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 …
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany’s Greens said on Monday that closing the country’s 20 dirtiest coal-fired power stations would be a key condition of any coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives after this month’s election. Greens co-leader Cem Ozdemir said he wanted to anchor the fight against climate change as the …
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Air pollution caused by coal-fired winter heating has slashed life expectancy in northern China by more than three years compared with the south, according to a new study, underlining the urgency of Beijing’s efforts to tackle smog. Researchers with the Energy Policy Institute at the University of …
Committee recommends amendment of existing ToR The Expert Appraisal Committee of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has asked Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) to take up revised impact assessment in tune with its plans to increase the capacity of its proposed thermal power plant, second stage of …
Monitoring plan aims at coordination with Railways, Power Utilities for supplying coal To make it easier for thermal power plants facing coal shortage, the State-owned Coal India Ltd has set up a round-the-clock monitoring cell that aims to ensure steady supply of the feedstock, a top official said on Monday. …
The installed power capacity is 3,30,153 MW, of which thermal power comprises 1,94,432 MW and renewable energy 58,303 MW. Hyderabad: No new coal-based power plants will be allowed by the Centre, apart from the ones already under construction. This has been included in the national electricity plan. According to a …
India is fully prepared to finance carbon-capture technology but the developed world's approach in this area leaves much to be desired, New and Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal has said. "The government is ready to fully finance carbon-capture technology and is in favour of opening up the technology to all. …
This research shows that governments in Europe and the European Union (EU) are continuing to subsidise oil, gas and coal, fuelling dangerous climate change with taxpayers’ money both at home and abroad. The EU and all its Member States have committed to phasing out environmentally harmful subsidies, including those to …
In spite of the growth in short term open access (OA), the existing OA framework has not been implemented in the same spirit as envisaged in the Act and is thus is yet to realize its full potential, mainly on account of the resistance from DISCOMs. Given the rapidly falling …
The second volume of the Economic Survey, 2015-16 (http://indiabudget.nic.in/budget2016-2017/vol2_survey.asp) makes for very interesting reading. But its analysis of the energy sector is inadequate. Take the Survey’s forecast (based on estimates done by the Central Electricity Authority) that solar power will overtake thermal power generation only around 2026 (see chart). That …
Even as India has made a considerable push towards renewable sources of energy keeping in view its Paris Agreement goal, the country's dependence on coal as primary source of energy will continue as its 'social cost' is quite less as compared to that of solar and wind. The government has …
Overemphasis on renewable energy would result in reducing viability of coal-fired thermal power plants in India, adding to the massive non-performing assets (NPAs) of state-run lenders, Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) Arvind Subramanian said. Rapid changes in technology are promising to help realize the promise of renewables, which is an eminently …
Overemphasis on renewable energy would result in reducing viability of coal-fired thermal power plants in India, adding to the massive non-performing assets (NPAs) of state-run lenders, Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) Arvind Subramanian said on Thursday. "Rapid changes in technology are promising to help realize the promise of renewables, which is …
A vortex of air during the summer does the trick, but there are downsides, too The massive crack in a glacier in Greenland, the unearthing of a mummified couple in Switzerland from a receding glacier, a trillion tonne iceberg breaking off Antarctica — all these events have left scientists and …
A global mining giant seeking public funds to develop one of the world’s largest coal mines in Australia has been accused of fraudulently siphoning hundreds of millions of dollars of borrowed money into overseas tax havens. Indian conglomerate the Adani Group is expecting a legal decision in the “near future” …
Indonesian authorities have revoked or not renewed more than 2,100 mining licenses that fail to meet legal standards. In South Sumatra province, where 77 licenses were canceled, 10 coal mining firms have sued local officials for taking away their permits. So far, one lawsuit has succeeded, while four other companies …
A major new report shows Australia’s power stations are allowed to emit far more pollution than those in the US and Europe, operators are failing to adopt available pollution reduction technologies and one even admitted to falsifying pollution reports. Nearly 900,000 Australians in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria live …
Delhi has been in spotlight for its poor air quality but towns and villages near industrial clusters and coal mines may be far worse off. A report called "Poisoned" on water, air and soil pollution in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh released recently highlights a severe pollution crisis in the region …
Ozone pollution has been worsening in Beijing and its neighbouring cities, a problem that can lead to serious health problems, a new study has found. Levels of the pollutant went up by 13.3 per cent from 2013 to 2016 in the 13 cities of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area – an industrialised …
In an attempt to cut power purchase cost, Gujarat has invited tenders to buy coal-based electricity from independent power producers who would agree to sell power at less than Rs 2.82/unit. In an attempt to cut power purchase cost, Gujarat has invited tenders to buy coal-based electricity from independent power …
According to a climate change impact assessment for the proposed Thabametsi coal-fired power station, its emissions could be 60% higher than that of Medupi and Kusile. Last week, Earthlife Africa Johannesburg (ELA), in collaboration with the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), submitted comments on Thabametsi’s climate change impact assessment, IT-Online …
