Former Deputy Programme Manager, Industrial Pollution, Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi
License to pollute : Inefficient Kota thermal power station allowed to function by Rajasthan
Earlier, the government was planning to retire two units of the plant June 30. However, protests by local politicians and the employees …
Environment ministry amendment gives coal thermal power stations full licence to pollute: CSE
The modified notification favours operation of old inefficient coal power stations, which can continue to run indefinitely on paying a nominal …
Mr Modi, how about including garbage in your sanitation deadline?
India is the sixth largest garbage generating country, but has made provision to treat only 12.5 per cent of it
CSE disputes CEA’s study urging relaxation of SO2 norms for thermal plants
‘The study is incomplete and its findings invalid’
Pollution data of most thermal power stations is rarely disclosed: CSE analysis
SO2, NOx levels go unreported in the public domain
Is show cause notice sufficient to drive compliance in industrial units?
The current regulatory regime is delaying compliance by a decade
Union Budget 2020-2021: Suggests closure of carbon-intensive coal power plants
But mere suggestion may not work for these repeat offenders
Renewable capacity additions exceed new coal in India
Drastic reduction in new coal power station capacity construction in India