The plot thickens

Winter haze caused by thermal plants, not biomass burning

Last resort

Petition filed against NPCL in Udupi

Growth might dry up

GDP growth is not a fool-proof measure against climate change

Don’t use power for 2 hours every evening, if you have a choice, Oz energy minister to citizens

The minister made the remarks during a televised address as Australia, the world's largest coal importer, is in the throes of an energy crisis 

Trump’s big gamble to gut US power plant emissions rules loses in court, opening a door for new climate rules

The appeals court ruling in the power plant case merely confirms that many of the rollbacks rested on shaky legal grounds. These legal flaws will …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 15, 2019)

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

In the Parliament on March 11, 2016

Here’s a round-up of today’s debates and reports on environmental and developmental issues

As deadly as thermal power

Newly flooded reservoirs, which store water for hydroelectric plants, sometimes generate large amounts of greenhouse gases, comparable to those …

As told to Parliament (March 23, 2022): Thermal plants coal stock at 39% of normative requirement

All that was discussed in the House through the day

New CSE report advocates incentives and penalties for getting clean power

‘First Run’ urges incentivising power stations that meet revised pollution norms and penalising those that don’t

As told to Parliament (August 10, 2023): Centre prepared flood management plans for 23 river systems in Ganga basin

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Winter shutdown of coal plants based on flawed logic, won’t improve Delhi’s air

Stations should comply with environmental norms at the earliest  

As told to Parliament (March 9, 2021): Implementation of farm laws stayed till further orders

All that was discussed in the House through the day

In next 20 years, India may need massive power transmission corridors: CEA

Currently, no new power transmission projects are necessary

MP project opposed

Decent burial?

Carbon sequestration plan in North Sea

ACCORDING TO REPORT

South Asia

Power plant with zero emission

Here are some of the highlights of Budget 2024

From cervical cancer vaccination to ‘Lakhpati Didi’ to rooftop solarisation, here are some key takeaways from Nirmala Sitharaman’…

Extreme weather increasingly disrupted generation of nuclear power in last 30 years: State of the Climate in Europe 2022

Nearly 60% of plants located by rivers or lakes in the continent experienced nuclear power production losses since 2017  

Leave control, even effective pollution monitoring not happening at Delhi-NCR’s power plants: CSE

Make continuous emission monitoring system data public for air quality betterment CSE study emphasises

Water wastage by coal power plants: India needs regulatory oversight, protocol for water audits

Needs uniform format for reporting water consumption data and a protocol for its monitoring and verification through mandatory third-party water …

Indian states, power plants with poor ash utilisation must act now

Pro-activeness of states and power plants towards handling and utilising its generated fly ash can play a major role in clearing huge ash back …

Authorities move a step closer to mining the Aravallis for uranium

After traces of uranium and other mineral deposits were found in the mountain range in preliminary findings, a second phase of survey is being …