Air Pollution

Public hearing of the capacity expansion of coal washing facility by Hind Energy, Hingadih village, Chhattisgarh

Public hearing of the capacity expansion of 1X600 MW Thermal Power Plant by Korba West Power Co, Raigarh, Chattisgarh

On World Environment Day, CSE warns Delhi’s air pollution and congestion crisis will worsen this decade if urgent action is not taken

• Nearly every day this summer, both particulate matter and ozone levels have exceeded standards. These pollutants can snuff life out of cities
• On top of that, carbon dioxide emissions from cars have added to the warming in and around the city

Pollution: the great leveller

A harried parent called a few weeks ago. She wanted to know if the pollution levels in Delhi were bad and if so how bad. The answer was simple and obvious. But why do you need to know? Her daughter’s prestigious school (which I will leave unnamed) had sent a circular to parents, saying they are planning to shift to air-conditioned buses because they were worried about air pollution. She wanted to know if this was the right decision.

Take a bus……

Bus, walk and cycle power India’s mobility. Yet rapid motorization is snuffing life out of cities. Can Delhi and other cities reinvent the dream of mobility to get out of this urban nightmare? This needs inventive thinking, action and confidence to break out of the arrogance of old ideas!

Aviation and Environment

Introduction

Aviation is one of the fastest growing industries worldwide and the fastest growing transportation mode in India.

How India is getting gas and coal policy wrong

Two monopolies. One private and the other public; one in gas and one in coal. Both equally disastrous for the environment. I speak here of Reliance Industries Ltd and Coal India Ltd.

Press Release: CSE trashes contention that diesel use by cars is very low

Says this is a ploy to avoid higher taxation on diesel cars

Diesel: when bad policy makes for toxic hell

Just consider. Every time petrol prices are raised, oil companies end up losing more money. Simply because the price differential between petrol and diesel increases further, and people gravitate towards diesel vehicles. More the use of diesel, more the oil companies bleed. Worse, we all bleed because diesel vehicles add to toxic pollution in our cities, which, in turn, adds to ill health and treatment costs.

CSE finds serious flaws and gaffes in the fuel consumption norms proposed for cars

• Cleverly crafted standards conceal more than they reveal

• The government has avoided stating the real targets for improvement