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. …
LUCKNOW: The UP government is planning a powerpacked start to the New Year by deciding to gift a brand new super-critical 660 MW power unit at Panki in Kanpur to citizens of the state. Informed sources in the state energy department said that chief minister Aditya Nath Yogi is likely …
GABORONE Botswana (Xinhua) -- Morupule B Power Station, a coal-fired power station built by the China National Electric Engineering Corporation, has been credited to spurring electricity production in Botswana, Statistics Botswana said Wednesday. In its latest figures on electricity generation and distribution, Statistics Botswana said the volume of electricity generated …
This study analyses the prospective impact of renewable energy deployment, along with recently mandated changes to power plant cooling systems, on water use in India’s electricity sector. Looking at the expected freshwater intensity of non-hydro power generation under different scenarios, the analysis aims to quantify the impact of India’s energy …
This paper aims to help decision-makers understand the magnitude of water issues for the thermal power sector in India with quantitative evidence. There is a significant data gap in power plant water use in India. The authors used data science techniques and innovative methodologies and developed a comprehensive plant-level geodatabase …
This study aims to conduct an inventory of mercury emissions from selected coal-fired power plants in Thailand. This study, focusing on emissions of mercury from coal combustion so as to generate electricity, is a contribution to international efforts to reduce mercury pollution. It aims to establish mercury emission factor and …
New Delhi: Almost a third of the distressed power plants unable to repay loans worth crores are in Chhattisgarh, according to data from the Ministry of Power. Last week, the ministry submitted a list 34 such projects to a parliamentary panel on energy, 10 of which are in the BJP-ruled …
Air quality in the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) has been a matter of concern. In order to address air pollution, the high level task force set up under the Chairmanship of Principal Secretary to PM has submitted this action plan and welcomes suggestions from experts and citizens to make …
Though the Bathinda unit had shut operations in September this year, the cabinet gave its final nod following a report of the sub-committee comprising cabinet ministers Manpreet Badal, Rana Gurjit Singh and Charanjit Singh Channi. The Punjab cabinet Wednesday gave a green signal to permanent closure of its oldest power …
A new report published by the International Energy Agency (IEA) has identified that the use of coal is declining in major economies and that global consumption will remain sluggish. Titled, ‘Coal 2017’, the findings state that global consumption fell 1.9% last year to 5.357 billion tonnes, due to the fall …
New analysis of India’s coal power tariff data shows that replacing the most expensive coal power plants with electricity generated by solar photovoltaic’s (PV) and wind can save discoms and consumers up to 54,000 crores ($8.3 billion) annually. Focussing only on replacing older (>20 yrs), expensive plants can still yield …
State-run power giant NTPC revised its installed and commercial capacities downward to 51,383 MW and 50,583 MW respectively after the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) deleted its 325 MW capacity of Patratu plant. In last May, the company had informed BSE about addition of 325 MW of Patratu Thermal Power Station …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Compliance of Pollution Standards by Power Plants, 19/12/2017. The details of the Thermal Power Projects Commissioned since January 2017 is Annexed
Some government officers are so callous towards their duties that they do not realize that it is harming them as well as their families. I realized this fact while doing a story on air pollution caused by Koradi Thermal Power Station (KTPS) of Mahagenco. KTPS has caused air pollution in …
PORVORIM: Ruling out the possibility of turning Goa into a coal hub, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday reiterated on the Floor of the House that the government will not allow expansion of the coal handling facility proposed at Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) and urged the opposition not to instigate …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subrato Mookherjee Vs Kolaghat Thermal Power Station & Others dated 14/12/2017 regarding pollution caused by Kolaghat Thermal Power Station. NGT Eastern Bench noted that the two reports submitted by the Central Pollution Control Board and the …
The result of prolonged idling due to lack of demand, poor maintenance Coal-based capacity of 3,000-5,000 MW created by the private sector during the last 10 years at an estimated cost of ₹15,000-25,000 crore, has been reduced to near junk, thanks to prolonged idling and lack of maintenance, said sources. …
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to submit report on the emission standards of the Anpara thermal power plant located at Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar passed the direction after the apex pollution monitoring body …
NEW DELHI: Polluting coal-based power plants across the country were supposed to comply with strict emission norms by Thursday - a deadline set by the environment ministry two years ago. But, over 300 of them did not do so by taking refuge in a relaxed approach of the ministry towards …
NEW DELHI: As many as 10 Indian cities have figured in the 20 most polluted cities across the world leaving over eight million children in the country exposed to toxic air and potentially putting their brain development at risk, said Yasmin Ali Haque, Unicef Representative in India. Creating awareness among …
In a hearing of a public interest litigation filed by employees of the Guru Nank Dev Thermal Plant against the closure of the plant, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a notice to the state government, Central Electricity Authority, Rural Electrification Corporation, chief managing director, PSPCL, and Municipal …
