National Mission for Clean Ganga’.
‘COP of Action’ turns out to be ‘COP of Distraction’: CSE
Marrakech (Morocco), Nov 19 (IBNS): The twenty second Conference of Parties (COP 22) which began here from Nov 7, 2016, ended on Friday without making any breakthroughs under critical agenda items including agriculture, finance, adaptation and pre-2020 actions.
CSE’s Clean City Awards conferred on three Indian cities
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Alappuzha, Panaji and Mysuru are three of the cleanest cities in India, with municipal waste management systems that actually work – says a latest rating by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).
Cutting down on truck pollution alone will not improve Delhi's environment says CSE
New Delhi, Jun 3 (IBNS) Despite the stringent action against trucks and the odd-and-even experiment, a new analysis by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) suggests Delhi’s pollution-congestion battle can get more difficult if it fails to contain motorisation within the city as well as the daily influx from outside
CSE lambasts auto industry for misleading public on vehicular pollution
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS): Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has condemned the "misleading number game and motivated campaign of the auto industry to claim that vehicles in Delhi are an insignificant source of pollution and should be left alone."
Odd-even formula 2.0 worked but farm fires and forest fires played spoilsport: CSE
New Delhi, May 3 (IBNS): Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has released its analysis of air quality data during the second phase of odd and even scheme- from April 15 to April 30.
CSE deliberates on excreta management during India Water Week
New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS): Even as cities plan for water supply sourced from locations that are far, they forget about managing the waste-the excreta and sludge that is generated, said an observation from CSE.
CSE welcomes SC judgment over Delhi pollution issue
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IBNS): Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed the landmark judgment from the Chief Justice bench of the Supreme Court of India that has stopped registration of all luxury diesel cars and SUVs with engine size of 2,000 cc in the entire national capital region of Delhi until March 2016.
CSE welcomes the move to restrain diesel cars in Delhi
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS): Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) welcomes the move by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to restrict sales of diesel car in Delhi.
Need to allocate remaining carbon budget in fair manner, CSE says on climate change
Paris, Dec 9 (IBNS): At the Paris climate conference, there is growing momentum for tightening the global goal from 2 degree Celsius to 1.5 degree Celsius-a target that may better help the world avoid the worst effects of climate change, a CSE release said.
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IBNS): On the final day of the National Consultation on Crop Loss Estimation, Relief and Compensation, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) called for global action to develop safety nets to shield farmers from the consequences of extreme weather events.
CSE exposure monitoring on Diwali finds 'unacceptably' high levels of pollution
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IBNS): Centre for Science and Environment has released the results of the exposure monitoring that it carried out on Diwali night as well as the analysis of the official ambient monitoring data on the evening of Diwali.
World cannot afford to follow American consumption model: CSE
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IBNS): The world was following the unsustainable American consumption model which was leading to excessive demand for consumer goods and energy, said Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on the final day of the Annual Media Briefing on Climate Change.
CSE releases exhaustive study of the US Climate Action Plan, flays America
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IBNS): In a severe indictment of the American Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC), Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has said the US is not doing anything extra for climate change; most of the changes are happening naturally and automatically because of economic reasons and market forces.
CSE proposes mini-grids as solution to rural India's power woes
New Delhi, June 27 (IBNS): The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Friday proposed mini-grid or decentralised generation power as solution to rural India's power woes.