Power play

There is growing opposition to the setting up of a power plant in Madhya Pradesh

STRONG WARNING

PROTEST AGAINST POWER

Brickbats

Manufacturers won't mix fly ash in bricks; to go on strike

Deja vu

Coal based thermal power plants come back to haunt villages in Udupi district, Karnataka

Flawed yet needed

26 killed, 100 injured in Raebareli NTPC plant blast

NTPC, which is a public sector undertaking of the government, has ordered a detailed probe in the incident

Clinton scores over critics

A US appeals court ruled it could forward the North American Free Trade Agreement to Congress without an environmental impact statement.

No takers for clean technology

Developers of a new, clean and efficient process for coal-based power generation say it will not become popular unless the government enforces …

Solar energy is everybody's business

Solar mission is too important to let doubtful dealings hijack it

Free the air of mercury

Newly launched Minamata Convention weak on mercury released by thermal power plants

Stubble burning crisis: Why thermal power plants in Delhi-NCR have been slow in adopting biomass co-firing

Only three plants have reported higher quantities of biomass co-firing since December 2022 till August 2023

How about solar units on lakes if land is scarce?

It will prevent water loss through evaporation, while producing clean energy

Power plant resurrected

ASHES TO DUMP

BRAZIL

Lights out in Hong Kong to protest polluted air

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 28, 2023)

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

Jharkhand village continues its anti-NTPC stance

Residents of Jugra village have complained to district administration about forceful land acquisition for supply route to coal mine

Floating solar a definite reprieve for land-starved Uttar Pradesh

While the technology has advantages over ground-mounted plants, it may still face financial challenges in India

Wealthiest oil producing countries must phase out oil and gas by 2034, poorest by 2050

The world will exhaust the carbon budget for 1.5°C warming in a decade at current rate of emissions

Konark will now light up its Sun Temple with solar energy

Odisha plans to make the coastal temple town a 100 per cent solar town and also place it among India’s first few zero …

Can solar pumps save groundwater while cutting debt of power cos?

Incentivising farmers to sell solar power as a remunerative crop can help reduce the usage of diesel pumps

Fly ash dyke breach in Singrauli points to a bigger problem of fly ash disposal

Two people have died as a result of the breach in the fly ash dyke of Reliance’s Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project in Singrauli

Public money being infused into new coal projects in India: Report

This comes at a time when private financers are increasing finding it hard to invest in the sector, it says