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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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Policy Police
Our government rarely ever looks at the air quality
data it spawns. Data demands action. Feigning ignorance relieves such stress, says
Anumita Roychowdhury |
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| PRESS RELEASES |
SEPT. 05, 2003:
PUC CHARADE: DIESEL POLLUTERS EXCUSED FROM REVISED NORMS
But CSE welcomes the decision that will allow state governments to set even tighter
emissions control standards |
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APRIL. 8,
2003:
'You are holding back state governments from implementing an effective
emissions inspection programme'
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letter to B C Khanduri, Union Minister of State for Road Transport and
Highways |
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| EVENTS |
| 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. More... |
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additional information on what is being done to control air pollution across the world. More... |
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CAMPAIGN
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Time to bow out, Mr Ram Naik by
Hari Jaisingh
The Tribune,
New Delhi, 11th Aug, 2002 |
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Adulterated diesel supply up due to
drought
The Tribune
New Delhi, 10th Aug, 2002 |
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No rains to clean muck in air, SPM
levels rise
The Indian Express
New Delhi, 30th July, 2002 |
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Safety norms row leaves many fuming
The Times of India
New Delhi, 30th July, 2002 |
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Ban on heavy vehicles can reduce
pollution by 55%
The Tribune
New Delhi, 22nd July,2002 |
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13th CNG bus on fire, no norms yet
The Indian Express
New Delhi, 18th July, 2002 |
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Ban on polluters lauded
The Hindu
New Delhi, 17th July, 2002 |
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Without rain, pollutants stay put
over city
Indian Express
New Delhi, 17th July, 2002 |
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If trucks go Euro II, Delhi can
take off masks
The Indian Express
New Delhi, 16th July, 2002 |
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Govt. to change gears in
anti-pollution drive
The Hindu
New Delhi, 9th July, 2002 |
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Pollution still not under control
The Pioneer
New Delhi, 9th July, 2002 |
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Delhi still gets deadly diesel dose
The Times of India
New Delhi, 5th July, 2002 |
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PUC checks based on wrong premise
The Indian Express
New Delhi, 3rd July, 2002 |
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| SMOG DIGEST (Sept. 2003) |
Snapshots
of media coverage of vehicular pollution from 65 newspapers and magazines in India.
The month ending August witnessed much activity on the vehicular pollution front in India.
The media spotlight fell on Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Assam gearing up to adopt
either CNG or expand LPG use. Coverage of bio-fuels, gaseous fuels, and in-use vehicles
remained in focus. In some cities the periodic drive to enforce PUC remains popular
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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. |
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| APRIL 29, 2002: Ram Naik's
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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DOWN
TO EARTH
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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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 Worse
than the worst
Hydrogen fuel is hostile to stratospheric
ozone.
DTE,
July 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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 A
wish:
A hybrid car, at your doorstep.
DTE,
June 30, 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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  Choked
cities
The
nightmare of Urban mobility
DTE,
May 15, 2003
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 Limp
Frog
The exploding
number of two and three-wheelers on Asia’s streets
will flood the continent with pollution
DTE,
Jan 31, 2002 |
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Sharp
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if you pollute