Effective deterrence needed to ensure full ash utilisation by coal power plants in India
Non-complying coal power plants, unable to effectively utilise fly ash, must act now to avoid paying huge penalties towards environmental damage
DMF helps Singrauli farmers grow vegetables, earn more
Grantee farmers will be trained in farming methods and guided about the kind of vegetables to grow, which can then be sold commercially
Power plants in Singrauli-Sonebhadra region fail to manage ash: Analysis
Incidents of fly-ash breaches points to serious, unaddressed issue of unutilised fly-ash piling up in the region
Not just Indo-Gangetic Plains, severe winter air pollution affects central India too: CSE
Singrauli and Gwalior have the most polluted air in central India, according to a CSE analysis
How effective is NGT's Rs 79 cr fine on Singrauli mines, power cos?
The penalty has been levied for pollution caused in the area during the last two decades
Fly ash dyke breach in Singrauli points to a bigger problem of fly ash disposal
Two people have died as a result of the breach in the fly ash dyke of Reliance’s Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project in Singrauli
Reliance gets CERC nod to spend Rs 1,663 crore on device to reduce pollution
This approval would allow the company to recover the cost of its system from its customers
Coal-fired power stations carry heavy health costs in South Africa
Emissions from power plants causes at least 2,200 premature deaths every year, says Greenpeace
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 8, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 7, 2020)
Singrauli pollution a matter of serious concern, admits high power panel
Report submitted to National Green Tribunal finds serious lapses in disposal of fly ash, but skims over health and environmental impacts of …
Indian home ministry’s strictures on foreign funding
Greenpeace alleges the government is targeting the non-profit for its campaigns against proposed coal and power projects in central India. The non-…
Fresh gram sabha meet ordered for Mahan coal block
Move follows close on the heels of high court order to probe earlier gram sabha resolution of Amelia village allowing mining, which residents …
NGT orders probe into fly ash pollution in Singrauli
Further directions given to expedite clean water supply to residents by polluting industries
NGT orders Singrauli polluters to provide clean drinking water to residents, or face closure
Directs industries in the coal and power hub to stop dumping industrial waste into Rihand reservoir and connected rivers
Mercury treaty still sketchy
While experts welcome the Minamata Convention for phasing out mercury, they believe it might not be enough
Tribals nail government lie on protecting indigenous people at biodiversity meet
'Will the Indian government abandon mining projects to protect us?' ask residents of Singrauli who face displacement because of Mahan coal project
More forest diversions likely in Singrauli
Greenpeace report says pollution from coal-fired thermal plants not considered while allowing mining in coal belt
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (August 3-7, 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
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (July 27-31, 2020)
India’s Minamata
Singrauli, the powerhouse of India with massive coal reserves and many thermal power plants, should have been prosperous. But it is poor and …
Villagers'woes
These 6 thermal power plants are polluting Indian rivers
Can carbon capture be new hope for mitigating CO2 emissions?
NTPC Vindhyachal implements carbon capture technology
Silence is the best policy
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