Laboratory results of honey testing
It is a food fraud more nefarious and more sophisticated than what we found in our 2003 and 2006 investigations into soft drinks; more damaging to our health than perhaps anything that we have found till
CSE Study
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Mercury pollution in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh and its health impacts
A study by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a New Delhi-based research and advocacy body, has found high levels of mercury in the environment as well as bodies of local people in Sonbhadra, Uttar
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No takers for disposal of lethal trash in Bhopal plant
Public outrage seems to have got better of scientific opinion when it comes to disposing of over 350 tonnes of toxic waste on the Union Carbide's now-defunct premises at Bhopal. A perusal of several
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US cheap credit is ruining Indian solar panel industry: CSE
Funding offers at low rates by the United States will ruin the domestic solar photo-voltaic (PV) manufacturing industry, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has said. The US Exim Bank and the
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Greening steel-making
Perspectives of industries and non-government bodies often differ on environment protection norms. While NGOs insist on putting in place the most stringent environment safety standards, industries often find it difficult to comply with such norms. Similarly, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a non-government organisation, and public sector steel maker SAIL are unable to agree on what would be the right green norms for the steel industry.
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Open letter to Amir Khan
Latest to bear the brunt of Amir Khan's "Satyamev Jayate" is the farming community in India who according to the show were using excessive pesticides during farming thus exposing consumers to the hazards
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Public understanding of participation in regulatory decision-making: The case of bottled water quality standards in India
“Science-based” standards are an integral part of modern regulatory systems. Studies on “public understanding of science” mostly focus on high technology areas in advanced economies. In contrast, the present
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India: food, marketing and children's health
The camera pans in. The grins of smiling school children fill the frame. An enthusiastic teacher, played by a famous Bollywood actress, sits in the centre. The scene is a "remote picturesque setting".
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Indore, Bhopal pollutes its water resources, heavily dependent on Narmada
Indore, the state's commercial capital, once dependent on the Bilawali and Limbodi water tanks, as well as from the Yashwant Sagar dam is now heavily dependent on the Narmada River (70 km away) for its
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Chouhan promises drive to ensure water in every village
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that a campaign would be launched to ensure that every village and city has its own water structure. Everyone has right over water. It will not
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Modern agriculture, pesticides and human health : a case of agricultural labourers in western Maharashtra
Modern agriculture practices have been great promise for economic development of nation. Farm productivity is directly proportional to use of agrochemicals as observed from the first green revolution.