Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 19:14
CSE PRESS STATEMENT: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) responds to the weak and unsubstantiated defence put forward by LANCO and NTPC Vidyut Vypar Nigam Limited to its investigation on the solar scam


New Delhi, February 2, 2012

Blasts LANCO’s duplicity and NVVN’s non-transparent attitude

Energy Technology, Government Of India (GOI), LANCO Infratech, Media Resource Centre, Press Release, Media Resource Centre, Press Release
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 - 12:19
CSE investigation exposes corporate malpractice in prestigious and much needed National Solar Mission

Finds one company walking away with 40 per cent of projects – in contravention of one project-one proponent norm

Energy Technology, Government Of India (GOI), LANCO Infratech, Media Resource Centre, Press Release
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 12:21
Press Release: CSE trashes contention that diesel use by cars is very low

Says this is a ploy to avoid higher taxation on diesel cars

Air Pollution, diesel cars, Vehicle Technology and Fuel, Press Release
Wednesday, December 28, 2011 - 11:54
Climate impacts in Indian Sundarbans more severe because of the region’s development deficit, says new study by Indian NGO

Is Bangladesh facing the same problem? Experts and panelists from the two countries try to find out in a workshop

Climate Change, Dhaka, Media workshop, Press Release, Climate Change
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 - 16:46
CSE's Press Release: Dialogue on Air Pollution and our health

  • Doctors warn: We need to act fast to breathe easy

  • Noted doctors, health researchers and air quality regulators met in the capital today to warn that cities may wake up to more wheeze and other ailments if health concerns are not heeded for air pollution control.

Air quality, Air Quality and Public Health, CSE Press Release, Deadly toxin, Health Effect, Press Release
Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 14:16
The Centre for Science and Environment(CSE) welcomes Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) proposal to hike parking charges as a step towards further reform.

  • City needs high parking charges to control traffic chaos and dampen parking demand and car usage.

  • Higher revenue from increased parking charges should be reinvested to improve public transport

Municipal Corporations, Parking Policy, Parking Pricing, Public Transport and Mobility, Press Release
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 - 03:59
India's environment minister says "equity is central to any debate on climate change"

Makes her first public address in Durban at a side event organised by CSE in association with the ministry

Climate Change, Climate Equity, CoP17, Durban, Press Release, Climate Change
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - 13:06
CSE finds serious flaws and gaffes in the fuel consumption norms proposed for cars

  • Cleverly crafted standards conceal more than they reveal

  • The government has avoided stating the real targets for improvement

Air Pollution, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Car Industry, Fuel Consumption Norms, Fuel Efficiency, Press Release, Vehicle Technology and Fuel, Vehicle Technology and Fuel, Press Release
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 - 17:32
Take junk food out of schools, say participants at a CSE Round Table

Round Table organised by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) brings together top doctors, educationists and civil society representatives

Fast Foods, Health, Junk Food, Press Release, Snack Food, Press Release, Food safety and toxins
Friday, October 21, 2011 - 18:01
Proposed fuel economy standards a complete sell-out, says CSE

  • Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) releases proposed fuel economy standards for cars -- CSE lambasts them as too little too late.

  • The standards require car manufactures to do nothing until 2015 and only a marginal improvement thereafter.

Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), emission norms, Fuel Economy Standards, Vehicle Technology and Fuel, Press Release
 
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