Okhla waste-energy plant gets show cause notice

The Timarpur Okhla Waste Management Company has been given 15 days to respond why they defied the terms of the Environment Clearance

Do small cities need waste-to-energy plants?

The fundamental issue with waste management in India is that it is always someone else’s problem

Trash-fired power plants wasted in India

Controversy mars India's ambitious target of generating 800 MW of energy by burning waste. Ironically, the country does not even generate …

Why a landfill and waste-to-energy plant in Delhi Ridge is a bad idea

A recent SC order approving a recommendation to set up a landfill and a Waste-to-Energy plant in Delhi Ridge is an ill-thought move

Recommendations on solid waste management: How govt action falls short

The standing committee on urban development made 37 recommendations, 14 of which were accepted by the Union government

Lives laid waste

Okhla waste-to-energy plant operator told to control emissions or face closure

National Green Tribunal gives three weeks to Jindal company

Okhla waste to energy plant put on notice for excess emissions

Residents had complained to chief minister Kejriwal during janata durbar; plant shut for now because of boiler malfunction

Okhla waste-to-energy plant will be closed, assures Arvind Kejriwal

Aggrieved residents meet Delhi chief minister with the list of violations by the plant owned by the Jindal group  

Bhagalpur may commission a waste-to-energy plant

Activists say similar plants elsewhere in the country are lying defunct

‘We'll improve mass rapid transport, tap solar power'

Harsh Vardhan, who has served as Delhi health minister and is the man behind the Pulse Polio campaign, is the chief ministerial candidate of the …

Okhla waste to energy plant: residents allege bias in inspections

Local commissioner appointed by green tribunal carrying out inspections when plant not running full capacity, say residents

How e-waste crisis continues to plague informal sector

Over 90% of electronic waste management is done by informal sector workers, most of whom are unaware of their rights  

Okhla waste to energy plant: NGT notice on possible threat to bird sanctuary

Uttar Pradesh to now verify whether emissions from the plant are harmful to the environment and wildlife of Okhla Bird Sanctuary

India is all set to go for its first waste-to-hydrogen project

Hydrogen generated at a facility in Pune will be utilised locally to help the city lower its emissions, manage waste optimally

Jalandhar village opposes waste-to-energy plant

Project developer, Jindal Urban Infrastructure Limited, could not answer queries satisfactorily at public hearing

Delhi High Court orders shifting of biomedical waste incinerator from Okhla

Residents hope it will pave the way for shifting of Jindal's waste-to-energy plant

NGT orders continuous inspection of Okhla incinerator

Municipal authorities asked to implement segregation of municipal solid waste at source

Okhla waste-to-energy plant safe: Jayanthi Natarajan

Activists, residents contest the statement; say India has no standards on emissions from incinerators

Okhla waste to energy plant is spewing lead, other toxins into air, say residents

Air samples tested by independent agency under citizens monitoring programme

BJP's promise of energy from waste heats up Delhi civic polls

Okhla residents accuse BJP and Congress of trying to poison people by promoting waste incineration to generate electricity