Don’t use power for 2 hours every evening, if you have a choice, Oz energy minister to citizens
The minister made the remarks during a televised address as Australia, the world's largest coal importer, is in the throes of an energy crisis
Rooftop solar: Why India is now considered to be a laggard globally
Rooftop solar in India needs easy financing, unrestricted net metering, and an easy regulatory process to make it attractive to developers …
Trump’s big gamble to gut US power plant emissions rules loses in court, opening a door for new climate rules
The appeals court ruling in the power plant case merely confirms that many of the rollbacks rested on shaky legal grounds. These legal flaws will …
75 years of Japan atomic bombings: An open letter from people of the US
We promise to keep raising our voices to our government regarding the importance of keeping arms control treaties, they wrote
COVID-19: Prolonged lockdown can affect renewable energy sector
Power demand has gone down by 20-25%, affecting revenues of distribution companies
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
A dharna here, a court victory there: How Rajasthan villages try to keep their land from solar firms
Encroachment of pastureland was possible because government doesn't recognise them as village commons, say locals
As told to Parliament (March 9, 2021): Implementation of farm laws stayed till further orders
IIT-K scientists design mobile pesticide sprayer that runs on solar energy
The device will save labour and time for small and marginal farmers
Simply Put: 75 years of Hiroshima
Here are some of the highlights of Budget 2024
From cervical cancer vaccination to ‘Lakhpati Didi’ to rooftop solarisation, here are some key takeaways from Nirmala Sitharaman’…
Water wastage by coal power plants: India needs regulatory oversight, protocol for water audits
Needs uniform format for reporting water consumption data and a protocol for its monitoring and verification through mandatory third-party water …
Experts seek reassessment of Power Finance Corp’s annual discoms rating
The credit rating exercise conducted by Power Finance Corp since July 2012 has not made much of a difference on the ground, according to experts
Leave control, even effective pollution monitoring not happening at Delhi-NCR’s power plants: CSE
Make continuous emission monitoring system data public for air quality betterment CSE study emphasises
Recycling solar panels needs boost from Indian policymakers
Only around 10% of photovoltaic waste gets recylced globally while the rest ends up in landfills
‘The difference between Chernobyl and Fukushima wildlife is the wolf is extinct in Japan’
Down To Earth speaks to James Smith from the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom about the proliferation of wildlife in the two …
Indian states, power plants with poor ash utilisation must act now
Pro-activeness of states and power plants towards handling and utilising its generated fly ash can play a major role in clearing huge ash back …
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (October 5-9, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week
‘No foreign players will bid in India’s auction of coal blocks’
It does not make sense to auction coal blocks when most blocks do not have environmental clearances, says Tim Buckley, Institute for …
Can India double its renewable energy capacity by 2027?
Solar PV can account for 75% of this growth, onshore wind 15% and biomass and hydropower aiding the rest
Indian thermal power plants got Rs 7.62 lakh crore in loans in 17 years: Report
Tamil Nadu got the most loans at over Rs 84,000 crore; followed by Telangana, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
Two years since Bihar’s ambitious solar streetlight project, village roads still engulfed in darkness
Only 20% of the target has been met with only few months left for the deadline, shows official data
India adds highest rooftop solar capacity for a quarter in July-Sept: Mercom
Gujarat accounted for 55 per cent of the new capacity
EU bloc picture of contradiction as fossil fuel dependence continues despite ambitious climate goals
Just as the world prepares to negotiate phase out of all fossil fuels at COP28, the EU bloc, a prominent Global North member, is split on the issue
