A central meeting showed pushback against tech in power plants to reduce SO2 emissions. Here’s why it’s a bad idea
New IIT-D study has challenged need for flue gas desulfuphisation in thermal power plants
G7 nations drag heels on coal phaseout despite responsibility to lead transition
G7 failed to set concrete, reliable commitments in line with GST’s historic call on countries to transition away from fossil fuels
As climate change snuffs life out of hydroelectric sources, Zambia feels need to diversify energy mix
Zambia is experiencing powercuts as water levels in Lake Kariba, a major power source, fall
L&T loses legal battle against KPCL over Sharavathi pumped storage project in Karnataka
Engineering giant alleged tender process for Rs 8,300 crore project was rushed; project major part of Karnataka’s plan for energy security
How India’s beaches can unlock a nuclear-powered future
India’s Indigenous Prototype Fast Breeder Nuclear Reactor and abundant thorium reserves hold key to India’s future energy security
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
Ghana’s electricity crisis is holding the country back — how it got here
A rapid succession of regimes and the ravages of structural adjustment policies in the 1980s and 1990s challenged the ability of Ghana to clean …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 26, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Watch: What do electoral bonds disclose about violators of India’s environmental norms?
At least four of the major donors were associated with projects that violated environmental norms, snatched away tribal rights
India’s stance on power sector has been changing since May 2023. Is it a lack of planning or just political messaging?
Plans to halt building new coal-fired power plants, apart from those already planned, were announced 6 months ago
Polluting coal power plants may get blanket 20-year extension of compliance deadlines
Only 5% Category C plants in compliance with emission norms at present
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine poses ‘unprecedented‘ nuclear threats: Experts
A power outage, among other factors, could spell doom for nuclear reactors
Renewable energy: Piling dues
Payment delays to RE generators biggest threat to the 175 GW target
Will the Bill on Electricity Amendment change the power sector for the better?
Distribution companies in India have long been known as loss-making entities
Pollution data of most thermal power stations is rarely disclosed: CSE analysis
SO2, NOx levels go unreported in the public domain
India, Indonesia, Bangladesh & Vietnam host to most under-construction coal projects worldwide: Report
Building new unabated coal power plants must stop to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to analysis
Simply Put: Adani’s power
Simply put: Nagasaki Day 2019
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
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
Winter shutdown of coal plants based on flawed logic, won’t improve Delhi’s air
Stations should comply with environmental norms at the earliest
Thermal power plants are still not disposing of fly ash properly, NGT cases show
These cases show it is imperative to bridge the gap between legal mandates and their execution
Countries move away from coal even as India moves towards it
Germany, Japan, Spain and the US have all decided to move to renewable energy
Two years from now, India will see biggest percentage growth in energy consumption: IEA
Asia will consume half of the world’s power for the first time by 2025
Solar power lights up Sundarbans island
Six solar micro-grids cater to about 600 families in Satjelia island
