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The Dialogue will inform the deliberations of the G20. iFOREST organized the first Global Just Transition Dialogue in the backdrop of India’s G20Presidency, to discuss issues of a just and inclusive energy transition. The two-day meeting brought together national and international stakeholders to discuss policies,plans, and financing for just energy transition, particularly from a Global South perspective. The discussions and outcome of the convening are intended to inform the deliberations of the G20. iFOREST released two reports at the Dialogue highlighting a strategy for India to startimplementing just energy transition without compromising the country's energy security whilepromoting green growth and jobs. For India to meet its net zero targets by 2070 and energy inde...

National workshop held in Lucknow on ‘Sustainable and Inclusive Sanitation and Water for All’ highlights the steps Uttar Pradesh is taking in this field The state has a septage management policy; 59 towns and cities have set up treatment systems; and 36 plants are ready to begin operations “Even as the United Nations has launched a global campaign called ‘Be the Change’ to mark the World Water Day, India is already showcasing real action on the ground. It is already holding up a picture of how big change is possible. And this is evident in the way states like Uttar Pradesh are tackling the challenge of providing sustainable and inclusive sanitation and water for all,” said Sunita Narain, director general, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), while speaking at a national worksh...

Union Ministry of Power and the Commission on Air Quality Management have issued directions to the plants to replace coal with biomass CSE’s new report finds plants have made little progress in following this directive Now, a new environment ministry notification has given the plants more time and toned down the mandated requirements The compromised targets introduced by the new notification is a license to thermal power plants to continue to pollute  Download the CSE report here: https://www.cseindia.org/status-of-biomass-co-firing-in-coal-based-thermal-power-plants-11666 New Delhi, March 16, 2023: Many of the coal-based power plants in Delhi-NCR have made very little progress on complying with official directives – finds a new study by Centre for Science an...

WINTER AIR POLLUTION TRENDS IN OTHER CITIES IN INDIA CSE analyses winter air pollution trends in major cities across India Finds Kolkata and Mumbai were the most polluted after Delhi, while Bengaluru and Chennai saw thefastest worsening of PM2.5 levels CSE analysis looks at the five mega cities (besides Delhi-NCR) of Kolkata-Howrah, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Chennai Bengaluru and Hyderabad experienced worst peak pollution this winter in last four years If Delhi is excluded, then Kolkata had the highest number of “very poor” AQI days this winter; Mumbai had the least number of “good”AQI days Worst locations within mega cities had pollution level 50 per cent higher than city-wide averages Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai had lower pollution peak levels during this w...

Fight against climate change will worsen existing inequalities within global trade systems, says a new analysis by CSE and Down To Earth See proceedings of CSE’s webinar on the subject and the Down To Earth cover story here: https://www.cseindia.org/a-new-trade-war-climate-change-and-trade-protectionism-11636 New Delhi, February 28, 2023: Developed countries of the world are reneging on free trade in the name of climate change – says a new analysis and the subject of its latest cover story by Down To Earth magazine. Armed with massive subsidies and tariffs, the US and EU are leading this trend towards protectionism. This may change the global trade system as we know it. Says Avantika Goswami, the writer of the Down To Earth report and programme manager for climate chang...

Brief Note on Conclusion of 2nd meeting of National Ganga Council held on 30.12.2022 (Friday) at INS Netaji Subhas, Kolkatta. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi chaired the National Ganga Council meet held on 30th December 2022 via video conferencing in Kolkata. Shri Modi said that the meeting of Council provides a great opportunity to discuss ways to further strengthen the Namami Gange initiative. PM Modi also spoke about ways to enhance cleanliness efforts including expanding the network of sewage treatment plants in the smaller towns. During the meeting, PM emphasized on ways to enhance various forms of herbal farming along the Ganga. PM Shri Modi said that the purity of Maa Ganga is our common heritage and also our responsibility. Our forefathers have given us a precious h...

आज दिनांक 18/12/2022 को उत्तर प्रदेश पर्यटन भवन लखनऊ के प्रेक्षागृह में राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ पूरब भाग के प्रचार विभाग द्वारा सोशल मीडिया मीट 2022 का कार्यक्रम आयोजित किया गया कार्यक्रम का शुभारंभ भारत माता आद्य पत्रकार देवर्षि नारद के चित्र पर माल्यार्पण एवं दीप प्रज्ज्वलित कर किया गया। कार्यक्रम के प्रथम सत्र सोशल मीडिया का सामाजिक दायित्व एवं चुनौतियां विषय पर राष्ट्रीय स्वंसेवक संघ के सह क्षेत्र प्रचार प्रमुख मनोजकांत ने अपने उद्बोधन में कहा कि भारत में संचार माध्यमों का सर्वप्रथम अविष्कार हुआ था. देवऋषि नारदजी को आद्य पत्रकार माना जाता है. उन्होने जो सूत्र निर्धारित किए वह आज भी प्रासंगिक हैं. इसके अंतर्गत सोशल मीडिया भी शामिल है। मुख्य वक्ता संघ के सह क्षेत्र प्रचार प्रमुख डॉ मनोजकांत ने कहा कि मीडिया या सोशल मीडिया को लेकर अनेक प्रश्न उभरते हैं. इसके कई प्रकार हैं. वर्तमान समय मे...