The plot thickens

Winter haze caused by thermal plants, not biomass burning

Last resort

Petition filed against NPCL in Udupi

Growth might dry up

GDP growth is not a fool-proof measure against climate change

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 15, 2019)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

India’s only solar cooperative receives first payment for selling surplus power

Gujarat farmers received Rs 36,005 for selling 5,097 units of power to the local power distributor

In a first, a thermal power plant decides to use DSI technology to curb SO2 emission

NTPC’s power plant in Dadri is the first in the country to decide on adopting DSI that is expected to lower SO2 emission and eliminate high …

NPAs in power sector: Banks looking at bad loans worth Rs 1.75 lakh crore

As many as 34 private power plants with a combined capacity of slightly over 40,000 MW have become stressed assets

In the Parliament on March 11, 2016

Here’s a round-up of today’s debates and reports on environmental and developmental issues

As deadly as thermal power

Newly flooded reservoirs, which store water for hydroelectric plants, sometimes generate large amounts of greenhouse gases, comparable to those …

Ash flies in the face of power plan

Odisha gears up for more power generation but has no action plan for disposing of fly ash

As told to Parliament (March 23, 2022): Thermal plants coal stock at 39% of normative requirement

All that was discussed in the House through the day

New CSE report advocates incentives and penalties for getting clean power

‘First Run’ urges incentivising power stations that meet revised pollution norms and penalising those that don’t

Miniscule for renewable energy

But solar thermal project developers happy

The four pillars of non-conventional energy

After initial success in deriving energy from water, sun, wind and biomass, India is poised for a great leap in making these the energy sources …

MP project opposed

Heat on in solar thermal power project

As told to Parliament (August 10, 2023): Centre prepared flood management plans for 23 river systems in Ganga basin

All that was discussed in the House through the day

India’s growing power crisis: Newer, efficient plants lying idle may have role to play

Newer plants that are idle or underutilised have cumulative capacity of 11,140 MW

Winter shutdown of coal plants based on flawed logic, won’t improve Delhi’s air

Stations should comply with environmental norms at the earliest  

IIT-K scientists design mobile pesticide sprayer that runs on solar energy

The device will save labour and time for small and marginal farmers

In next 20 years, India may need massive power transmission corridors: CEA

Currently, no new power transmission projects are necessary

Indicted by self

Decent burial?

Carbon sequestration plan in North Sea

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Power plant with zero emission