Winter pollution levels and trends point to national air quality crisis, says CSE’s latest analysis
Mar 17, 2022, at 04:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: An all-India winter air quality analysis done by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) says particulate pollution spiked and stayed elevated with varying intensity across all regions during the winter of 2021-22 (15 October to 28 February).
CSE rebuts statement issued by Chinese company which exports sugar syrup to India
Dec 09, 2020, at 05:31 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has rebutted a statement issued by Chinese company Wuhu Deli Foods on Monday, which has criticised CSE’s recent investigation into adulteration in honey and the role played by Chinese companies in selling sugar syrup in India.
Dabur, Patanjali reject CSE report claiming sugar syrup found in honey
Dec 04, 2020, at 12:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Dabur and Patanjali have rejected a recent Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) report which claimed sugar cyrup was found in honey manufactured by several leading Indian brands.
Oct 22, 2020, at 05:48 am
New Delhi/IBNS: With 65 per cent of India’s coal-fired thermal power plants not moving to meet environmental norms by the deadline year of 2022, it has become imperative to review and restrategise to push the sector towards implementation. And to do this, a new system of preferential treatment for cleaner plants and deterrence mechanisms for the laggards has to be brought into effect urgently, says a new analysis by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) released here today at a high-powered webinar.
India needs to recycle its construction material waste on a war footing, says environmental body CSE
Aug 26, 2020, at 05:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Have you ever wondered what happens to all the waste material generated while demolishing and constructing buildings? How are the waste disposed of?
Better city-wide sanitation required to improve river water quality, says environmental body
Jul 25, 2020, at 10:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: While many have been pointing out the improvement in the air quality of cities during the pandemic induced lockdown, the water quality of the rivers have not shown any noticeable improvement, according to the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).
CSE helps launch sanitation pocket book and campaign on faecal sludge management
Jun 25, 2020, at 09:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and the National Mission for Clean Ganga have joined hands to support one of the key communities of onsite workers who are fighting to contain the COVID-19 pandemic – sanitation workers in cities.
CSE receives 2018 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development
Nov 19, 2019, at 11:03 pm
New Delhi/IBN: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), the New Delhi (India)-based independent research and advocacy think tank, has been awarded the prestigious Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2018.
CSE releases new analysis on ‘State of the Renewable Energy Sector in India’
Jan 21, 2019, at 08:14 pm
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IBNS): India is surging ahead in the area of renewable energy. Renewable capacity has reached 73 gigawatt (GW), which is 20 per cent of the country’s total energy capacity. Generation has increased, and solar energy has made tremendous strides. But does this mean the country is well on its way to meet its ambitious 175-GW renewable capacity target by 2022?
CSE welcomes Kerala’s Action Plan to contain antimicrobial resistance
Oct 26, 2018, at 08:34 pm
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IBNS): Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed the Kerala Antimicrobial Resistance Strategic Action Plan (KARSAP), which was released by Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister of Kerala, at a state-level consultation held in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday.
India: Centre for Science and Environment study finds the growth in sale of unapproved GM foods
Jul 28, 2018, at 12:16 pm
New Delhi, July 28 (IBNS): Indian consumers are facing a looming threat as unapproved genetically modified (GM) foods fill up racks in markets, a new research suggested.
Jul 23, 2018, at 01:28 pm
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): Delhi-based think tank Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), in a new global study -‘Clunkered: Combating Dumping of Used Vehicles - A roadmap for Africa and South Asia’, has lifted the lid on the dark underbelly of a large-scale global trade in old and used vehicles from high income to low and middle income countries of Africa and South Asia.
CSE wants FSSAI to ensure a robust labelling framework in India
Jun 14, 2018, at 12:53 pm
New Delhi, Jun 14 (IBNS): The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a non-government organisation, has called for making the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2018 more effective and stringent.
CSE says the WHO report on polluted cities in India sounds a dire warning
May 02, 2018, at 09:16 pm
New Delhi, May 2 (IBNS): “The report by WHO is a warning about the serious and run-away pollution and public health emergency that confronts India today,” said Sunita Narain, director general, of New Delhi based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).
CSE releases CEMS guidance manual to monitor industrial air pollution
Sep 26, 2017, at 09:52 pm
New Delhi, Sept 26 (IBNS): In its effort to monitor, and thereby regulate, industrial air pollution, Centre for Science and Environment, a New-Delhi based environment research and advocacy body, in collaboration with International Labmate Limited-UK, Source Testing Association-UK, IEA-Clean Coal Centre- UK and FICCI, has organised a three-day conference and exhibition on effectively monitoring industrial emissions in India.
