Uranium traces in Punjab children

The search for the source has just begun

Delhi’s wake up call

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

Burn it all

That is NITI Aayog's solution to India's solid waste management woes

Power corrupts

Coal-based power plants caus haze over Indo-Gangetic plains

Jaypee powers ahead in Himachal

‘Company built power plant illegally; managed clearance’  

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 …

Going off-grid to power solution

Land stir against Bhandara power plant intensifies

Farmers stall ground levelling work at site; fear police reprisal

Coal politics in an unequal world

US sets mercury emission limits

India still far from setting standards for toxic pollutants from power plants

People boycott magisterial inquiry into Sompeta, Kakarapalli firing

Say have no faith in the inquiry

Beijing's Green Olympics

A black countdown in West Bengal, India

Public hearing for coal-fired unit in Trombay power station ends in fracas

Chembur residents and non-profits go unheard as politicians outshout each other

Flyash can be used viably

Western Ghats: lessons in protection

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

Wheels are turning

Let’s share cars; take a bus or metro; cycle or walk

Big numbers

The state is on a spree

Union Budget 2024-25: Why India’s rooftop solar plan fails to spark interest

Complex and time-consuming installation process is exacerbated by bureaucratic delays and a lack of awareness among potential beneficiaries

Natural highways

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

Maharashtra’s largest thermal power plant spewing poison over Chandrapur

Pollution control board does nothing except take bank guarantees from plant management