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…
CSE director general Sunita Narain addresses High Level Ministerial Conference, says prevention is the best bet for countries in the Global South
“Prevention is the most effective way of fighting the silent pandemic of antimicrobial resistance – especially for low-and middle-income countries…
Manage construction and demolition (C&D) waste better to fight air pollution, says new CSE assessment
CSE assesses 16 C&D waste recycling plants; finds most of them underutilised or economically unviable Ecosystem of waste management and…
India has faced more extreme weather events and higher damages in 2024 compared to last year, says CSE
Extreme weather events have been steadily on the rise in India. The report is published every year by Centre for…
Mobility crisis is behind the pollution in Delhi
Despite taking several technology measures to curb pollution from vehicles, vehicular pollution has emerged as the top polluter in the…
Diwali 2024: What is the first smog event of the season like? (A briefing note)
Season’s first smog event quite predictably built up on the Diwali day with a rapid and substantial increase in particulate…
Is the polluter really paying in India’s plastic packaging management ecosystem?
India is taking steps to fight the plastic waste menace, but its efforts will not see fruition unless it gives…
Why is Delhi’s air unbreathable despite a dip in farm fires? CSE’s pre-winter pre-Diwali analysis
A new pre-Diwali and pre-winter analysis of air pollution in Delhi by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has found…
Show Us the Money – A briefing by CSE
Climate finance is expected to dominate the discussions at the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework…
UN General Assembly’s High-Level Meet heralds momentous shift
The world has finally decided to move with fresh impetus in its fight against the “silent pandemic” – antimicrobial resistance…