Slow poisoning The Centre for Science and Environment, a leading organisation, has made a number of startling disclosures. According to their report, one out of every ten schoolchildren in New Delhi has asthma, thanks to vehicular air pollution. The Statesman, New Delhi, 2nd April, 2001 India's capital enforces use of clean fuel to cut pollution The Centre for Science and Environment has welcomed the Supreme Court verdict that all of 12,000 buses currently on the roads and thousands of three-wheeled rickshaws in Delhi must be converted to CNG by 30th September. The Statesman, New Delhi, 1st April, 2001 Who is afraid of pollution? Adulteration is about pure economics, the environment be damned. Environmentalist and winner of Norman Borlaug award, Anil Aggarwal admits "it is indeed a big problem." The Times of India, New Delhi, 1st April, 2001 CSE takes on TERI Centre for Science and Environment asserted that the controversy about low sulphur diesel being better than Compressed Natural Gas, at this juncture, is a deliberate attempt to sabotage the Supreme Court orders for Delhi. The Times of India, New Delhi, 31st March, 2001 CNG is better than low-sulphur diesel, says CSE The Centre for Science and Environment claimed that reports being cited by Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI) to prove that Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel (ULSD) had lower emissions as compared to CNG were based on a study done on only one London transport bus in 1997. According to CSE, a study done by the Government of Australia last year refuted the earlier findings. The Indian Express, New Delhi, 31st March, 2001 Protest at New Delhi air plan In an article appearing in the London newspaper Financial Times Chandrachur Ghose, a research associate at the Centre for Science and Environment, a New Delhi think-tank says "New Delhi is the most polluted city in the world in terms of suspended particulate matter and other toxins [in the air]". Financial Times, London, 30th March, 2001 TERI report called outdated Environmentalists belonging to the Centre for Science and Environment blamed the Tata Energy Research Institute for having "misinformed" the public on the safety of CNG. The Asian Age, New Delhi, 31st March, 2001 Fighting for breath in India "The city's a mess, an uncontrollable mess," spits Mr. Agarwal from his office in the capital's sprawling southern outskirts. The Asian Wall Street Journal Hong Kong 19th Mar2001 CSE attacks the Budget Anil Agarwal said that the government had ignored public transport while the air quality was fast deteriorating in all major cities. "By reducing taxes and excise duties on automobiles, the government has ensured that there is no place for the man on the street," he said. The Times of India, New Delhi 12th March 2001 Card-carrying responsibility When the president of Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, Venu Srinivas, announced that they were introducing emission warranty for vehicles, he caught both the campaigners and the public unawares. "It's a victory to us. We've been fighting for this for four years," says triumphant Anumita Roychowdhury from the Centre for Science and Environment The Indian Express New Delhi 04th Mar 2001 A small step in the right direction Though the auto industry agrees to provide emission warranties, more needs to be done by other players to ensure cleaner air. The move is a major victory for the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), which has been demanding this ever since 1997. The Financial Express New Delhi 04th Mar 2001 Sunshine yes, clean air no Anil Agarwal of the Centre for Environment and Science quoting WHO standards says "Regarding particulate matter, there can be no lower defining limits. Pollution continues as it was. Even though it has not increased, the danger persists." The Pioneer, New Delhi, 7th Jan 2001 Generators add to pollution Though there were no statistics available about the number and type of generators, their estimated number varies between 1.7 and four lakhs. According to the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), the CPCB in 1998 had estimated it at 1.7 lakh. The Hindu, New Delhi, 3rd Jan 2001

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