Counter affidavit on behalf of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in OA No 580 of 2022 Mukesh Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others. The report dated May 13, 2025 related to the Khadia Opencast Coal Mine Expansion Project located in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, and …
India is the world's largest emitter of sulphur dioxide contributing more than 15% of the global anthropogenic SO2 emissions from the point sources tracked by NASA. The major SO2 emission hotspots in India are Singrauli (Madhya Pradesh) Neyveli and Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Talcher and Jharsuguda (Odisha), Korba (Chhattisgarh) , Kutch …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/08/2019 regarding environmental norms of NOx for coal based thermal power plants (TPPs). A meeting was held on May 17, 2019 under the Chairmanship of Ritesth Kumar Singh, Joint …
In 2015, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change legislated new standards to limit the concentration of sulphur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter (PM) and mercury (Hg) in stack emissions for coal-fired power plants. The Ministry amended the standards in 2018; however, there was no material change …
This paper assesses the existing knowledge base to better understand the economic, social and political consequences of mine closures at the national and subnational scales. Over the next decade, coal mines will likely close across the world, as many countries shift their energy systems away from fossil fuels and towards …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Auctioning of Coal Mine to Private Sector, 24/07/2019. In the year 2018-19, total coal production in the country was 730.35 Million Tonnes (MT). Out of this, CIL produced 606.89 MT which is 83% of the total domestic production. Further, in order to meet the …
PORVORIM: Goa Medical College (GMC) and National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOH), Ahmadabad have declined to conduct studies to determine if there are health consequences to people staying near Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) due to coal pollution as proposed by Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB). The information was provided …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Illegal Coal Mining in Forest Areas in Assam, 19/07/2019. As per information received from State Government of Assam, Coal Mining has been going on by the Coal India Limited in Digboi Forest Division of Tinsukia District in Assam. Illegal coal mining in the form …
Govt also looking to privatise and split Bharat Coking Coal Coal India share sale to employees receives a lukewarm response With miners, which took coal blocks for own use, performing poorly, the government is planning not to auction mines to captive users. Instead, it will allot or auction rights only …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollution Caused by Coal Based Power Plants, 18/07/2019. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) notified new environmental norms for Particulate Matter, Sulphur Oxides (SOx), Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), Water consumption and Mercury, for Thermal Power Plants on 7th December 2015 and amendment dated …
This World Energy Outlook special report examines the role of fuel switching, primarily from coal to natural gas, to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and air pollutants. Four case studies, covering the United States, the European Union, the People’s Republic of China, and India, reveal the various opportunities, hurdles and …
Backers of Kenya’s Lamu coal plant have been instructed by the courts to conduct a new environmental impact assessment and halt work on the project, in a ruling celebrated by local environmental groups. The mostly Chinese-financed plant is the biggest coal project in eastern and central Africa. Lamu county is …
Coal companies rely significantly on water, but their water-use licences in Mpumalanga, the heart of coal country, go unchecked in a system almost designed to promote pollution, a new report has found. Coal mining companies in Mpumalanga are required to pay for the water they use but a new study …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Meghalaya Vs All Dimasa Students Union & Others dated 03/07/2019 regarding unregulated coal mining in the tribal areas of Meghalaya, which has resulted in not only loss of lives but damage to the environment of the area. …
The orders are for supply and installation of wet Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) systems at three coal-based power plants GE Power India Monday said it has bagged orders worth Rs 2,311 crore ($335 million) from state-owned NTPC. The orders are for supply and installation of wet Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) …
Carbon emissions from existing and planned fossil fuel energy plants and projects will exceed the amount needed to curb global warming, jeopardising a 1.5 degree Celsius temperature limit goal, scientists said in a study on Monday. In 2015, almost 200 countries agreed a radical shift away from fossil fuels with …
Kenya's environment court blocked recently the construction of a coal-fired power station on the country's idyllic Indian Ocean coast, in a move hailed as a major victory by campaigners fighting a years-long battle against the scheme. The fossil-fuel project -- the first of its kind in East Africa -- has …
As the three most populous countries in Asia, China, India and Indonesia share a lot in common when it comes to projected significant economic growth, and along with it, an increase in the power capacity driven by booming demand. This energy demand is met to a large degree by fossil …
Despite the challenging policy environment, there are also opportunities for real progress in several areas between now and 2025. This report addresses seven concrete ways in which the Indonesian government can overcome the existing obstacles and make significant progress to grow renewable energy before 2025. In particular, to make progress …
Coal directory of India provides coal and lignite statistics spreading over eleven sections covering some general economy data, brief history of coal sector in India, present status, reserve, production, dispatches, pit head closing stock, price, export and import, trends of coal consumption in power, steel and cement production, captive coal …
The onslaught of clean power is coming largely at the expense of coal, which only a decade ago supplied more electricity in the US than anything else For the clearest sign yet that renewable energy has gone mainstream, consider this: Clean-energy resources supplied more of America’s electricity than coal for …
