New assessment by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) finds unprecedented scale of clearances being given by the ministry of environment to industrial projects in the last five years
New Delhi, October 13, 2011: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has expressed its strong disagreement with some of the contents of an ‘open letter to leaders’, written recently by India’s top industrialists. In a response to the open letter, CSE’s director general Sunita Narain has refuted the industry leaders’ contention that environmental clearances are delaying projects and hampering growth.
Centre for Science and Environment’s Pollution Monitoring Lab carries out tests on leading ‘energy’ drink brands like Red Bull and Cloud 9. Finds high levels of caffeine in 44 per cent of the samples
CSE does noise level survey, finds many areas in Delhi crossing the norms Centre for Science and Environment’s (CSE) Pollution Monitoring Lab tracks noise levels in Delhi and finds them to be very high in some places Constant exposure to noise can have serious health implications, ranging from deafness to heart conditions to sleep disorders
CSE slams hike in petrol prices. Says it should not be done without narrowing the price gap with diesel. Calls it “mindless” It is leading to gross misuse of the poor persons’ fuel by rich car owners, massive revenue losses for the government, and serious damage to public health Government should ban use of diesel in cars, increase price of diesel and tax on diesel cars
Copenhagen Accord is weak, meaningless and fundamentally flawed. It will be bad for the fight against climate change and bad for India.
Report supports proposal to share 26 per cent net profits of mining companies with local communities
Says this will check use of diesel in cars and cut toxic risk from diesel emissions. Will curb energy guzzling incited by cheap diesel and the shift towards bigger engines and SUVs Will help government cap revenue losses from luxury consumption of diesel
Coal mining firms will now have to share 26 per cent of profits with local people Important step towards inclusive growth, says CSE
Mining companies must share profits with local communities: latest CSE report comes out in support of proposal to share 26 per cent net profits Says the money generated from this will go a long way in reducing poverty and deprivation in the mining affected areas
Calls it a 'resounding defeat' for pesticide industry which has been promoting this deadly toxin
Calls the decision “timely” and “significant” for protecting water bodies Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) issues notification stopping work on cement factory being built in Bhavnagar. Factory was being built over a water body used by farmers for irrigating their fields.
India changes its position on endosulfan at the Stockholm Convention It softens its stand and agrees that endosulfan is a health hazard. It agrees to a ban on the pesticide.
New Delhi, February 4, 2003: We take it for granted that the bottled water we drink is safe.