New green clearance procedures make coal mine expansion easy
MoEF office memorandums do away with public hearing for coal mine expansion and delink forest clearance from environment clearance for ultra mega …
Typhoon Haiyan casts gloom over climate change summit
Philippines' negotiator appeals to nations to break deadlock on climate talks; says he won't eat till a meaningful deal is clinched
Obama’s grand climate plan doesn’t add up
Obama used all the right words. He tried to please all. But ultimately it will not curb emissions in the US to the required levels. Further, it …
Fossil fuel plans of major producers not aligned with Paris Agreement goals, warns UNEP Report
Net Zero pledges by 17 major fossil fuel-producing countries, but plans not in line with limiting warming to 1.5°C
G20 nations subsidise fossil fuel exploration by $88bn a year: study
Study carried out by US and UK experts is the “most detailed breakdown yet of global fossil fuel subsidies”
Development projects threaten Dehing Patkai sanctuary
National Board of Wildlife panel to visit the area to review proposals
Public hearing for thermal power plant in Andhra Pradesh turns violent
Plant site is on wetland surrounded by shrimp farms
Forest officials slammed for shoddy evaluation of project sites
Advisory panel members want independent experts to assess large projects
Nagpur's dilemma: coal or metropolitan region?
Farmers say developing metropolitan region a better deal
Green signal for Adanis' mega coal mine project in Queensland
Approval given despite experts projecting environmental damage and commercial losses from Adani and GVK mines in Australia, meant to cater to …
Cabinet approves setting up of National Investment Board
Is renamed Cabinet Committee on Investment and will be headed by prime minister
In Short
Battle over oil, coal & forests
Long march against coal-fired power plant in Bangladesh
The project in collaboration with India is next door to the ecologically sensitive Sundarbans
New national steel policy in the offing
Policy to propose 14 rail projects, seven road projects and four ports for transportation of minerals
World Bank decides to stop financing coal-fired power plants
EXIM Bank follows suit. India unfazed by decisions. Other poor developing countries may be hit
Tribals nail government lie on protecting indigenous people at biodiversity meet
'Will the Indian government abandon mining projects to protect us?' ask residents of Singrauli who face displacement because of Mahan coal project
Biodiversity meet begins; India takes over presidency of CBD
CoP 11 will decide future course of action plans to meet Aichi Targets
India’s SO2 emissions up by 71 per cent in 5 years, shows US study
'CPCB underestimating pollution from coal-fired thermal power plants'
News Briefs
COVID-19: Daily electricity demand dips 15% globally, says report
There is, however, a spike in residential demand for electricity, because of people staying and working from home
Green tribunal seeks details on radiation from thermal power plants
People opposing expansion of Koradi thermal plant near Nagpur furnish evidence on high radiation from coal-fired plants
A sneak-peek into a renewable energy-powered future
Electrification of end-use sectors through variable renewable energy is an emerging solution. Increasing the deployment of distributed energy …
Making sense of energy conservation in Jammu and Kashmir
Homes in the Union territory are not designed to conserve energy and ensure proper heating, resulting in little conservation of energy, say …
Future of electricity in India lies in local solutions
Utilities in India have a mandate to supply power, which becomes increasingly difficult through the centralised grid and is technically and …