Meghalaya thermal projects
With huge coal reserve in Meghalaya's Garo belts, the state government moots plans to generate power through thermal projects. Currently, Meghalaya depends on hydroelectric projects, and if the
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M.P. coal block allocated to Delhi, Haryana for power generation
Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd (HPGCL) and the Government of Delhi have been allocated a coal mine in Madhya Pradesh to power their thermal electricity generation plants. The capacity of
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Concentrating solar power in China and India: a spatial analysis of technical potential and the cost of deployment
Coal power generation in China and India is expected to double and triple, respectively, over the next 20 years, increasing exposure to fuel price volatility, exacerbating local air pollution, and hastening global climate change. Concentrating solar power (CSP) is a growing source of utility-scale, pollution-free electricity, but its potential in Asia remains largely unexamined.
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Nuclear power in India
Various facets of energy security would continue to engage the policy makers and other stake holders as energy continues to drive economies, policies and even geo-strategy. The country has come a long way since the Tarapore Nuclear Plant began commercial operation way back in 1969. The progress has been
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Enron's power boomerangs
The controversial Enron power project in Maharashtra's katnagiri district has been referred back to the ministry of environment and forests (MFF) for clearance. The decision was taken
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Ecologists to protest lacunae
Environmentalists and voluntary organisations from all over the country plan to get together in the near future to protest against lacunae in the National Environment Tribunal Bill, which will be
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New use for fly ash
West Bengal's department of environment and forests has decided to use fly ash generated by thermal power plants and industrial boilers using coal as soil conditioners, and convert old ash ponds into
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Kolaghat: indifference to a disaster
Kolaghat's (in Midnapore, West BengaD 1.260 MIN thermal power project has been the bane of thousands who have been struck by silicosis due to flyash generated by the project; silicosis is caused by
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An ardent activist passes away
With the demise of Sunil K Roy, often described as "a soldier, diplomat, administrator and environmentalist, all in one", environment has lost one of its best friends. Starting his career in the army
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Hong Kong's air threatens business
HONG KONG's deteriorating air quality is driving away foreign professionals and threatening international investment. A survey by the American Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong, has found that almost 40
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Kanpur
<div style="width:100%;"> Kanpur is the largest city in the state of Uttar Pradesh. It is spread over an area of 260 sq km with a population of 25.51 lakh. The population is expected to increase to 48
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International Seminar on Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development 15-17 June 2015, Bhutan
The World Energy and Environment Technology (WEENTECH) is happy to announce the International Seminar on Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development, 2015 (RESD2015). The conference is jointly organised
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Govt failure to push hydel projects leads to power sector imbalance
Study: Lack of government support in commissioning hydro power projects under implementation in Himachal Pradesh has led to a deterioration in the hydeo thermal mix in the country, says a recent
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Under international censure
The Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station has managed to secure a World Bank loan of $400 million, but the allegations of environmental degradation levelled against it are mounting
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Industry & Environment
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT ON WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY<br> Nearly three decades after the world woke up to issues pertaining to protection of the environment, precious little has been done by world leaders to put environment and peoplefirst. In developed cou
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Environment is a people s programme
A major overhaul of polluting industries in West Bengal is being chalked out by <font class='UCASE'>Manabendra Mukherji</font> , the state s minister for youth services, environment and tourism. He recently spoke to <font class='UCASE'><font color=red
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Extremely damning
This multi purpose project has the potential of solving the region s problems but at enormous environmental cost
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Clean switch over
The proposed 140 megawatt (mw) integrated solar combined cycle (iscc) power plant, coming up in Mathania near Jodhpur in Rajasthan, has already undergone many changes (see: Down To Earth, Vol 9, No
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"Subsidy culture has killed local agriculture"
Thupstan Chhewang, Chief Executive Councillor and chairperson of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council LAHDC speaks to Down To Earth.
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Floating nightmare
the world's first floating nuclear power plant, already under construction in Russia, will start operating by the year 2001. While Russian engineers are eagerly calculating its export potential,