MoEF gets stick for failing to respond to green tribunal notices

No counsel appeared before NGT on behalf of environment ministry for a month-and-a half, leading to delays in a number of cases

American thermal power plants under mercury regulation

US Environmental Protection Agency's mercury and air toxics standards will be effective from December 2014

Are NGT orders enough to ensure full ash utilisation by power plants?

As many as 102 of 112 power plants have sought exemption from paying environmental compensation, according to a recent CPCB report to NGT  

THERMAL POWER

Power plants consumed 530 million tonnes of coal in 2014-15, which is around three-fourths of the total coal use in the country

Roti, kapda, and the other makaan bygones

Green buildings can happen only when we adopt a holistic approach that brings fashion, food and the building industry in sync

Solar power tariff hits record low, sparks worry about coal’s future

The solar power tariff bid of Rs 2.36 per kilowatt / hour is 3.3% lower than the previous record

Delhi’s wake up call

Plans on to track pollution during the Commonwealth Games. What about cleaning the air?  

National Electricity Plan: No coal expansion, renewable capacity to dominate in India by 2031-32

Emissions from power sector in a decade expected increase by 10 million tonnes; efficienty of plants to be improved

As told to Parliament (March 13, 2023): 19% PM2.5 emissions in Indo-Gangetic Plains come from households

Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Chandigarh and Delhi emit 437 gigagrams PM2.5 per year through household cooking 

Indian thermal power plants got Rs 7.62 lakh crore in loans in 17 years: Report

Tamil Nadu got the most loans at over Rs 84,000 crore; followed by Telangana, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh

Rubber-stamp Authority

State environment regulatory bodies formed under the 2006 Environmental Impact Assessment notification have floundered. They have little …

As Jaisalmer villagers fight for sacred grove, a larger question looms

Allocation of village land for the development of solar and wind parks at the cost of pasture land is detrimental for villages

Green tribunal reserves order on Jindal's Raigarh power plant

Company broke up its expansion project into two components after MoEF suspended terms of reference for earlier proposal

Natural highways

The aviation sector is struggling for survival, while roadways and railways are bleeding the treasury dry. Inland navigation is economical and …

SC refuses to extend pollution norms deadline for power producers

The association of power producers sought extension to deadline for meeting pollution norms to 2024 from 2022

One Sun One World One Grid: A journey of ironies?

Experts worry the OSOWOG will divert the capital and focus away from domestic commitments and priorities for renewable energy

KG basin gas row: Andhra high court issues notices to Reliance, Centre

Petition seeks court-monitored CBI probe into gas field allocation, gas pricing and related matters

Concentrated solar power projects may get second extension

Lack of experience in handling new technologies and dearth of funds have been cited as reasons for delay in commissioning projects

Jharkhand police opens fire on people protesting NTPC project; one killed

Pagar village residents were protesting start of work on mining and power project in spite of gram sabha decision not to part with land

Stay on land allotment for thermal power plant in Sompeta

Andhra Pradesh government had alloted 394 ha of wetlands terming it wasteland; farmers and fisherman were unhappy

Damodar - Ten years after

How has the river that flows through one of the most industrialised regions in India fared since it was first written about in 1993? Down to …

Did Welspun fudge facts for its coal-fired power plant in Mirzapur?

Project will destroy forestland and wildlife, say non-profits; Centre's decision on environment clearance yet to be made public

Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (July 20-24, 2020)

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

Stream of ash

State-run thermal power plant pollutes rivulet; disturbs livelihood and health of people in 27 Andhra Pradesh villages

Mercury treaty still sketchy

While experts welcome the Minamata Convention for phasing out mercury, they believe it might not be enough