CSE welcomes the move to restrain diesel cars in Delhi

Diesel exhaust has already been branded as human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the WHO has shocked the world

CSE lambasts Delhi municipal agency's move to allow free parking in malls and commercial complexes

“It is shocking that at a time when killer pollution in Delhi demands strong restraints on car usage, our municipal agencies are pressing flawed laws to stop priced parking in commercial complexes and malls”: CSE’s Air Pollution Control team

Parking restraint must to reduce car usage and promote clean commuting practices, says CSE analysis

Car-free days and lower traffic volumes on holidays can lower air pollution in Delhi – parking restraint measures can help reduce air pollution

CSE evaluation of Volkswagen emissions fraud case and current regulations for emissions control from on-road vehicles has exposed India's lack of readiness to deal with compromised emissions performance on roads

Monitoring of emissions from diesel vehicles is particularly weak. If emissions control system in modern diesel vehicles does not work, it can lead to uncontrolled killer emissions of toxic particulates and nitrogen oxides

CSE exposure monitoring on Diwali finds unacceptably high levels of pollution

CSE exposure monitoring of PM 2.5 on Diwali night found unacceptable levels of pollution people breathe despite a small dip in ambient pollution levels reported by official ambient monitoring systems

There is no room for more pollution either in our air or in our lungs, says CSE's pre-Diwali assessment on the city's air quality

Need public support to say ‘no to crackers’ 

CSE welcomes Supreme Court decision to levy 'pollution' charge on trucks entering Delhi. The decision is a big victory in fight against air pollution in Delhi

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.

New CSE survey and study debunks official numbers of trucks entering Delhi

Warns this can lead to gross underestimation of pollution load from trucks and weaken action

CSE condemns misrepresentation of findings of recent CSIR study on diesel and CNG buses

Says it misleads policy action on emissions standards and technology roadmap for CNG and diesel buses in India 

On World Environment Day, CSE warns no one is safe from deadly ozone pollution -- including chief minister Arvind Kejriwal

 Lutyens’ Delhi and hospitals are high risk zones, says latest CSE analysis

CSE says ambiguous Delhi IIT studies on vehicular air pollution being used selectively by ministry of road transport and highways

 Slams the ministry for trying to confuse and slow down policy action on vehicular pollution and block decisions on old diesel vehicles

CSE welcomes release of national Air Quality Index

India now needs action to reduce smog

CSE presents agenda for action to fight air pollution and protect the health of 'Aam Aadmi'

CSE releases stunning data from its monitoring of pollution exposure of the aam admi, the common citizens of Delhi while travelling by mass modes -- buses, autos, metro and walk. They breathe unacceptable levels of toxic air  

CSE condemns environment ministry's claim that vehicles are not the root cause of air pollution

Says ministry is trying to protect vehicles and the automobile industry from strong action

Centre for Science and Environment releases stunning data on the daily dose of polluted air that people breathe in Delhi

Monitors real-time individual exposure of people. Finds exposure levels much higher than ambient exposure levels measured by the government’s regulatory agencies

Concern over poor air quality and traffic congestion in Gurgaon: action must gather momentum to protect public health

Gurgaon, planned as a counter magnet to decongest Delhi, is in grip of deadly pollution and congestion. This has emerged from the collaborative workshop of the Artemis Hospital and Centre for Science and Environment Our City, We Care: Action for Cleaner Air, held in Gurgaon today.