Every penny we pay extra for solar power is not helping the Indian solar industry but the ones in United States and China. Read more

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Posted by Chetan Chauhan on Saturday, August 25, 2012 at 1:35 pm
Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged Centre for Science and Environment, Chetan Chauhan, China, CSE, ecostani, Electricity Act, Hindustan times, Indian solar industry, Ministry of New and Renewable Energ, National Solar Mission, photovoltaic, solar, solar crystalline PV technology, US
What India has failed to do, Sri Lanka has done – meet people’s aspirations for cars without damaging the environment much – with astonishing results.
Silence introduced a new differentiated tax regime for imported vehicles this year with just 50% duty on hybrid vehicles and up to 450% on vehicles running on climate change causing fossil fuel driven vehicles. Read more

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Posted by Chetan Chauhan on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at 12:58 pm
Filed under environment · Tagged air pollution, Anumita Roy Chowdhury, automobile industry, Car pollution, Centre for Science and Environment, Chetan Chauhan, climate change, CPCB, CSE, diesel, environment, green norms, Health Effects Institute, hybrid vehicles, petrol, Pollution Control Board, Sri Lanka
It is one story that none of India’s top economist wants to talk about. The cost India had to pay to pursue high GDP growth rate, especially in terms of environmental degradation. Read more

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Posted by Chetan Chauhan on Saturday, September 24, 2011 at 2:11 pm
Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged Chetan Chauhan, CSE, ecostani, GDP growth rate, Group of Ministers, Gujarat, Hindustan times, Jairam Ramesh, Jayanthi Natarajan, news, Orissa, Science and Environment