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. …
PATIALA: A snag in the ultra-mega thermal plant located at Sasan in Madhya Pradesh has forced Punjab to buy power at much higher rates from other sources to meet the shortfall. The said thermal power project is situated near a coal pit head and is run by the Reliance Power …
Activists of Pragatishil Chhatra Jote, an alliance of Left-leaning student organisations in Bangladesh, on Tuesday blocked Dhaka roads to protest against a $1.5 billion power plant near Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest which straddles both Bangladesh and India. The agitating students blocked Dhaka's Shahbagh intersection, one of the major …
CHENNAI: A pioneering indigenous technology for coal-fired power plants, which requires less fuel, delivers greater efficiency and is a tad cleaner, will be ready in four years -- possibly ahead of other countries in the race. Revealing this to IANS in an interview, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) …
Nearly half the country's coal fired power capacity have remained unutilised this monsoon season as hydel plants generated close to 22,000 mw of cheap power every day in the last one month. At this level of capacity utilisation, new thermal power plants can hardly recover their interest cost needed to …
Future climate warming will likely cause only minor cuts in energy output at most U.S. coal- or gas-fired power plants, a new Duke University study finds. The study -- the first of its kind based on real-world data -- rebuts recent modeling-based studies that warn rising temperatures will significantly lower …
25 power projects in India are currently held up because of lack of environment clearance, Piyush Goyal, Minister of Power (independent Charge) told Lok Sabha. Goyal said that as informed by ministry of environment, there are 15 hydro electric projects and 10 thermal power projects pending for environmental clearance. Noticeably, …
Water Pollution from Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station is going to be harmful for the pilgrims. Vijayawada: Krishna Pushkaralu, the mega fete of Andhra Pradesh government, has to face a major threat of water-borne diseases to the pilgrims taking holy dip in the Krishna river. Water Pollution from Narla …
Bill to slash taxes on rooftop solar panels advances As Kinneret water level plummets, residents fear effects of prolonged drought The units, which began operating in the 1980s, are "the oldest, least efficient and most polluting coal-fired units in Israel's electricity system," according to the Environment Ministry report. Parading a …
A global warming limit agreed by world leaders with great fanfare is feared to be coming close to being broken just eight months on. Climate change scientists have warned it may be nearly impossible to keep global warming below the 1.5C target set at the Paris negotiations in December after …
CHENNAI: The 4000 MW coal-fired Cheyyur Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) would be a financial disaster for the consumers, the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd (TANGEDCO) and the State government, said a report by the US-based Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). It suggested that Tamil …
State-run BHEL has commissioned the second 500 MW thermal unit at Marwa Thermal Power Station in Chhattisgarh. "Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has successfully commissioned the second 500 MW (megawatt) thermal unit at Marwa Thermal Power Station in Chhattisgarh," the power equipment manufacturer said in a regulatory filing. Located in …
AAP leaders here handed over a memorandum to Madhya Pradesh Governor Ramnaresh Yadav today seeking the work of setting up of second phase of Shri Singhaji Thermal Power Station in Khandwa be stopped in order to save money of tax payers. "We have handed over a memorandum to Governor seeking …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Air Pollution by Thermal Power Plants, 04/08/2016. As per data compiled by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the total CO2 emissions from all grid connected coal based Power Stations during last three years is given at this document. The specific CO2 emissions from these plants …
Request for assistance from PSDF for thermal power plant turned down The Central government is reported to have turned down the State government plea to provide financial assistance from the Power System Development Fund (PSDF) for reviving the Kayamkulam thermal power plant. The fund constituted as per the regulations of …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 02/08/2016 regarding pollution of water of river Chandrabhaga due to discharge of fly ash laden water from the ash pond of the Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Water and Air Pollution from Thermal Power Stations, 01/08/2016. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has reported that all the 164 coal based thermal power plants have provided pollution control systems for control of air and water pollution. However, 19 thermal power plants were found …
Fly ash can typically make about 15-20 per cent of the concrete mix and is said to enhance the structural stability. The state government has made it mandatory for all new buildings to be constructed using material containing fly ash, aiming to dispose of the entire quantity produced across Maharashtra …
A new study suggests that improvements in air quality over the Potomac watershed, including the Washington, D.C., metro area, may be responsible for recent progress on water quality in the Chesapeake Bay. Scientists from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science have linked improving water quality in streams and …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Effect of Drought on Power Generation, 28/07/2016. The power generation during 2015-16 has been affected due to non-availability of water in drought affected regions of the country. In case of generation from Thermal Power Station, Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (MAHAGENCO) has informed …
The Centre's green panel has rejected environment clearance to Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (UPRVUNL) for expansion of its coal-based power project in Kanpur district citing pollution concerns. The state-run UPRVUNL has proposed setting up of a 660 mw coal-based super-critical power plant at Panki in Kanpur district. …
