NTPC records 148% growth in coal production from its mines compared to April last year: Power ministry
NTPC recorded 23.2 million tonnes of coal production last financial year (FY) 2023 against 14.02 million tonnes of FY 2022
IQAir Report: Take the findings with a pinch of salt, says expert
Many developing countries, unlike India, do not have proper air monitoring systems; if they did, India's ranking would be better
Sinking town: Probe NTPC project, say experts as subsidence creates panic in Joshimath
Uttarakhand government to prepare prefabricated buildings to shift people whose houses have cracked
Repowering: Why Tamil Nadu’s old wind turbines are still awaiting replacement
Benign environmental conditions, low maintenance costs among factors resulting in Tamil Nadu’s 2-decade-old turbines still being in use &…
Palli Sabha at Odisha's Dhinkia opposes steel, cement power plant
Villagers demanded scrapping of proposed power plant over 2,900 acres, which was previously acquired for POSCO's steel project
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 5, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Why are fly ash brick manufacturers in a tough spot?
Though the government has stressed on increasing fly ash utilisation in the country, manufacturers allege that a situation of scarcity is being …
The promise and reality of renewable energy
This is not the time to be complacent with green power growth in India because the challenges have grown too
10 interesting facts on India’s largest solar power plant
When this solar power plant will work to its full capacity, it will account for nearly 10 per cent of India’s installed solar capacity
Crowd at the gate
Everyone wants a piece of the pie in the sky
Why better policies are needed for sewage water use in thermal power plants
Thermal power plants within 50 km of STPs are required to use treated sewage; but there has not been any positive move on ground
Simply Put: In the name of development
Policy Backfires
Policy design allows dirty fuels like pet coke and furnace oil to flourish
Four people killed in protests at coal-fired power plant in Bangladesh
Protestors were demonstrating against land forcibly acquired for plant
Now land acquisition stir in Punjab
Farmers protest thermal power project by Indiabulls
Smog havoc
The great rush
Biomass pellets: CPCB’s revised grants highly inadequate to close demand-supply gap
CPCB has underestimated the cost of setting up a pellet manufacturing unit, say experts
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 12, 2023)
Budget 2023-24: Centre lacks clarity on India’s climate change obligations
Government should not allow the ageing units to operate endlessly and instead consider the environmental damage and GHG emissions from such units
Coal crisis: Why Delhi’s coal stock is critical & what other states are doing
Delhi generates 1,107 megawatts of electricity and imports 4,154 MW from neighbouring states
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 17, 2019)
Trump’s remark on India’s coal usage highly misleading
This is the second time that US has blamed India and China for pulling out of the climate agreement
Pet coke conundrum
We are buying the world’s dirtiest fuel as if we have no worries of air pollution. This needs to change
Thermal power sector needs to save water, feel experts
Experts suggested various good practices and possible solutions to reduce thermal sectors dependence on water