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What happened to our right to CLEAN AIR!
Our campaign started with blowing the lid on smog and exposing the smogmakers in a city
where a person dies every hour due to air pollution. The campaign carries on to clean the
air of noxious pollutants to make breathing easier for all |
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 CSE invites you to attend the release function of The Leapfrog
Factor: Clearing the air in Asian cities - The product of a ten-year campaign to
combat vehicular pollution.
The book will be release by Delhi Chief Minister
Sheila Dikshit.
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
4.30 pm onwards
Venue: WWF Auditorium
World Wide Fund For Nature
172 B, Lodhi Estate
New Delhi - 110003
 Click here to Download a sample chapter of The leapfrog
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PRESS RELEASE
[April 19, 2006]
Pollution challenge in Indian cities more severe
today, says CSE
Read More...
The Leapfrog Factor: Clearing the air in Asian
cities
A 2006 Centre for Science and Environment publication
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PRESENTATION
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BOOK
LEAPFROG FACTOR:
Ten years of action, learning and impacts. Presents the complex Asian challenge. The
continent dodders as the automobile industry hardsells cars as the key to a lifestyle of
wealth and freedom. Asia can survive only if it reinvents the idea of mobility. Builds
cities based on public transport. Leapfrogs vehicle technology and fuel quality to cut
exposure to killer fumes. Finds its own unique way out of the haze.
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| POLICY POLICE |
War on MMT won
We welcome the swift intervention of the Union Petroleum Minister, Mani Shankar Aiyar, to
ascertain the status of the use of the MMT (methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl),
a manganese-based octane enhancer in petrol. - by Anumita Roychowdhury |
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 LEAPFROG FACTOR
Towards clean air in Asian cities
(March 30 - April 1)
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Experts, policy
makers and industry reps from Asia, US and Europe in Delhi discuss region-specific
challenges, strategies and regulations to control vehicular pollution in Asian countries
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| AUTO FUEL POLICY |
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APRIL. 8,
2003:
'You are holding back state governments from implementing an effective
emissions inspection programme' more...
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- Open letter to B C Khanduri, Union Minister of State for Road
Transport and Highways |
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| EVENTS |
Leapfrog Factor: Towards Clean Air In Asian Cities (New Delhi, March 30
– April 1, 2004) Learn more... |
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We keep
organising exhibitions, seminars and workshops to bring together expert opinions from
across the world and spread awareness on what can be done to clean up the air. Read on to
know what is happening. Past Events... |
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| LINKS |
Links
to other websites where you can get additional information on what is being done to
control air pollution across the world. more... |
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| SMOG DIGEST (May '05- June '05) |
 Among other things, the media
reportage focussed on the West Bengal government's decision to ban pre 1990 vehicles...
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Access CSE publication
A Primer on implementation of the in-use emission norms, as amended by the Union
government in February 2004
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| ACTION ALERT |
A pleasant surprise! The
Delhi government announced the budget for the year 2005-06 yesterday. The sales tax hike
– from 12 per cent to 20 per cent announced last year, but put on the back burner due
to severe pressure from the diesel lobby, will happen this year.
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| FACTSHEETS |
| Knowledge is power!
Read factsheets on key issues and stay informed. We collect and analyse information from
across the world and put it in perspective. more... |
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| UPDATES |
Read two reports by international
CNG experts that evaluate how Delhi, which has the world’s largest CNG city bus fleet
with 7,100 buses, is meeting the challenge of large-scale deployment of a new technology.
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JULY 17, 2002:
A CSE study shows that the Supreme Court ruling on trucks and goods vehicles will make a
dramatic impact on particulate pollution levels in the Capital
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| CSE'S CNG CAMPAIGN |
 The Supreme Court has put an end to all
speculations on CNG. Its message is clear: the priority is public health and
there will be no compromises on this. more... |
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expertise: Foolish economics and malicious intent more... |
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APRIL
19, 2002: CSE condemns repeated threats from IGL to increase prices of CNG
Why is IGL inciting the Delhi Govt. to hike bus fares and destroy
consumer interest in the CNG strategy? more... |
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April 17, 2002:
CSE files FIR on Cyber crime. Yet another dirty trick from the
diesel lobby?
It has just come to the notice of CSE that an e-mail message is in
wide circulation from a portal called dhamakapataka@morningindia.com maligning CSE and
misrepresenting facts of its CNG campaign. This is a dangerous misinformation campaign.
Since this message seems to have a wide outreach, we are keen to set the picture right.
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April 10, 2002:
Pollution Levels Plummet as Diesel Buses go off Roads
The landmark Court
ruling came on April 5, 2002. The fall out: around 6000 diesel buses were off the road the
next day. The RSPM, however, remained high between April 5 and 7 because of dust storms
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April 8, 2002
Do not let a handful of bus operators
hold the city to ransom and compromise the health of millions in Delhi
CSE is encouraged to
see the responsible way the city govt. has responded so far to focus on the implementation
strategy of the court order more... |
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April 6, 2002: CSE
welcomes the recent Supreme Court ruling
The three-judge bench headed by Justice BN Kirpal is momentous and
innovative more... |
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Fuelling corruption: The network
of theft
In an independent inspection
of fuel adulteration in Delhi, CSE found that the current tests and fuel specifications
are completely inadequate to detect adulteration.
Complete report available in .pdf format |
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Urban air
pollution, Health impacts, Urban Transportation, Alternative Fuels and Vehicle Technology
to Inspection and Maintenance Systems...
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 Just bend
it
Pollution under control tests for
diesel vehicles are a big farce
DTE,
May. 15, 2005
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The
smog will remain
Transport ministry wants early review of National Auto Fuel Policy
to highlight obstacles
DTE,
Feb. 15, 2005 |
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 Sinister pattern
Analysis of Asian studies highlights universality of air
pollution problem
DTE,
July 15, 2004
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 The number one rule
The Swiss government regulates even the numbers of polluting particulate matter
DTE, July 15, 2004
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The
US awakens
To the positive
link between green laws and greenbacks
DTE, Dec 15, 2003 |
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 Kein diesel ohne filter
A campaign in
Germany demands particulate filters in diesel cars
DTE, Nov 15 2003
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 Spilling into court
US state’s
battle against toxic fuel additive MTBE
DTE,
Nov 15, 2003
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 Murky
manoeuvre
USEPA’s
smokescreen to avoid curbing vehicular emissions
DTE, Sept 30, 2003
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 Nanoparticles, so tiny
as to defy geometric definition, pose a serious challenge to scientists, regulatory
authorities and health experts.
DTE, Sept 15, 2003
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 Smoggy existence
Air quality in India's small towns has deteriorated over the years
DTE,
August 31, 2003
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 It’s official now
Price mechanism is
the only way to discourage the use of dirty fuels.
DTE, July
31, 2003
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 Taken for a ride
Union government fails to promote electric three-wheelers.
Union government fails to promote electric three-wheelers.
DTE, May
31, 2003
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