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What happened to our right to CLEAN AIR!
Our campaign started with blowing the lid on smog and exposing the smogmakers in a city
where a person dies every hour due to air pollution. The campaign carries on to clean the
air of noxious pollutants to make breathing easier for all |
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NEWSLETTERS :
September - December 2007 |
POLICY POLICE
Great Convergence: Health, climate and vehicles
The recently-released annual global energy trend tracker, World Energy
Outlook
(WEO), 2007 of the International Energy Agency, has sounded the alert on
India
crossing the tipping point of per capita GDP of $3000. This threshold,
once crossed,
says WEO, vehicle ownership rates begin to escalate rapidly.
- by Anumita Roychowdhury |
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ACTION ALERT |
Delhi to curb diesel pollution
Low costs, high risks: one lakh car
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SMOG DIGEST |
Smog digest is a news service on vehicular pollution based on news clippings selected from 80 leading Indian newspapers and newsmagazine every month. This entire period has witnessed lots of action and developments on the vehicular pollution front in India.
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BOOK: THE LEAPFROG FACTOR |
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 Ten years of action, learning and impacts. Presents the complex Asian challenge. The
continent dodders as the automobile industry hardsells cars as the key to a lifestyle of
wealth and freedom. Asia can survive only if it reinvents the idea of mobility. Builds
cities based on public transport. Leapfrogs vehicle technology and fuel quality to cut
exposure to killer fumes. Finds its own unique way out of the haze.
Order now!
 Click here to Download a sample chapter of The leapfrog
factor>>
PRESS RELEASE
[April 19, 2006]
Pollution challenge in Indian cities more severe
today, says CSE
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A 2006 Centre for Science and Environment publication
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BOOK
RELEASE PRESENTATION
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[December
19, 2006]
CSE urges finance minister P
Chidambaram to take action to
remove tax incentives for diesel
cars and big cars in Union
budget. |
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[November
14, 2006]
Winter woes: Delhi headed for air pollution disaster |
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[June 23, 2005]
Neurotoxic petrol additive MMT: Finally banished |
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[April. 01, 2005]
Do not make Indians guinea pigs to test
MMT: the deadly fuel additive |
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[Dec. 09, 2004]
CSE
asks Environment ministry to explain rising NO2 levels in Indian cities |
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[October 01, 2004]
Lax state govts derail implementation of
upgraded vehicle pollution control norms |
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May 21, 20 04
Review exposes poor quality research on health, air
pollution issues |
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March 31, 2004
Asia's challenge: Tackling two- and three-wheel
vehicles |
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March 30, 2004
Need for a technological
leapfrog in Asia for clean air |
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March 29, 2004
LEAPFROG
FACTOR: International conference on vehicular pollution management in Asian cities |
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Jan. 23, 2004
Following CSE's statement of concern, Supreme Court demands strategy from
Delhi Govt. to tackle vehicular congestion |
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AUTO FUEL POLICY |
Bare
facts, proposals
Chapter-wise comments |
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SEPT
05, 2003:
PUC CHARADE: DIESEL
POLLUTERS EXCUSED FROM REVISED NORMS
But CSE welcomes the decision that will allow state governments to set even tighter
emissions control standards
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New norms at a glance |
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APRIL. 8,
2003:
'You are holding back state governments from implementing an effective
emissions inspection programme'
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Open letter to
B C Khanduri, Union Minister of State for Road
Transport and Highways
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Read more about the PUC issue |
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EVENTS |
Leapfrog Factor: Towards Clean Air In Asian Cities (New Delhi, March 30
– April 1, 2004)
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We keep
organising exhibitions, seminars and workshops to bring together expert opinions from
across the world and spread awareness on what can be done to clean up the air. Read on to
know what is happening.
Past Events...
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LINKS |
Links
to other websites where you can get additional information on what is being done to
control air pollution across the world.
more...
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Access CSE publication
A Primer
on implementation of the in-use emission norms, as amended by the Union
government in February 2004 |
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FACTSHEETS
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Knowledge is power!
Read factsheets on key issues and stay informed. We collect and analyse information from
across the world and put it in perspective.
