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's largest thermal power producer NTPC, which in years to come will focus more on renewable energy, wants to increase its presence in solar power generation space. Besides, it is also exploring the possibility of co-firing biomass with coal for electricity generation. "It is a very good development that is …
PORVORIM: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday told the Legislative Assembly that Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has initiated a prosecution process against Mormugao Port Trust (MPT), Adani Murmugao Port Terminal Private Ltd and South West Port Ltd handling coal at the port, for exceeding the pollution limit causing …
NEW DELHI: Coal will continue to have a prime place in India's total energy mix for the next many years but an analysis of official data shows that the country's coal boom may have been over a couple of years ago, much earlier than expected. Over the past two years, …
These units would soon turn older than 25 years and can't be retrofitted to meet new emission norms Thermal power generating giant NTPC is likely to retire 25 power generating units, totalling 2,390 Mw. The units, part of several plants such as Badarpur, Tanda, Talcher, Kanti and SAIL JV, etc, …
VASCO: If what the Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said regarding coal handling turns out to a reality, Vasoites can heave a sigh of relief! The CM's statement that his government will ask the Union environment ministry not to allow expansion of coal handling capacity in the state and that …
The fights, opposition and differences over the establishment of Lamu's Amu coal-fired power plant resulted from a missed contract, it has emerged. Mombasa governor candidates Hassan Omar (Wiper) and Suleiman Shahbal (Jubilee) differed sharply over the plant's existence, as it became evident a Wiper official had bid to supply coal …
India's dependence on coal will continue even after three decades from now with an estimated share of 42-50 per cent of the country's energy mix, said a report. The report, titled 'Energising India', has been jointly prepared by the NITI Aayog and the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan. The report …
The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) has launched the report "Hidden Price Tags: How ending fossil fuel subsidies would benefit our health" providing the first-ever comparison of fossil fuel subsidies and the costs to health associated with air pollution from fossil fuels. Burning fossil fuels causes deadly air pollution and …
Coal would remain at the centre stage in India with its share in energy mix not declining below 46% in 2047, claimed a report titled ‘Energising India’, jointly prepared by the NITI Aayog and the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan. The study found that coal and nuclear would continue to …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Conservation Action Trust & Others Vs Ministry of Coal & Others dated 24/07/2017 regarding shutting down of mining operations in mines where coal fires are currently burning with immediate effect. The Applicant has also appealed that the coal industry (Coal …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Rakesh Chaturvedi & Others Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 21/07/2017 regarding illegal mining and sinking of the area in and around Umaria, Madhya Pradesh. The Applicant has also stated that as a result …
China's capital city Beijing is aiming to cut its coal consumption to below 5 million tonnes by 2020 and limit the use of coal in smog-prone areas, a document issued by the Beijing Municipal Government showed on Tuesday. The city, which suffers from bouts of choking pollution, also pledged in …
A widely read cover story on the impact of global warming in this week’s New York magazine starts ominously: “It is, I promise, worse than you think.” It goes on to predict temperatures in New York hotter than present-day Bahrain, unprecedented droughts wherever today’s food is produced, the release of …
The Ministry of Coal has notified Coal Blocks Allocation Rules, 2017. The coal ministry has deferred indefinitely the fifth round of captive coal block auctions citing lack of demand from steel makers, despite a request from the steel ministry to continue the bidding for interested firms. The ministry has issued …
Rail operations that transport coal to South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) have been halted because of violent community protests, state-run logistics group Transnet said on Thursday. "Transnet has experienced interruptions to operations on the Richards Bay Coal Line as a result of violent community protests ... The protests …
Analyzing government spatial planning maps, researchers for the Waterkeeper Alliance and the Mining Advocacy Network found that 19 percent of Indonesia's rice-growing land falls within exploration or mining concessions for coal. The study calculated that coal mining already costs the country 1.7 million tons of potential rice production, and another …
With its two 660-megawatt units, the Sahiwal coal-fired power plant is expected to generate 9 billion kwh of electricity annually to address about one fourth of Pakistan’s current power deficit, supplying the electricity demand of 10 million locals, according to an official from the China Huaneng Group, a major shareholder …
The G20 nations provide four times more public financing to fossil fuels than to renewable energy, a report has revealed ahead of their summit in Hamburg, where Angela Merkel has said climate change will be at the heart of the agenda. The authors of the report accuse the G20 of …
The best available science shows an urgent need to keep global temperature increases below 1.5°C to avoid severe disruptions to people and ecosystems. Recent analysis shows that burning the reserves in already operating oil and gas fields alone, even if coal mining is completely phased out, would take the world …
China has stepped up its battle against urban smog after finding that the vast majority of inspected businesses have been violating air quality rules. In recent weeks, central government and municipal authorities have announced tougher crackdowns on polluting companies, new emission reduction measures and stiffer penalties for falsifying environmental reports. …
