Climate session ends with consensus on a draft Global Climate Change agreement
The 5-day session in Bonn was spent in restoring a sense of balance in the draft agreement and not excluding the voice of developing countries
The 5-day session in Bonn was spent in restoring a sense of balance in the draft agreement and not excluding the voice of developing countries
CSE’s exposure monitoring indicates dramatic drop of 60 per cent in PM2.5 levels compared to levels observed the previous day
Date: October 7, 2015
CSE has welcomed Supreme Court (SC) decision to levy an additional charge of Rs 700 on light commercial vehicles and Rs 1,300 on bigger commercial vehicles entering Delhi. SC will pass this order on Monday.
The ongoing fogging drive in Delhi has no impact on controlling dengue-causing mosquitoes
FSSAI has issued draft guidelines on wholesome and nutritious food availability in school that would help control junk food consumption among school children in India
The capital cannot solve its problems without local area solutions
CSE conducts training for municipal officials from 10 cities of Andhra Pradesh
Warns this can lead to gross underestimation of pollution load from trucks and weaken action
Date: October 2, 2015
Moradabad gets 50 per cent of all PCBs used in India, and 90 tonnes of e-waste everyday
Down to Earth finds evidence of a growing crisis in the state – rise in diseases and poor state of health care system
NEW DELHI, September 23: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has analysed the Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojna (PMKKKY) in the context of the recently notified rules on the District Mineral Foundation (DMF). The analysis has been published in a CSE factsheet and is available here: http://www.greenclearancewatch.org/themes/phw/images/PM-Khanij-Kheshtra-Yojna-and-DMF.pdf
Centre has notified Rules on DMF, which require 10 per cent and 30 per cent royalty as contribution to DMFs; it has also instituted Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojna (PMKKKY)
44 per cent of India’s districts are facing rain deficit