First food: business of taste
Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
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Towards Clean Air in Nigerian Cities
This is a rapid review of the current concerns around urban air pollution and public health challenges in Nigerian cities. It aims to identify the key policy gaps that need to be addressed while framing
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Not as cool: improving energy performance of air conditioners in India
<p>Centre for Science and Environment has released the results of the lab tests of energy performance of popular 5-star split room air conditioners (RACs) under normal and maximum temperature conditions to assess how these units perform under different outdoor temperature conditions and how that affects the energy savings from the star labeling programme of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE).</p>
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CSE’s Clean City Awards conferred on three Indian cities
Alappuzha, Panaji and Mysuru are three of the cleanest cities in India, with municipal waste management systems that actually work – says a latest rating by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). The
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CSE’s Clean City Awards conferred on three Indian cities
Alappuzha, Panaji and Mysuru are three of the cleanest cities in India, with municipal waste management systems that actually work – says a latest rating by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). The
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Resolving the IPR Issue during HFC Phase-down: A Case Study of HFO1234yf in the Mobile Air-conditioning Sector
To understand the impediments that IPR poses for a successful phase-down of HFCs in developing countries, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Unit
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NDA government has done well on pollution standards and monitoring, but needs to do much more on green clearances, forestry and its flagship schemes on sanitation and the Ganga: CSE
<p><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">NDA government has done well on pollution standards and monitoring, but needs to do much more on green clearances, forestry and its flagship schemes on sanitation and the Ganga: CSE</span></p>
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Shutting Old Capacity: The 34 GW Question
Shutting Old Capacity: The 34 GW Question Discusses the environmental, economic and technical parameters that can be used to identify power plant units which have exceeded their design life for retirement.
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What’s in our bread?: CSE’s new study points to presence of possible cancer-causing chemical in bread
One of urban India’s staple food products – the bread that we buy off the shelves every day – could be laced with toxic chemicals which are serious health hazards, finds a new study done in Delhi by Centre
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Potassium Bromate/Iodate in Bread and Bakery Product: CSE study results and recommendations
Use of chemical food additives is a common practice in packaged and processed foods. Not all of them are safe. One such additive is potassium bromate (KBrO3) which, until over two decades ago, was routinely
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Potassium Bromate or Potassium Iodate in Bread
Bread industry uses potassium bromate and potassium iodate, substances that are banned in many countries, but not in India; Indian regulators must act immediately and ban them CSE’s new study tests bread