Analysis of the first phase of FAME (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicle) programme says the agenda of electro-mobility is going nowhere. It has only pushed mild diesel hybrid cars.
No BS-III vehicles to be sold in India after April 1, says the Court
Kolkata, February 17, 2017 Kolkata: A smoggy future beckons?
The Executive Order calls for an immediate reevaluation of the Clean Power Plan, the flagship initiative of the US to meet its emission reduction pledge.
Not In My Backyard inspired by events in Alappuzha and similar other stories from across the country
Releases Down To Earth Hindi magazine (Narmada cover) with environmentalist Sunita Narain; assures his government will implement the measures recommended by the magazine
Not Handled With Care, survey report by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is an effort to understand the state of bio-medical waste management in two of the biggest cities of Jharkhand, the gaps that exist and the path towards harnessing the opportunities
Anumita Roycowdhury, executive director-research and advocacy, CSE
Early deaths due to ozone pollution are the highest in India
Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant and chef Manjit Gill will release CSE’s new book on food which explores the nature-nutrition-livelihood linkages
CSE analysis says ‘no – they have miles to go before they can’
While public attention is diverted towards Bharat Stage IV emissions norms becoming the nation-wide standard from April 1 this year, the new compliance rules for fuel consumption norms for cars is escaping public scrutiny.
The current PUC norms are not only too lenient to fail a vehicle, they cannot test tiny particles and NOx from in-use vehicles. Lax norms and poor enforcement make the PUC programme very ineffective. This needs an overhaul.
Narain releases State of India’s Environment 2017, an annual publication from Down To Earth magazine, at the Jaipur Literature Festival
With help from New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment, launches initiative for source segregation of waste in 14 wards
New CSE analysis finds solar rooftop power tariff is half the cost of power generated by DG sets