As Delhi’s pollution levels rise to severe, EPCA directs governments to impose all conditions under the Graded Response Action Plan

Graded Response Action Plan to control air pollution in Delhi-NCR in ‘Very poor’ and ‘Severe’ categories comes into effect from October 17, 2017 - says EPCA

Graded Response Action Plan to control air pollution in Delhi-NCR in ‘Very poor’ and ‘Severe’ categories comes into effect from October 17, 2017 - says EPCA

First on-road testing for emissions in India proves diesel SUVs and cars emit far more toxic gases than petrol cars

SC order makes valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate mandatory for annual vehicle insurance in India

Congestion on Delhi roads has worsened – says new analysis by CSE of latest Google map data

Average traffic speed on 13 arterial roads 50-60 per cent lower than their design speed and 35-48 per cent lower than the regulated speed of 40-50 km/hour 

CSE welcomes stopping of incentives for mild diesel hybrids

Government disqualifies mild hybrid cars from getting incentive under the FAME programme aimed to promote electric mobility in the country

What has GST got to do with air pollution?

A lot it seems, says Centre for Science and Environment

Government plans on electric vehicles are non-starters: CSE

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. 

CSE welcomes Supreme Court judgement on sale of Bharat Stage III (BS-III) vehicles

No BS-III vehicles to be sold in India after April 1, says the Court

CSE: A Press Statement Delhi government budget: Are we losing the public transport agenda of aam aadmi?

Anumita Roycowdhury, executive director-research and advocacy, CSE

Government proposes implementation rules for the first-ever fuel consumption norms for passenger cars - CSE finds gaping holes in them

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. 

Is India prepared to prevent manufacturing defects and frauds in vehicles that compromise their emissions performance on roads?

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.

Globalisation has increased inequity, and is at the core of our problems today: Sunita Narain addresses audiences at Jaipur Lit Fest

Narain releases State of India’s Environment 2017, an annual publication from Down To Earth magazine, at the Jaipur Literature Festival

Air Pollution in Delhi touches emergency levels once again

As temperature dips and wind speed slows down, air pollution touches the emergency levels once again

A huge step forward, says Centre for Science and Environment, of the road transport and highways ministry's move to notify implementation of Euro VI (Bharat Stage VI) emissions standards for all vehicles in 2020

This move to side-step Euro V norms and leapfrog directly to Bharat Stage VI (BSVI) emissions standards, will help reduce pollution impacts of motorisation in India