Fall of the black diamond
Turbulence in the global coal market suggests that India should carefully assess its strategy to rapidly increase its coal production and thermal …
Past their prime
Around 20 per cent of India's coal-based power plants have completed their life. It is time these highly inefficient and polluting units were shut
Practical matters
Despite growth in renewables, coal-based power will continue to fulfil a large share of India's power needs. Instead of resisting the new …
THERMAL POWER
Power plants consumed 530 million tonnes of coal in 2014-15, which is around three-fourths of the total coal use in the country
Delayed by design
Retrofitting India's coal-based power plants as per the new standards that will be in force from 2017 remains an uphill task
Figure it out yourself
A striking fact about water in India is the lack of reliable data about all its aspects: total potential, available supply and demand
How to green the corporate sector
Companies Act, 2013 has taken steps to improve governance; however, key to improvement in environment and social performance is enhanced disclosure