EIA for Jindal coal mine in Chhattisgarh ignores threats

Jharkhand High Court directs removal of coal dumps from Damodar river bank

Coal waste dumps of Purnadih mines polluting the river

Flyash can be used viably

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 17, 2024)

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

India’s stance on power sector has been changing since May 2023. Is it a lack of planning or just political messaging?

Plans to halt building new coal-fired power plants, apart from those already planned, were announced 6 months ago

Greece passes first climate law

The law envisages decommissioning all lignite / coal plants by 2028 

New Lancet health report lists how bad climate change can hit India

Expect more malnutrition as yield potential of key crops shrink

Australia comes up with a weak climate action plan, calls it ‘serious and ambitious’

The proposal has drawn heavy criticism from both home and abroad

The energy divide

Chronic power deprivation in some districts raises serious policy issues

Big numbers

The state is on a spree

India needs policy overhaul to address frequent havoc caused by ash pond breaches

Financial compensation not enough, comprehensive standards and design criteria required for tailings dams

Activists allege thousands of trees felled in Hasdeo for coal mining

The activity has already displaced elephants and impacting threatened biodiversity

Less than 8% of India’s coal power plants can control SO2 emissions, a new analysis finds

The thermal sector holds a predominant position within India’s overall installed capacity

From 2G to 5G spectrum: How Chawla panel put value to natural resources

A high-power committee in 2011 prepared a roadmap for transparent resource distribution

As told to Parliament (March 30, 2022): India’s coal demand to increase 63% by 2023

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Thermal power plants must assess health impact for green clearance

Environment ministry notification mandates bi-annual health check-ups for workers 

Public hearing for Bijahan coal block mining: residents oppose forestland diversion

Officials claim people support project

Mumbai port's coal handling jeopardises public health

Another co2alition of the willing?

Adani’s coal mine acquisition in Australia under scanner

Company failed to submit environmental track records to Australian environment ministry

Uttar Pradesh’s Bioenergy Policy: Good on paper, execution may be tricky

Offers cheap land for lease, tax and tariff exemptions to reduce fossil fuel use

What do the COP28 negotiations mean for developing countries?

Developed countries need to take accountability so developing countries can reinvent their growth strategies

As told to Parliament (April 5, 2022): India’s doctor-population ratio is 1:834

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu among 5 Indian states with dirtiest coal power stations: CSE analysis

State-run stations in these states will default emission norms, finds CSE analysis

Renewable energy estimated to attract 70% global energy investment in 2021: IEA

Coal is down but not out