Waste-to-energy plant raises stink

Sukhdev Vihar residents say plant won't solve waste problem, will impact people's health

NGT orders continuous inspection of Okhla incinerator

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

Budget 2013: a missed opportunity

Finance minister's mool mantra—inclusive and sustainable development—may end up being empty words

Pressure mounts on UN body to withdraw support to 'dirty' CDM projects

Study criticises EU for using carbon credits from polluting waste incineration plants in developing countries offset emissions

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Okhla waste-to-energy plant safe: Jayanthi Natarajan

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

"Lessons in waste disposal from Lahore"

Ata-Ul-Haq is CEO of Green Technology Environmental Corporation, which set up Pakistan's first mega composting plant in Lahore in 2006. He …

Renewable or not?

Centre’s regulations do not specify whether cogenerated power is renewable, leaving industrial units which recover waste heat in a fix

No land for best option: composting

Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, does not have a municipal waste-treatment facility. Its only plant to treat solid waste, located …

Patronising dirty technology

Delhi municipality constructs yet another waste-to-energy plant at Ghazipur

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Straw in the wind

Crank it up

‘We plan to make public transport more convenient’

Sheila Dikshit of the Congress party has been the chief minister of Delhi for three consecutive terms. She is in the fray to win the seat a …

Too hot to handle

India has tightened guidelines for storage of toxic industrial waste. But is it enough?

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

Air samples tested by independent agency under citizens monitoring programme

Crank it up

Sugar mills in India are doubling up as power generators by burning crushed sugarcane or bagasse. But with the price of bagasse rising, their …

A sneak-peek into a renewable energy-powered future

Electrification of end-use sectors through variable renewable energy is an emerging solution. Increasing the deployment of distributed energy …

Future of electricity in India lies in local solutions

Utilities in India have a mandate to supply power, which becomes increasingly difficult through the centralised grid and is technically and …

Solar power: From a decade of acceptability and growth to one of innovations

Global investment in new renewable energy capacity in the past decade was over $2.5 trillion, with more solar power capacity installed than other …

Economic recovery and clean energy transition go together: Ministers at IEA summit

The summit encouraged participating countries to build their recovery plans and investment strategies in-line with clean energy transition goals

India and its 2022 renewable energy targets in 6 charts

The country’s growth in the clean energy sector in the last 10 years has been remarkable. There are, however, many stumbling blocks, …

One Sun One World One Grid project put on hold

Reasons for putting the project on hold remain unknown; calls to Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy go unanswered

G20 countries bank on fossil fuels for COVID-19 recovery plans: Study

Over 55% or $150.81 billion of public money committed by G20 countries is allocated for supporting fossil fuel energy