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. …
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an order to undo Obama-era climate change regulations, keeping a campaign promise to support the coal industry and calling into question U.S. support for an international deal to fight global warming. Flanked by coal miners and coal company executives, Trump proclaimed his "Energy Independence" …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Indian Council for Enviro- Legal Action (ICELA) Vs. Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change & Others dated 23/03/2017 regarding old and outdated thermal power plants operating in India. NGT directs the Respondent to furnish list of old coal based …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Norms for Power Plants, 21/03/2017. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified revised Standards for Thermal Power Plants (TPPs) including plants under construction vide S.O.3305 (E) dated 07/12/2015. The standard in respect of Particulate Matter has been made more stringent and …
The company has a capacity of over 23,000 MW under implementation at 23 locations. State-run power producer NTPC on Sunday said it has commissioned the second unit of 660 MW of Mouda Super Thermal Power Station Stage-II. “We wish to inform that 2nd unit of 660 MW of Mouda Super …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Rudranil De Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 17/03/2017 regarding utilization fly ash based products in construction activities within 300 km radius of any coal or lignite based Thermal Power Plant. Original Application stands …
Wind and solar PV have become among the cheapest options for meeting power demand in a growing number of countries globally. As these variable renewable energy (VRE) technologies differ from conventional generation technologies, power systems will need to adapt in line with their ongoing build-out. But the need for change …
Say move to worsen Delhi’s air quality; others say it will meet power demand With the Badarpur thermal power plant, which has been closed since November 2016 to curb air pollution, expected to restart operations on Wednesday, environmentalists on Tuesday aired their concerns over the move. The plant was shut …
The High Court in Pretoria has recognised the significant effects climate change has on SA by setting aside a decision by Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa to authorise a new coal-fired station. SA’s first yet climate change litigation, brought by Earthlife Africa, represented by the Centre for Environmental Rights, contested …
The renovation and modernisation of ailing thermal power plants under the 12th Five Year Plan has been severely affected by poor financial condition of state utilities as a mere 4,702.26 MW capacity could be modernised against the planned target of around 30,000 MW for the period 2012-17. Higher project cost …
Pretoria – South Africa’s first climate change lawsuit kicked off on Wednesday in the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, with Earthlife Africa asking the court to revoke the environmental impact assessment for the proposed privately run Thabametsi power station near Lephalale in Limpopo. The issue before court is whether it is …
Residential combustion (RC) and electricity generating unit (EGU) emissions adversely impact air quality and human health by increasing ambient concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone (O3). Studies to date have not isolated contributing emissions by state of origin (source-state), which is necessary for policy makers to determine efficient …
DADRI: NTPC Limited installed a Robotic Dry Cleaning System (RDCS) for the solar panels at its solar PV plant in Dadri on Thursday. This is the first time in India a robotic method is being used for cleaning solar panels, said D K Sood, regional executive director NTPC Dadri, Badarpur …
19 projects pending for years SHILLONG: As many as 19 power projects are pending to be implemented in Meghalaya at a time when the State does not have sufficient power to address the current shortage. Out of 19 projects, 14 had gone to private power companies which are yet to …
After being charged with plagiarism in the preparation of the all-important environment impact assessment (EIA) report on the 5 x 800 mw Yadadri thermal power project in Nalgonda district, the Telangana Genco has submitted a revised EIA seeking environment clearance for the mega plant. The revised EIA report too is …
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party government did score points for promptly reacting to emergency air pollution episodes with measures never attempted earlier such as restricting cars on roads to alternate days. And for the first time, the government closed schools for three days last November, prohibited use of diesel …
The government looks set to extend the December 2017 deadline for coal-fired power stations to meet stricter emission norms, allowing time for them to consider replacing retro plants with modern units that release much less particulate and gaseous pollutants into the air. According to power minister Piyush Goyal, the environment …
A report published on Monday by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) said power plants to be added after 2023-24 could be completely renewable energy-based. Reiterating the government’s draft electricity plan finding that current installed and under-construction capacity would be able to meet demand till 2026, TERI also estimated that …
On February 1, Bangladesh’s state minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Nasrul Hamid, gave a speech outlining the government’s plan to massively expand energy production through coal. He spoke about a slew of mega projects being built with the assistance of China, Japan and India, but said little about …
“Completely meeting requirements of revised environmental norms by December 2017 may not be feasible,” admits the office of Ravindra Kumar Verma, chief of CEA. FACED with the fact that almost none of the over 400 thermal power plants across the country has complied with new emission norms notified more than …
While PM 2.5 and PM 10 stayed above the national standards, values of SO2 (Sulphur dioxide) recorded in Delhi were within the National Ambient Air Quality Standard. 2016 was particularly bad for the national capital in terms of air quality with the volume of ultrafine particulates PM 2.5 and PM …
