Green tribunal seeks details on radiation from thermal power plants

People opposing expansion of Koradi thermal plant near Nagpur furnish evidence on high radiation from coal-fired plants

New gold rush

India didn’t need to let power producers emit more of deadly oxides of nitrogen; here’s why

Limiting NOx emission at 300 mg / Nm3 is doable, claims Finnish state-owned Fortum Oyj; Environment ministry relaxed norms to 450 mg / Nm3 in October

As told to Parliament (August 8, 2023): Central Electricity Authority suggests not retiring coal power plants before 2030

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Union Budget 2020-2021: Suggests closure of carbon-intensive coal power plants

But mere suggestion may not work for these repeat offenders

Sound foundation

Fly ash presents an alternative to the polluting burnt bricks

Japan acts on Kyoto pledge

Gets clean air credits by undertaking energy projects in Kazakhstan

Acid rain in Orissa?

People’s power v thermal power

Sompeta shows people’s resolve to protect wetlands

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 10, 2020)

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

CSE praises NTPC’s fly ash transfer move from its Rihand plant

Such steps, if replicated, can help address the issue of overabundance of fly ash piling up in major power-producing states of India

MPs can drive home policy changes — by asking the right questions

Question on non-compliance by thermal power plants in Rajya Sabha should have driven home a bigger point. Problem, however, was the question …

What's in store for US climate agenda after Obama?

The success of Paris Climate deal depends largely on the political willingness of one of the largest emitters in the world

Centre to increase solar generation capacity next year

The government is likely to commission projects with a total generation capacity of 4,345 MW by March 2016

Black attack

Has the Union ministry of environment and forests laid malicious siege to Dahanu taluka, in Maharashtra's Thane district?

Solar trick

A number of solar mission projects operational only on paper

Probe ordered into land allotment to Hinduja Power Corporation in Visakhapatnam

Company failed to set up power plant even 10 years after it took possession of site

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

Deadline extension for coal power plants will harm air pollution fight: CSE

Calls for bringing in an effective incentive penalty-based system  

Reservoir levels dip in Maharashtra, may hit major power plants

Koyna hydro power plant already closed due to water crunch

Residents protest Tata Power’s modernisation plans for Trombay plant

Modernisation will increase pollution, say residents

Greenpeace wants Centre to rethink energy policy

Karnataka plans coal power plants despite water scarcity

Once again, US walks away from global climate agreement  

Without the US being held accountable for reducing its share of emissions, the world cannot keep warming “well below 2°C”

Reassess consents for upcoming coal power plants to prevent pollution norm violation

Some 95 per cent of the upcoming power stations have not made any plans to meet new pollution norms due to loose enforcement