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EPCA Report - Report on priority measures to reduce air pollution and protect public health in the matter of W.P. (C) No.13029 of 1985; M.C. Mehta v/s UOI & others. The report states that Delhi was able to arrest and lower air pollution with its first phase of action directed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court. But Delhi could not sustain these gains and air pollution levels are rising again. Growing pollution especially from vehicles and delayed action have enhanced public health risk.

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

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.

"When I see a building, I think of a river", says Sunita Narain, Director General, Centre for Science and Environment. Confused? Wondering what is the connection between a sprawling mall, a huge hospital, a humble house or an office complex and a river? River beds are being literally emptied out. Why? to meet the demand of the construction industry. The amount required is massive, and will only grow in the coming years.

Centre for Science and Environment ranks 19th amongst top 70 thinktanks on environment in 2013 Global Go To Think Tank Index (GGTTI).

Coastal Regulation in South Asia - a presentation by Sugandh Juneja at South Asian Convention on Coastal Management, Puducherry, January 19-21, 2014.

Read more:http://www.cseindia.org/userfiles/Regulation_SA.pdf

South Asia convention on Coastal Management: Overview - a presentation by Chandra Bhushan at South Asian Convention on Coastal Management, Puducherry, January 19-21, 2014.

Read more: http://www.cseindia.org/userfiles/overview-coastal.pdf

The South Asia convention on Coastal Management convention jointly organised by Centre for Science and Environment and Pondicherry-based PondyCAN identified the need for the South Asian countries to share experiences and approaches and the need to learn from each other.

Draft guidelines for regulating food high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) also popularly known as Junk Food. Working Group set up by the Expert Group set up as per the order dated September 4, 2013 of the Honorable High Court of Delhi.

IIn 1987, the Montreal Protocol phased out the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), an ozone-depleting substance (ODS) used as coolants in refrigeration and air conditioning. Unfortunately, the chemicals increasingly being deployed in their place, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are themselves exceptionally potent greenhouse gases.

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