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.

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

Green Educators' Network launched at CSE's Knowledge Conclave

Network will help educators in staying connected

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

New Crop Insurance Policy is a step in the right direction but needs improvements: CSE

CSE welcomes the new crop insurance scheme but recommends further reforms to make it universal, inclusive and more effective 

Delhi government announces stringent measures to cut traffic volumes and eliminate emissions - CSE welcomes the decisions

Personal vehicles bearing odd and even registration numbers to ply on alternate days; Badarpur power plant to be shut down; Euro VI emissions standards mandatory from 2017; entry of trucks to be delayed

CSE PRESS NOTE: Chennai in crisis

Unregulated urbanisation and climate change-induced extreme weather are the reasons behind the crisis in Chennai: CSE

CSE welcomes PM Modi's stand on climate change at Paris

Says his speech has set the ground rules for Indian negotiators to work towards an ambitious and equitable deal

Climate change negotiations kick off in Paris

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Run for health during Delhi marathon amidst very high air pollution exposure

CSE releases the  results of its exposure air quality monitoring during Delhi marathon event today Finds  unacceptable level of exposure to trapped pollutants typical of winter months Delhi needs a  combination of long lasting reforms as well as a contingent plan to clean up  its air 

CSE welcomes the move to bring forward Euro V emissions standards to 2019 and Euro VI to 2021

Says Bharat Stage IV standards, currently in force in a few cities, must be extended nation-wide immediately

CSE calls for global action to shield farmers from increasing extreme weather events due to climate change

National consultation concludes, recommendations to be shared with government; CSE report ‘Lived Anomaly’ released by noted agriculture scientist MS Swaminathan and, Siraj Husain, Agriculture Secretary, Government of India

Agriculture sector in distress due to extreme weather events, farmers need better protection measures, say experts at CSE consultation

CSE holds consultation on crop loss estimation, relief and compensation CSE report Lived Anomaly - How to enable farmers in India to cope with extreme weather events to be released today Experts point to increased severity and frequency of extreme weather events due to climate change and inadequate measures to offset this or protect farmers

CSE's exposure monitoringcompares pollution levels on car-free stretch in Dwarka and heavy-traffic areas of Dhaula Kuan to Patel Chowk. Finds exposure levels twice as high on heavy-traffic stretch than car-free stretch

This is supported by official ambient air quality monitoring that shows 21 per cent drop in overall PM2.5 levels across the city due to low trafficon Sunday

CSE warns against green rating of buildings becoming 'green wash' with no real benefits

Governments should not give fiscal sops or extra built up area to developers without stringent monitoring of actual energy savings and environmental performance of green-rated buildings

The world cannot afford to follow the American consumption model, says CSE on the final day of its Annual Media Briefing on Climate Change

American consumption is not the model to follow, says CSE at Annual Media Briefing on Climate Change