• Media Updates

Much ground needs to be covered in the area of environment education say teachers at CSE's Green Educators' Knowledge Conclave

Knowledge Conclave attended by around 100 teachers ended today

• Habitat

Inclusive planning needed for cities to improve resource-efficiency and achieve quality of life for all. Green building norms have failed to improve comfort and quality of life of the poor

Inadequate and poor quality affordable housing being provided for the poor in India

• Food and Toxins

CSE welcomes Delhi Government move to ask schools to consider banning junk foods and create awareness about its ill-effects

The Directorate of Education, Delhi has directed heads of schools to create awareness among students and parents about ill effects of foods high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) and to consider banning sale of such junk foods in schools’ canteens 

• Air Pollution

CSE welcomes pollution tax on cars—higher on diesel cars and SUVs; doubling of cess on coal and lignite; and LPG connection for poor women to protect health

But CSE questions the design of the tax sop for affordable housing; no hard money for bus transport; and claims of highest ever allocation to MNREGA

• Media Updates

Urban flooding events will happen frequently due to climate change, warns CSE. Better urban planning alongwith conservation of urban lakes and wetlands necessary to prevent and manage flooding

CSE holds workshop on protection of urban lakes and wetlands in Puducherry 

• Environment Education

Ten schools from India get CSE's Green Schools Award

Green schools awards received more than 500 submissions from all across India

• Media Updates

CSE gets Business Standard award for being the 'public institution' of the year

New Delhi, February 18: Centre for Science an Environment (CSE) has been given the Business Standard award for 2015 for being the “public institution” of the year. The Business Standard award, given annually to companies and individuals, had introduced a new category for “public institution” for its 2015 awards. CSE’s deputy director general, Chandra Bhushan, who received the award at a ceremony in Mumbai, said, “We are pleased to find environmental issues at the centrestage.

• Renewable Energy

Solar thermal power and applications are being ignored in today's world of cheap photovoltaics: CSE

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) organises a conference on ‘The forgotten solar: Solar thermal and its development’

• Air Pollution

Auto Expo shows car industry is riding high on diesel and hard-selling diesel car models to add to the scary trend in toxic pollution exposure and lung cancer risk

Despite the misgivings regarding use of low-taxed diesel in the luxury segment, as many as 27 per cent of all displayed car/SUV models in Auto Expo were in the bracket of 2000 cc engines diesel that is banned in the NCR

• Air Pollution

CSE slams the statement of Jaguar and Land Rover Chief - about their cars being air-purifying machines - as irresponsible

CSE says car companies cannot be allowed to hide behind such misleading claims when the technology in India is lagging and there are raging concerns around toxic diesel emissions even in advanced markets today.  No car company can get away by making such remarks in any other country

• Water Management

India-Africa knowledge-sharing workshop discusses solutions for urban sanitation problems

Workshop attended by experts from India and South Africa

• Air Pollution

Kolkata residents breathe in air which has 3-5 times higher pollution levels than the ambient level that is already several times higher than the permissible limit. Action must gather momentum, says CSE's Kolkata study

Kolkata is in the grip of rising air pollution and multi-pollutant crisis. Official ambient air quality monitoring has shown 61 per cent increase in particulate matter in just four years (2010 to 2013). The levels exceed standards by 2.7 times. NO2 levels exceed by close to two times

• Media Updates

Delhi residents turn up in large numbers at CSE's Organic Farmers' Market to learn about good food

Live cooking and other demonstrations made at Organic Farmers’ Market organised by Centre for Science and Environment

• Media Updates

Green Educators' Network launched at CSE's Knowledge Conclave

Network will help educators in staying connected

• Air Pollution

Bengaluru residents actually breathe in air which has 3-12 times higher pollution levels than the ambient level - says CSE study in the city

Bengaluru is in the grip of rising air pollution. Official ambient air quality monitoring has shown 57 per cent increase in particulate matter in just four years. In more than 85 per cent of monitoring locations, the levels have exceeded standards

• Media Updates

CSE holding Organic Farmers' Market at IHC on January 30 to promote good food

Organic Farmers’ Market to be held on January 30 at India Habitat Centre lawns