A study conducted by the Centre for Science and Environment has raised serious questions about the rationale behind the central government’s move to auction more coal blocks. On June 18, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that 41 new coal blocks would be opened for auction to the private sector.
City resident welfare associations and councillors have said that the government is being misled as the ground situation in Chandigarh is completely opposite.
With the Covid-19 pandemic, lockdown and financial slowdown, NCAP is staring at an uphill task of ensuring that various sectors like industry, thermal power plants and transportation manage to reduce emissions by switching to cleaner processes and fuels.
NDTV24x7:CSE Spokesperson: Sunita Narain Program Name - News 19-August-2020 - 22:03:00 Conversation with Dr Sunita Narain, Director C.S.E over Climate Change.
joint investigation by Centre for Science & Environment(CSE)/Down to Earth magazine has raised serious questions about the rationale behind the government’s recent move to auction more coal blocks. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that 41 new coal blocks would be opened for auction to the private sector on June 18, 2020.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced in June that 41 new coal blocks would be opened for auction to the private sector Explaining the logic behind the decision, the Centre had said the country needs the coal to power its energy and industrial sectors
A new investigation by CSE/Down To Earth magazine has raised serious questions about the rationale behind the government’s recent move to auction more coal blocks.
City-level action plans of around 102 cities had been approved by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to meet the NCAP target of 20% to 30% reduction in PM 2.5 (respirable pollution particles) concentrations over the 2017 annual concentration.
CSE probe finds criteria tweaked to auction blocks in dense forests. Since 2015, of the 49 blocks cleared for coal mining, nine were in ‘No-Go’ areas, or regions that were once classified by the Ministry of Environment and Forests and Climate Change as containing very dense forests and hence closed to coal mining.
On Sunday, Noida saw an average rainfall of 8.6mm and the average level of PM 2.5,or particles in the air with a diameter less than 2.5mm,was at 19.94 micrograms per cubic metres (µg/m3).
Industry experts came together to discuss local solutions waste water management at a webinar organised by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on "Decentralised Wastewater Treatment and Local Reuse for Citywide Sanitation and Improved River Health." The discussion began with moderators Suresh Kumar Rohilla, Senior Director, CSE and Mahreen Matto,
Scholars and Industry experts came together to discuss local solutions waste water management at a webinar organised by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on “Decentralized Wastewater Treatment and Local Reuse for Citywide Sanitation and Improved River Health.”
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation on Friday said it has decided to waive off penalty imposed on commuters for not having an RFID tag or for inadequate balance in it till October 15 in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
As per Avikal Somvanshi, programme manager with CSE's Urban Data Analytic Lab, "Delhi is a big energy guzzler and makes an important case study".
Rapid analysis of real-time electricity demand during lockdown and unlocking phases in Delhi was carried out