COVID-19 stimulus: Discoms privatisation in UTs draws some flak
The government is using lockdown as an opportunity to push a bill, according to experts
NGT order on Jindal Steel & Power in March was a landmark. Here’s why
RS 160 cr fine headlines fixing of responsibility; recognition to locals’ grivances
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 5, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
As told to Parliament (December 23, 2022): India building 11 nuclear power reactors with 8,700 MW capacity
India currently has 22 nuclear reactors with an installed nuclear power capacity of 6,780 megawatts, Jitendra Singh tells Rajya Sabha
India coal power capacity static for 6 months: Report
Average share of renewable energy in daily generation goes up to 12.9% from 12.3% in a year
Biomass pellets: CPCB’s revised grants highly inadequate to close demand-supply gap
CPCB has underestimated the cost of setting up a pellet manufacturing unit, say experts
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 12, 2023)
Energy consumption, related emissions expected to increase through 2050: IEA
Net Zero is within reach as renewables, electric vehicles, efficiency and other technologies progress. Innovation and international collaboration …
India has 500 million tonnes of gold ore reserves: Govt
Bihar has the largest reserves of gold ores, followed by Rajasthan and Karnataka
A decade on, only 15% of Fukushima core area decontaminated: Greenpeace
The Japanese government’s own figures reveal this, the organisation says in a report to mark 10 years of the disaster
Sulfur pollution from coal, gas insanely bad; but chemistry innovation can clean up
Unlike its carbon-based counterparts, sulfur dioxide is not considered a major greenhouse gas and doesn’t get as much attention in the media
NASA gets ready to say farewell to InSight spacecraft on Mars
Lander losing power after 4 years on the Red Planet as dust gathers over solar panels
Union Budget 2022-23: National biomass co-firing policy mooted by CSE in focus
Co-firing to cut CO2 by 38 million tonnes annually, says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in budget speech
IFC stake in Federal Bank Ltd results in no new coal commitment
The international body had demanded in July 2021 that India’s 7th largest commercial bank should put a stop to coal financing
COVID-19: Industries, steel plants in Odisha begin supplying oxygen to affected states
Odisha has around 70 industries, including 12 steel plants, many of which produce industrial oxygen
Why SECI auction paints optimistic picture for Indian solar sector
SECI needs to sustain favorable project conditions for developers and engage further with state distribution companies to clear backlog
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 10, 2020)
CSE praises NTPC’s fly ash transfer move from its Rihand plant
Such steps, if replicated, can help address the issue of overabundance of fly ash piling up in major power-producing states of India
Nuclear Madness
Even as the world abondons nuclear power, the Indian government and industry are pushing for it
Athirappally power project isn’t ecologically feasible: MK Prasad
Silent Valley movement architect MK Prasad speaks on why the recently-cleared Kerala project should not be pursued
Long road home: Uttarakhand increasingly declares villages disaster-prone
While many are fighting relocation, those who shift face conflicts with host villages over resources like water and grazing land. Is relocation …
Just transition: Digital literacy can help youth dependant on coal sector move into other fields, finds IIT study
Digital media platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook and YouTube can also be used to educate the youth on just transition
Budget 2023-24: Climate goals? Renewable energy ministry gets just over 2% of total allocation
MNRE budget is equivalent to just 26% of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas’s allocation
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 24, 2023)
Joshimath won’t be saved unless NTPC’s project is shelved: Expert’s dire warning
Big projects should never have been sanctioned in and around Joshimath without conducting proper studies first, say experts