Who is monitoring Lavasa?

Lavasa Corporation is rushing to complete its township in Western Ghats. No one knows if the promoter is complying with conditions on which it …

India’s Minamata

Singrauli, the powerhouse of India with massive coal reserves and many thermal power plants, should have been prosperous. But it is poor and …

The great wetland robbery in Kakarapalli

Police open fire, but people resolute to weed out power plant from wetland in Andhra Pradesh

Cementing possibilities

After water, concrete (mainly cement) is the most widely used material on the planet. It is also the second largest industrial emitter of carbon …

Licence to kill

One person dies every hour in Delhi due to ambient air choked with particles. Diesel exhaust is a major source of fine particles that are …

Tryst with rain

Following the monsoon failure of 1999-2000, two states - Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh - launched crash programmes to encourage water harvesting. An …

The truth about solar mission

For the Government of India the first phase of the national solar mission has been a grand success. It not only managed to attract industry to …

The Great Carbon Capture: All about markets and credits

Carbon markets have the potential to unlock billions of dollars for Global South nations that need financing to transition to a low-carbon energy …

It is a cosy club: The voluntary carbon market is a closed-door affair

Voluntary carbon market is a sophisticated ecosystem. It involves a multitude of players to ensure that a carbon offset project delivers on its …

Resource war India after 2020

If the developing world today is the locus of climate change  mitigation, including reduction in emissions, then there surely must exist a …

Can faith heal?

Billed as the largest gathering of humanity in recorded history, Maha Kumbh has commenced in Allahabad. Over the next few weeks, pilgrims will …

Delhi PM2.5 levels rose by 68 per cent within a day in early November: CSE

Rapid build-up in short timespan able to tip air quality into severe category as local pollution already very high, says thinktank  

Green Schools Programme Awards 2024

CSE’s Green Schools Programme Awards recognise schools that are the best managers of their natural resources within their own premises

Let’s build for a green future

CSE recommends that the country should define green and low-carbon cement

Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2024: Welcome Note

Centre for Science and Environment presents the flagship Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2024

Highlights of Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2024

What was on the agenda this time?

Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2024 begins: CSE, DTE release 2024 State of India’s Environment report

2023-24 was a year of ‘polycrisis’, says Sunita Narain at opening ceremony  

Centre releases white paper on pathways to catalyse tech innovation ecosystem for e-mobility

Document co-authored by CSE with Department of Science & Technology part of white paper; it envisages focused cell & battery development …

Entrepreneur Nikhil Kamath announces Rs 50 lakh for climate change charity

A recent podcast highlighted global shift in energy system and opportunities it provides to young entrepreneurs

Restoring Lake Victoria: CSE, Tanzanian authorities hold multi-nation stakeholder consultation

Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, Uganda and Rwanda attend meeting to discuss strategies to restore lake

Delhi loses 80 lives to air pollution every day, says study

Outdoor air pollution is the fifth largest killer in India

Trauma,caused by extreme shock

Is the Governor of Delhi in a state of shock?

Piloting disaster

Exercise in non-performance

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