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. …
Hinduja National Power Corporation Limited (HNPCL) has commissioned its 1,040 MW coal fired thermal power project located near Visakhapatnam. The company has commissioned 2x520 MW thermal power plants and expects it to cater to the increasing demand for electricity in Andhra Pradesh, which has become the first southern State to …
A state green panel has given first-stage clearance to Orissa Integrated Power Ltd (OIPL) for diverting 17.02 hectares of revenue forest land to set up a 4,000-MW UMPP in Sundargarh district in Odisha at a cost of Rs 29,000 crore. As per the proposal, the ultra mega power project (UMPP) …
The CCEA also cleared the proposal of Ambuja Cements to acquire 24 per cent stake in its holding firm Holcim India, a move that will allow its parent Swiss giant LafargeHolcim to strengthen its India footprint. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday granted its approval to set …
Seeks more info on environmental impact The Centre’s green panel has deferred its decision on granting environment clearance to NTPC’s ₹17,820-crore super thermal project in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, for want of more information and clearance from the wildlife authorities. State-run NTPC proposes to set up the first stage of …
Ban Ki-moon’s climate change envoy has accused the UK and Germany of backtracking on the spirit of the Paris climate deal by financing the fossil fuel industry through subsidies. Mary Robinson, the former president of Ireland and UN special envoy on climate change and El Niño, said she had to …
The planet’s largest mangrove forest could be facing serious trouble in the form of two new coal-fired power plants, environmentalists say — and they’re urging the United Nations to draw greater attention to the issue. A handful of environmental groups, including Friends of the Earth, the Sierra Club and 350.org, …
The 2016 International Energy Efficiency Scorecard examines the energy efficiency policies and performance of 23 of the world’s top energy-consuming countries. Together these nations represent 75% of all the energy consumed on the planet and in 2013 accounted for over 80% of the world’s gross domestic product. Used 35 metrics …
KOLKATA: The Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company (Pvt) Limited (BIFPCL) signed a contract agreement on Tuesday for main plant EPC (Turnkey) Package with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), India, for construction of 2x660 MW Maitree Super Thermal Power Project at Rampal Upazila in the Bagerhat district of Bangladesh. BIFPCL is a …
In a big relief to the Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Ltd (TS-Genco), the southern zone bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday party allowed a petition filed by the Human Rights Forum against execution of 4 x 270 MW Bhadradri Thermal Power Plant at Manuguru in Khammam …
Less than one per cent of India’s population lives in areas that meet World Health Organisation air quality guidelines. But if stringent air pollution regulations are in place, this could increase to almost 10 per cent by 2040, says a study by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The “Energy and …
DHAKA: Bangladesh and India today signed a landmark deal for the construction of a 1,320 megawatt coal fired power plant, the biggest project under bilateral cooperation that would mark the transition from electricity export to generation level. Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company (Pvt) Limited (BIFPCL), the joint venture enterprise inked the …
Coal problems are now history and the target is to further boost domestic production to cut down on the imports that will result in savings to the tune of Rs 40,000 crore this year, Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal said today. "Coal problems are history in India. Last year, the …
China is building another 200 gigawatts (GW) of coal-fired power capacity despite tough new measures designed to cut the use of fossil fuels and tackle overcapacity, environmental group Greenpeace said on Wednesday. China's coal-dominated thermal power sector has continued to expand rapidly amid an unexpectedly sharp slowdown in energy consumption …
After two decades of breakneck growth in coal-fired power generation, power generation from coal finally slowed down in 2011 and turned into a decline in 2013, as a result of booming clean energy and slowing power demand growth. While this turnaround is the decade’s most important positive development for the …
A French government advisory committee has recommended that France increase taxation on coal-fired power plants, or set stiffer carbon emissions standards, to encourage a shift to gas-fired plants to reduce carbon emissions. The proposal was included in a report handed to French Environment Minister Segolene Royal on Monday by the …
Northeastern Chinese provinces should rebalance power demand and supply, better managing the wind power supply and cutting air pollution by 2020, China's energy regulator announced Monday. The northeast region, has been generating too much power in recent years which has seriously contributed to the smog, a statement from the National …
Lack of clarity on how the likely additional costs as input taxes in the upcoming Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime would be allowed as a pass-through by the regulators has put the potential bidders for solar power projects in a bind. At stake are solar projects with combined capacity …
Lung-penetrating dust from coal-fired power plants in the European Union claims some 23,000 lives a year and racks up tens of billions of euros in health costs, an NGO report said. Even as the bloc shifts towards renewable sources like wind and Sun energy, coal still accounted for 18 per …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Co. Ltd. Vs. CG Environment Conservation Board & Others dated 04/07/2016. These Applications primarily pertain to the compliance been made in terms of the notification issued by the MoEF, Government of India …
Experts ask Delhi government Referring to a recent report which estimated that around 1.6 million premature deaths in India are caused by air pollution, experts today asked Delhi government to initiate immediate action on issuance of "simplified" health advisories and take concrete steps on the polluting Badarpur power plant in …
