Construction and Demolition Waste case studies
CSE’s latest analysis of air quality in cities of Rajasthan points to disturbing rise in ‘bad air’ days in the state
Strategies for Ensuring Clean Air in Rajasthan (with special focus on Jaipur region)
Declining population of camel in India is worrying
With increasing mechanisation and synthetic fertiliser usage, the camel is no longer needed for transportation, ploughing and manure
Rajasthan has used only 12 per cent of its District Mineral Foundation (DMF) allocation, says CSE’s latest analysis
Lab Report - Antibiotic Resistance in Poultry Environment
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a non-governmental organization based in New Delhi, has set up the Pollution Monitoring Laboratory (PML) to monitor environmental pollution. PML is an ISO 9001:2008 accredited laboratory certified by SWISSCERT Pvt. Ltd. for conducting Pollution Monitoring and Scientific Studies on Environmental Samples.
Rainwater Harvesting System at Umaid Heritage Housing Complex
Location: Jodhpur, Rajasthan
District Mineral Foundations, currently being set up by states, are an opportunity as well as a challenge, says CSE
Expresses ‘alarm’ at the people-unfriendly way Rajasthan has gone about drafting its recently released DMF rules
Supreme Court admits EPCA report on priority measures to control air pollution
State Level Workshop on "Water conservation and wastewater recycle/ reuse in Rajasthan - Issues and Challenges" in Jaipur, Rajasthan
Jaipur, February 7, 2013: CSE organised a state level workshop on “Water conservation and wastewater recycle/ reuse in Rajasthan - Issues and Challenges” on February 7.
Bhopal to Germany
Twenty-eight years after the lethal gas leak at Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, the 350 tonnes of toxic waste lying at the defunct factory is likely to be airlifted to Germany for safe disposal. The disposal process, however, will start only after India’s Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules of 2008, which forbid export and import of hazardous waste, are amended. Read more
Coke in hot water
The Kerala High Court has ordered status quo to be maintained on the cancellation of Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Limited's licence to operate its bottling plant at Plachimada in Kerala. The licence had been cancelled by the Perumatty gram panchayat in Palakkad district of Kerala, following complaints that the company was creating water scarcity in the area by overexploiting groundwater.
CSE's report on mining - Rich Lands Poor People - released in Rajasthan
Unregulated legal mining and rampant illegal mining in Rajasthan has systematically destroyed forests, devastated the Aravallis, and played havoc with the water resources of the state, says Centre for Science and Environment’s Sixth State of India’s Environment report, “Rich Lands, Poor People” – Is sustainable mining possible?
With help from worms
By: Jyotika Sood Shekhawati farmers in Rajasthan go organic It came to them as a small business proposal. About 10,000 farmers in the semi-arid Shekhawati region on the edge of Thar desert turned it into a fortune spinner and have become major organic farmers in Rajasthan.