Climate Change

BASIC nations seek alternatives before phasing out refrigerant gas

The US and other developed nations may want India to toe their line in phasing out hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) - climate damaging refrigerant gas - but they won't find it easy to push New Delhi to jun

Publication Date: 
20/09/2013
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, United States Of America (US), Sunita Narain, CSE, Climate Change, Brazil, South Africa, China, UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol, Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), Ozone Layer, Montreal Protocol, Climate Agreements, Climate Mitigation
Climate Change

HFC: A lesson on how companies make money to save the world

Industrialised countries should phase out HFC says Sunita Narain, Director-General, CSE in this presentation at CSE Annual South Asian Media Briefing Workshop on Climate Change, 2013 held from September 18-19, 2013.

Sunita Narain
Tags:
Ozone Hole, Atmosphere, CSE, Sunita Narain, Montreal Protocol, CFCs, Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), Developing Countries, United States Of America (US), Green House Gases, India, China, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Right To Information (RTI), Patents, Kyoto Protocol, UNFCCC
Climate Change

India won't toe US line on hydrofluorocarbon issue; puts up joint front with Brazil, China and South Africa

United States and other industrialized nations may want India to toe their line in phasing out hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) - climate damaging refrigerant gas - but it won't be easy for them to push New Delhi to divert from its stated position.

India has got support of three other powerful nations - Brazil, South Africa and China - in getting its position endorsed that the country will not phase out HFC unless there is availability of safe and economically viable alternatives.

Publication Date: 
19/09/2013
Vishwa Mohan
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), Brazil, South Africa, China, UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol, Montreal Protocol, Environmentalists, Sunita Narain, CSE, Climate Change
Environment

MoEF Penalty on Adani Group Against Green Laws

MYSTERY MOVES Experts say environmental laws don’t give the ministry the powers to levy a fine; No explanation was given how the penalty of . 200 crore was arrived at

By slapping a . 200-crore penalty on the Adani Group for environmental violations, the ministry of environment and forests may be breaking its own laws, say environmental lawyers.

Publication Date: 
19/09/2013
M Rajshekhar
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Gujarat, Kuchchh, Adani Port and SEZ Ltd, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment Clearance (EC), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Sunita Narain, CSE, Compensation, Ash, Groundwater Pollution, Coastal Regulations, Environment Act 1986, Environment
Climate Change

Climate Change - Facts and politics

South Asia is extremely vulnerable, it needs to act urgently to negotiate the climate deal said Sunita Narain, Director General, CSE in this presentation at the CSE Annual South Asian Media Briefing Workshop on Climate Change, 2013 being held in New Delhi from September 18-19, 2013.

Sunita Narain
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Poverty, India, South Asia, CSE, Sunita Narain, Extreme Weather Events, Green House Gases, Carbon Sinks, Methane, Carbon Dioxide, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Emission Targets, Economy, Climate Agreements, Developing Countries, United States Of America (US), Climate Mitigation, Renewable Energy, Fossil Fuels, Subsidies, Climate Adaptation
Mining

The mining mess

The rupee has crashed, growth is down and there is panic that the India story may be over or, at least, seriously dented.

Publication Date: 
09/09/2013
Sunita Narain
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Mining, Iron And Steel Industry, Karnataka, Goa, Minerals, Bellary (D), Illegal Trade, Forest Encroachments, Environmentalists, Sunita Narain, CSE, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Chhattisgarh
Water Pollution

Clean water still a dream for 4.6 crore

Clean drinking water is out of reach for 4.64 crore people in rural areas in the country, says a report tabled by the Union water resources ministry in Parliament last week.

Publication Date: 
04/09/2013
B Sivakumar
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Drinking Water, Rural Water Supply, Water Quality, Water Pollution, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Water Harvesting, Fluoride, Dharmapuri (D), Groundwater, Vellore (D), Heavy Metals, Groundwater Pollution, Cauvery, Noyyal, Sunita Narain, CSE, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Groundwater Recharge
Environment

Adani's Mundra port fined for breach of environment norms

Company allegedly damaged mangroves, creeks while setting up port project at Kutch under APSEZ

Publication Date: 
04/09/2013
Rutam Vora
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Gujarat, Kuchchh, Adani Port and SEZ Ltd, Environment Clearance (EC), Mangroves, Thermal Power Plants, Sunita Narain, CSE, Coastal Regulations, Environment
Environment

Adani Port Jumps Green Light, Fined . 200 Crore

The environment ministry has slapped a . 200-crore fine on the Adani Group’s Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone for damaging mangroves, creeks and the local environment at the project site.

Publication Date: 
04/09/2013
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Gujarat, Kuchchh, Adani Port and SEZ Ltd, Environment Clearance (EC), Mangroves, Thermal Power Plants, Water Pollution, Groundwater Pollution, Sunita Narain, CSE, Coastal Regulations, Environment
Environment

Mundra projects fined Rs. 200 cr. for green law violations

The Environment and Forests Ministry has slapped a Rs. 200 crore penalty on Gautam Adani’s Mundra multi-purpose projects for violating green laws. The money will go to an Environment Restoration Fund to mitigate the damage done to the area around the project sites.

The order was issued after the Ministry accepted the report of the committee set up under Ms. Sunita Narain, director general of the Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment.

Publication Date: 
03/09/2013
Nitin SethI
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Gujarat, Kuchchh, Thermal Power Plants, Adani Port and SEZ Ltd, Mangroves, Environment Clearance (EC), Sunita Narain, CSE, Environment

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