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UPDATES |
Read two reports by international
CNG experts that evaluate how Delhi, which has the world’s largest CNG city bus fleet
with 7,100 buses, is meeting the challenge of large-scale deployment of a new technology.
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JULY 17, 2002:
A CSE study shows that the Supreme Court ruling on trucks and goods vehicles will make a
dramatic impact on particulate pollution levels in the Capital
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CSE'S CNG CAMPAIGN
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 The Supreme Court has put an end to all
speculations on CNG. Its message is clear: the priority is public health and
there will be no compromises on this.
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APRIL 29, 2002: Ram Naik's
expertise: Foolish economics and malicious intent
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APRIL
19, 2002: CSE condemns repeated threats from IGL to increase prices of CNG
Why is IGL inciting the Delhi Govt. to hike bus fares and destroy
consumer interest in the CNG strategy?
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April 17, 2002:
CSE files FIR on Cyber crime. Yet another dirty trick from the
diesel lobby?
It has just come to the notice of CSE that an e-mail message is in
wide circulation from a portal called dhamakapataka@morningindia.com maligning CSE and
misrepresenting facts of its CNG campaign. This is a dangerous misinformation campaign.
Since this message seems to have a wide outreach, we are keen to set the picture right.
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April 10, 2002:
Pollution Levels Plummet as Diesel Buses go off Roads
The landmark Court
ruling came on April 5, 2002. The fall out: around 6000 diesel buses were off the road the
next day. The RSPM, however, remained high between April 5 and 7 because of dust storms
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April 8, 2002
Do not let a handful of bus operators
hold the city to ransom and compromise the health of millions in Delhi
CSE is encouraged to
see the responsible way the city govt. has responded so far to focus on the implementation
strategy of the court order
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April 6, 2002: CSE
welcomes the recent Supreme Court ruling
The three-judge bench headed by Justice BN Kirpal is momentous and
innovative
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Fuelling corruption: The network
of theft
In an independent inspection
of fuel adulteration in Delhi, CSE found that the current tests and fuel specifications
are completely inadequate to detect adulteration.
Complete report available in .pdf format
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 Low-cost, small-car: Big trouble Ultra-cheap small cars will tilt the balance against public transport. Urban congestion, unsustainable fuel load, air pollution and health problems will follow. A look into skewed policies that drive the wheels of misfortune...
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Urban air
pollution, Health impacts, Urban Transportation, Alternative
Fuels and Vehicle Technology
to Inspection and Maintenance Systems...
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 Just bend
it
Pollution under control tests for
diesel vehicles are a big farce
DTE,
May. 15, 2005 |
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Act
now…
…breathe easier
DTE,
Feb. 15, 2005 |
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The
smog will remain
Transport ministry wants early review of National Auto Fuel Policy
to highlight obstacles
DTE,
Feb. 15, 2005 |
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 Sinister pattern
Analysis of Asian studies highlights universality of air
pollution problem
DTE,
July 15, 2004 |
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 The number one rule
The Swiss government regulates even the numbers of polluting particulate matter
DTE, July 15, 2004 |
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The
US awakens
To the positive
link between green laws and greenbacks
DTE, Dec 15, 2003 |
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 Kein diesel ohne filter
A campaign in
Germany demands particulate filters in diesel cars
DTE, Nov 15 2003 |
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 Spilling into court
US state’s
battle against toxic fuel additive MTBE
DTE,
Nov 15, 2003 |
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 Murky
manoeuvre
USEPA’s
smokescreen to avoid curbing vehicular emissions
DTE, Sept 30, 2003 |
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 Nanoparticles, so tiny
as to defy geometric definition, pose a serious challenge to scientists, regulatory
authorities and health experts.
DTE, Sept 15, 2003 |
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 Smoggy existence
Air quality in India's small towns has deteriorated over the years
DTE,
August 31, 2003 |
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 It’s official now
Price mechanism is
the only way to discourage the use of dirty fuels.
DTE, July
31, 2003 |
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 Taken for a ride
Union government fails to promote electric three-wheelers.
Union government fails to promote electric three-wheelers.
DTE, May
31, 2003 |
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