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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Odd-and-even 2.0 worked but farm fires and forest fires played spoilsport, says CSE
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has released its analysis of air quality data during the second phase of odd and even scheme – from April 15 to April 30. This shows that air pollution took a downward
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Drought is human-made, says Sunita Narain
Farmers from 12 states struggling with severe drought conditions came together in the national capital today to participate in a day-long consultation on the crisis which is devastating rural India. The
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Unlocking Forests: Does CAF Bill 2015 Offer Enough?
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has been entrusted with preserving and improving the forest wealth of the country in the interest of its citizens and national ecological
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Why I Should be Tolerant
Written by noted environmentalist and Down To Earth Editor Sunita Narain, "Why I Should Be Tolerant" is a quasi-autobiographical book which chronicles the global development discourse from the 20th and
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Odd-even rule is an emergency measure. Treat it as such – CSE tells Delhi CM
Delhi – and many other cities across India – need to plan differently to be able to beat the menace of air pollution. They cannot depend on a single solution, and need a basket of measures – this is what
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Delhi has lost the air quality gains of odd and even scheme. Delayed winter will make pollution worse if quicker steps are not taken to sustain the gains, says CSE
CSE has analysed air quality data from real-time monitoring of Delhi Pollution Control Board for the entire winter – November 2015 to January 2016 – to assess the benefits of the odd and even scheme and
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CSE’s inaugural State of India’s Health report connects most environmental factors to some of the gravest public health risks faced by India today
A number of public health catastrophes – arising largely out of environmental reasons -- are staring the people of India in the face. While the debate over polluted air and how to control it rages on in
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Chennai in crisis: CSE press note
Even as the world discusses climate change in Paris, Chennai is perhaps experiencing its impact – the unprecedented deluge that the city has been subjected to is a reminder of increasing frequency of such
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Body Burden 2015- State of India's Health
CSE’s first Health Annual explores the connect between health and environment, in a way everybody can understand. It will be on the lines of our highly popular SOE (State of Environment) series. The annual
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CSE calls for global action to shield farmers from increasing extreme weather events due to climate change
On the final day of the National Consultation on Crop Loss Estimation, Relief and Compensation,Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) called for global action to develop safety nets to shield farmers