“Reduction of GST rates could prove to be an incentive to drive greener production” – CSE
As the government gears up to announce the Union Budget of 2026, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has strongly…
Workshop on “Pathways for Vehicle Electrification for Zero Emissions Mobility in West Bengal”- A great initiative by CSE
Recently Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi, conducted an effective workshop in collaboration with the West Bengal State…
Indian soils severely deficient in essential nutrients
India’s soils are severely deficient in essential nutrients like nitrogen and organic carbon, according to the Soil Health Card (SHC)…
Africa is warming more rapidly than the global average,says CSE’s State of Africa’s Environment report, released in Addis Ababa
The year 2024 was the warmest year on record for Africa. To add to this, almost the entire ocean area…
New CSE study says urgent reforms in GST regime needed to shore up India’s circular economy and waste recycling sector
A new analysis of India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has shown…
Indian mega cities face high ozone pollution this summer: CSE
Every leading metropolis and mega city in India – including Kolkata, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai – has been struck…
Decarbonising the coal-based thermal power sector in India can lead to over 30 per cent reduction in GHG emissions: CSE
“Electricity generation accounts for 39 per cent of India’s total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and coal-based thermal power plants (TPPs)…
Global conflicts, trade tensions and fragile multilateralism overshadow Bonn conference and its outcomes
A world riven by global conflicts, trade wars and climate impacts left its mark on the recently concluded mid-year UN…
Six of Himachal’s ‘greenest’ schools win Chief Minister’s GSP Rolling Trophy for 2024-25
Recently Six schools from Himachal Pradesh were awarded the prestigious 2024-25 Chief Minister’s GSP Rolling Trophies for their exceptional environmental…
Data and statistics point to difficult times ahead for the nation: CSE
Releasing the analysis in the form of an e-compendium of data and statistics titled State of India’s Environment in Figures…
CSE releases nation-wide review of good practice in clean air action
India’s National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) has completed five years. A new nation-wide review of the Programme by Centre for…
India needs to support its community seed banks to ensure food security in climate-risked times: CSE
In an era in which climate change has become a real and present crisis, some non-government bodies, individuals and other…
Reset the action agenda for cleaning the Yamuna in Delhi-NCR — says CSE
In the four years between 2017 and 2022, the Delhi government spent more than Rs 6,856 crore on cleaning the…
CSE releases 2024-25 winter air pollution analysis for six megacities of India
Irrespective of their diverse geographic and climatic contexts, the megacities of India – Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai…
Industrial waste circularity can make a huge difference to the way we manage waste and reduce carbon emissions: CSE
Building and practising a circular economy is not just about managing waste efficiently – it has a potential to lead…
Will India meet its vehicle electrification target by 2030? Unlikely, says the 2025 State of India’s Environment report
India has set itself a target for electrifying its vehicles – 30 per cent electrification of its new vehicle fleet…
CHEMICAL POLLUTION–No place is safe in today’s world
In 2019, chemicals in the environment reportedly accounted for two million deaths and 53 million disability-adjusted life years worldwide —…
Generation Alpha will inherit a profound loss in a planet that is much warmer, climatologically changed – says State of India’s Environment 2025 report
The 2025 Delhi assembly elections told us that clean air, clean Yamuna, and garbage on the streets were issues that…
India’s ‘greenest’ schools felicitated by CSE
The Annual Green Schools Programme Awards Ceremony is a prestigious event that celebrates the ‘green’ achievements of outstanding schools from…
Annual PM2.5 levels rose in 2024 for the second consecutive year, despite a drop in stubble burning
As a new year begins, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has released an assessment of annual trends in levels…
CSE brings together cities and organisations that have initiated best practices in solid waste management under SBM 2.0
India is waking up to meet the challenge of managing its solid waste, and that too, proactively. And the biggest…
Reusing treated wastewater can help ease India’s growing urban water crisis, says new report from CSE
Of the total urban wastewater and sewage generated in India, a mere 28 per cent (20,236 million litre per day…
Coal cannot be replaced; it must be ‘displaced’ by clean energy sources: CSE
A ‘green’ transition in India’s energy sector is about reducing energy poverty and mitigating climate change. Renewable energy is critical…
A tale of opportunity lost, obligations diluted and responsibility shirked — says CSE about COP 29
“At COP 29, we lost an opportunity — without a meaningful agreement on climate finance; both in terms of quantity…
Global meet set to begin final negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution
As the world gets ready to meet in Busan, South Korea next week for the fifth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee session…