Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/07/2018 regarding air pollution control in Delhi NCR. The Supreme Cout Order touched upon three key issues: 1. Ban on import of pet coke 2. Natural gas to be …
CHENNAI: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued an ultimatum to Tangedco: Retrofit five thermal units in Tuticorin on or before December 31, 2020, or be prepared to shut them down permanently. The CPCB has sent a copy of the letter to Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board chairman as …
The Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) modelled the current emission concentrations in the flue stacks of different plants based on unit capacities, vintage and their coal linkages. Coal from Indian mines have high ash content (which contributes to PM emissions), while imported coal from South Africa …
In December 2015, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) notified emission standards for limiting Sulphur Oxides (SOx), Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), Particulate Matter (PM) and Mercury (Hg) emissions in coal-based Thermal Power Plants (TPPs). As of December 2017 (the deadline for meeting these standards), compliance was poor. Further, …
The findings of a study by the US-based Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis (IEEFA) show India cancelled 464,727 coal-based generation projects planned since 2010 India’s ambitious strides in decarbonization and the transition to renewable power have seen her emerging as a country with the most number of coal-based …
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government had ordered closure of Sterlite’s copper smelter in Tuticorin on the issue of pollution. But, data from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) indicates that Sterlite Copper smelter accounted for a mere 1% of Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) emissions while thermal power plants operating in …
Niti Aayog has proposed 15-point action plan for combating air pollution in ten most polluted cities in the country, including Delhi, Kanpur and Varanasi. The draft action plan titled 'Breathe India' includes encouraging electric vehicles, phasing out private diesel vehicle and development of crop residue utilisation policy. According to a …
HYDERABAD: Maps released recently by Europe’s Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite identified polluted air around thermal plants in Telangana with substantial sulphur dioxide. Other areas with thermal plants such as Chandrapur, Koradi and Tiroda in Maharashtra, Vindyachal in MP, Korba, Bhilai and Raigarh in Chhattisgarh and Jharasguda (Vedanta) and Talcher in Odisha …
Starting next year, India has planned to bring down emission levels of all old power plants to national standards by 2022, a top Environment Ministry official has said. Union Environment Secretary CK Mishra also said that “very old” plants in the country might be closed down. “When it comes to …
‘Delhi-NCR’s comprehensive clean air action plan floundering’ Two sources of air pollution in the National Capital Region — thermal power plants and brick kilns — could continue to pollute despite regulations and some action, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said on Thursday. Releasing a report on the condition …
NEW DELHI: Low coal stock at several generation units is a problem of their own making as they ignored warnings against reducing offtake from Coal India Ltd (CIL) during periods of subdued power demand. In a note issued on Wednesday, CIL cautioned power producers against repeating the mistake by reducing …
NEW DELHI: Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has recently directed the implementation of the entire ‘Comprehensive Action Plan (CAP) for Air Pollution Control in Delhi and NCR’ under Section 5 of the environment protection act. This plan mandates, among other things, closure of the Badarpur thermal power plant by mid-2018, …
State-owned Coal India today said it has asked power plants not to restrict intake of coal during monsoon when electricity demand drops usually. "Coal India (CIL) has urged power stations not to restrict intake of coal during monsoon period when power generation demand drops, but to use this period as …
Idle and debt-laden thermal power plants, may get a lease of life with some of the assets being transferred for a special stress resolution. Thermal power plants promoted by the Lanco Jaypee, KSK, SKS are some of the plants that may be transferred to a new fund for a special …
Coal has about 57 per cent share (around 197 GW) in the total installed capacity in India; but nearly 70 per cent of electricity (977 TWh, 2017- 18) in the country still comes from coal power plants. Coal-based thermal power industry is highly polluting- it is responsible for 60 per …
CHENNAI: Soon, all the municipalities and corporations in Tamil Nadu will begin sending non-recyclable waste to the cement plants and thermal power stations to be incinerated and converted into fuel. Currently, 24 municipalities and one corporation in the state have signed contracts with Ultra Tech Cement Limited that collects the …
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) revised the environmental standards for coal-based thermal power stations in 2015. The deadline to comply with the standards expired in 2017; no progress was however made by the industry. The Ministry of Power (MoP) and Central Electricity Authority (CEA) prepared a …
Kothagudem: The 800-MW seventh stage of the Kothagudem Thermal Power Station (KTPS), which will be synchronised on June 30, has been completed in a record 40 months, eight months earlier than the target date. The Central Electricity Authority has stipulated that construction of new power plants should be completed in …
While the Delhi government has raised an alarm over an imminent power crisis in the capital due to depleting coal reserves, sources in the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) said that coal rakes had started coming in and enough power was available in the grid to tackle any crisis. On …
To secure long-term power security, the state government had signed pacts with 30 IPPs, envisaging generation capacity of 37,000 Mw Odisha has launched the crackdown on frivolous thermal power producers. The state government has kicked off the process of resuming land from developers of failed power projects. To secure long-term …
