<p style="margin-left:.5in;">· Over 300 prominent Indian and global philanthropists including Jennifer and Peter Buffett(via webcast),Nadir Godrej,
<p align="right"><strong><u>PRESS RELEASE</u></strong></p> <p align="right"> </p> <p>27 February, 2014: The HVAC&R sector is exploring ways to balance industrial growth with environmental responsibilities
<p><strong>Union minister for new and renewable energy, Farooq Abdullah, releases CSE’s Citizen’s Report on State of Renewable Energy</strong></p> <p><strong>In 2012-13, electricity produced
<p>India’s import dependence on the energy front can be lowered to 21% in 2047 at its most optimal level from the current level of 31%, provided India takes the corrective steps towards pricing that
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Justice Mr. M. Chockalingam (Judicial Member) and Prof. Dr. R. Nagendran (Expert Member) constituting the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone Bench), issued a direction on 14th February 2014 halting all construction in the ecologically sensitive Amrut Mahal Kaval grassland ecosystems in Challakere Taluk, Chitradurga district, Karnataka.
Adhunik Metaliks Limited, engaged in manufacturing of alloy, special and construction steel; mining of Iron and Manganese Ore and into power generation, has bagged Greentech Environment Excellence award 2014 for the third consecutive year.
Water samples from the Upper Ganges River shed light on the spread of potential 'superbugs' says this press release on the research by Newcastle University, UK, and the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
<p><strong>UPA II should have had the courage to stand by its earlier decision to tax cars and SUVs higher to address the crisis of energy and pollution, says CSE </strong></p>
<p>Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) strongly criticises the move of the UPA government to not table the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMMDR) Bill 2011 in the ongoing session of Parliament; this will be the last session of the 15th Lok Sabha. If not passed now, the Bill will lapse.</p>
The CITES Secretary-General, Mr John E. Scanlon, welcomed the excellent results achieved by law enforcement officers from 28 countries during Operation COBRA II, a month-long global operation to combat illegal wildlife trade, which ended on 27 January 2014. Operation COBRA II was organized by the Lusaka Agreement Task Force (LATF), China, the United States of America, South Africa, the Association of South East Asia Nations Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN-WEN) and the South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN), and was coordinated by International Coordination Teams located in Nairobi and Bangkok.
The Gabonese president Ali Bongo Ondimba will unveil a new initiative to help curb the illegal poaching of African elephants for their ivory. Gabon will utilise forensic DNA techniques from United Kingdom scientists based in Edinburgh to track elephants in an attempt reduce their slaughter due to illegal poaching.
United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced today that the United States has requested World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement consultations with the Government of India concerning domestic content requirements in India’s national solar program.
Drinking fruit juice is potentially just as bad for you as drinking sugar-sweetened drinks because of its high sugar content, two medical researchers from the University of Glasgow have warned.
<p>Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed today’s Supreme Court decision on checking air pollution in the NCR. The Court today has admitted the report from the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) on ‘Priority measures to reduce air pollution and protect public health’ as an interlocutory application (IA).</p>
<p>Both Delhi and Beijing had begun their fight against air pollution neck-to-neck, but Delhi has lost steam midway. Beijing has moved ahead because of its decisive action, finds a review by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) of the state of air quality reporting by monitoring agencies in the two cities</p>
<p>CSE welcomes decision of the oil and environment minister Veerappa Moily to reduce the price of compressed natural gas (CNG) by Rs 15 per kg in Delhi. This amounts to a cut of almost 30 per cent in Delhi and a similar price reduction of about 25-30 per cent in other states.</p>
Climate Parliament asked the Government to immediately launch the National Clean Energy Mission for 75 million households of the country, who are living without energy access and submitted today an expert report and memorandum to the Ministers of New and Renewable Energy, Power, Petroleum and Natural Gas, and Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission as a follow up of their Memorandum to the Prime Minister.
<p>The World Cancer Report 2014 launched by International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) reveals how the cancer burden is growing at an alarming pace and emphasizes the need for urgent implementation of efficient prevention strategies to curb the disease. Read Press Release on this report.</p>
An international team of nuclear installation safety experts, led by the International Atomic Energy Agency, has evaluated the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (APS), units 3 & 4 to assess how the station has followed up on an Operational Safety Review Team (OSART) mission undertaken in 2012. Read this IAEA Press Release.