Trump’s decision deals death blow to Paris Agreement, says CSE
Jun 02, 2017, at 04:09 pm
New Delhi, Jun 2 (IBNS): With the US President’s latest assault on the global fight against climate change, meeting the objectives of the Paris Agreement will become an uphill task, an official CSE release stated.
Trump’s decision deals death blow to Paris Agreement, feels CSE
Jun 02, 2017, at 02:12 pm
New Delhi, June 2 (IBNS): With the US president Donald Trump’s latest assault on the global fight against climate change, meeting the objectives of the Paris Agreement will become an uphill task, feels Centre for Science and Environment.
CSE says Bihar town gets encouraging results on solid waste management
May 08, 2017, at 03:13 am
New Delhi, May 7 (IBNS): In the latest ‘Swachh Survekshan’ ranking issued by the Ministry of Urban Development, Muzaffarpur in Bihar got an overall score of 782 out of 2000 and secured points for putting in place a systems of solid waste management based on household level segregation, collection and recycling.
CSE welcomes Supreme Court judgement on sale of Bharat Stage III vehicles
Mar 30, 2017, at 12:22 am
New Delhi, Mar 29 (IBNS): Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed Wednesday’s judgment of the Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta, directing the automobile industry to stop the sale of Bharat Stage III (BS-III) vehicles from Apr 1, 2017 anywhere in India.
Government plans on electric vehicles are non-starters: CSE
Mar 03, 2017, at 10:48 pm
New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS): Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) released an analysis here on Friday which shows that the FAME programme (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicle) of the Government of India to promote electro-mobility in the country has only ended up hard-selling mostly mild diesel hybrid cars.
Septage management needed to fulfil Clean Ganga Mission, building toilets not the answer
Feb 14, 2017, at 07:59 pm
Luciknow, Feb 14 (IBNS): Simly building toilets will not improve sanitation in the Ganga basin pointed out experts from Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) at a recent media briefing organised on the theme ‘Challenges and concerns of septage management in the National Mission for Clean Ganga’.
‘COP of Action’ turns out to be ‘COP of Distraction’: CSE
Nov 20, 2016, at 01:37 am
Marrakech (Morocco), Nov 19 (IBNS): The twenty second Conference of Parties (COP 22) which began here from Nov 7, 2016, ended on Friday without making any breakthroughs under critical agenda items including agriculture, finance, adaptation and pre-2020 actions.
CSE’s Clean City Awards conferred on three Indian cities
Jul 11, 2016, at 10:23 pm
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Alappuzha, Panaji and Mysuru are three of the cleanest cities in India, with municipal waste management systems that actually work – says a latest rating by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).
Bread study outcome: CSE welcomes FSSAI’s ban on potassium bromate
Jun 22, 2016, at 01:35 am
New Delhi, June 21 (IBNS): Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed the removal of potassium bromate from the list of approved additives by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
Cutting down on truck pollution alone will not improve Delhi's environment says CSE
Jun 03, 2016, at 10:35 pm
New Delhi, Jun 3 (IBNS) Despite the stringent action against trucks and the odd-and-even experiment, a new analysis by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) suggests Delhi’s pollution-congestion battle can get more difficult if it fails to contain motorisation within the city as well as the daily influx from outside
CSE welcomes bread industry's decision to stop using potassium bromate
May 28, 2016, at 12:57 am
New Delhi, May 27 (IBNS): Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed the announcement made by the All India Bread Manufactures' Association (AIBMA) in a press conference in response to CSE's latest study which had pointed towards widespread use and presence of potassium bromate/iodate residues in bread.
Indian bread manufacturers use toxic chemicals claims CSE
May 23, 2016, at 07:58 pm
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS) The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has claimed that a recent study conducted in Delhi by its Pollution Monitoring Laboratory (PML) has revealed that one of urban India’s staple food products – the bread that we buy off the shelves – could be laced with toxic chemicals that are serious health hazards.
CSE lambasts auto industry for misleading public on vehicular pollution
May 06, 2016, at 03:17 am
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS): Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has condemned the "misleading number game and motivated campaign of the auto industry to claim that vehicles in Delhi are an insignificant source of pollution and should be left alone."
Odd-even formula 2.0 worked but farm fires and forest fires played spoilsport: CSE
May 04, 2016, at 02:22 am
New Delhi, May 3 (IBNS): Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has released its analysis of air quality data during the second phase of odd and even scheme- from April 15 to April 30.
CSE supports global move to urge Coke and PepsiCo to curb marketing of sugared drinks to kids
Apr 24, 2016, at 04:07 pm
New Delhi, Apr 24 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) along with health groups from across the globe such as the World Public Health Nutrition Association, World Obesity Federation, Consumers International and Center for Science in the Public Interest, have called on Coca-Cola and PepsiCo to adopt and enforce a policy of not marketing sugar drinks to children aged 16 and under.