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. …
Lanco has received 2-year extension of environment clearance validity, with certain conditions, for its 1,320 MW thermal power plant in Maharashtra. After detailed deliberations, the Environment Ministry panel (Expert Appraisal Committee) "recommended extension of validity of EC (Environment clearance) for two years and ...Amendments in EC subject to the additional …
The White House vowed Wednesday that the United States would still meet international commitments to cut carbon emissions, seeking to allay concerns that the Supreme Court might take away one of its main weapons against climate change. The court dealt a blow on Tuesday to the Obama administration's Clean Power …
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a major blow to President Barack Obama by putting on hold federal regulations to curb carbon dioxide emissions mainly from coal-fired power plants, the centerpiece of his administration's strategy to combat climate change. The court voted 5-4 along ideological lines to grant a …
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a major blow to President Barack Obama by putting on hold federal regulations to curb carbon dioxide emissions mainly from coal-fired power plants, the centerpiece of his administration's strategy to combat climate change. The court voted 5-4 along ideological lines to grant a …
Report submitted to NGT The level of particulate matter PM10, an indicator of pollution, is high around incineration and thermal power plants in the capital but the poor air quality cannot be conclusively attributed to these plants, a report placed in the National Green Tribunal said on Monday. A high-power …
This is the 4th joint report of the European Solar Thermal Electricity Association (ESTELA) Greenpeace International and SolarPACES since 2003. Greenpeace developed a global energy vision – the Energy [R]evolution scenario – which provides a practical blueprint for rapidly cutting energy-related CO2 emissions in order to help ensure that greenhouse …
Trichy: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has bagged the order from the Tamil Nadu government to set up the State's first 800 MW thermal power plant. The North Chennai Supercritical TPS Stage III is located in Thiruvallur district. The Letter of Award for the project was handed over by Chief …
Pollution caused by Vinh Tan Thermal Power Complex in southern Binh Thuan Province still persists despite local authorities' efforts to prevent cinders and ash from blowing into nearby residential areas. Vinh Tan Thermal Power Complex consists of four projects in which Vinh Tan thermal plant No 2 was constructed and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Ratandeep Rangari Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. dated 01/02/2016 regarding coal quality standard. MoEF was to coordinate with all the State Pollution Control Boards to ensure compliance of the directions to SPCB and CPCB to …
Oxford University research also finds Australian, Chinese and US coal-fired power stations are the most vulnerable to environmental dangers Australian thermal coalmines are some of the riskiest in the world for investors because of their exposure to environmental dangers, according to a report from Oxford University. The report – which …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sukhdev Vihar Residents Welfare Association & Ors. Vs. State of NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 28/01/2016 regarding pollution caused by waste-to-energy plants in Delhi. Counsel appearing for Central Pollution Control Board submits that the Joint Inspection Report in relation …
In a big victory for the Obama administration, a U.S. federal court on Thursday rejected a bid by 27 states to block its Clean Power Plan, the centerpiece of its strategy to combat climate change by reducing carbon emissions from power plants. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of …
New Delhi: Amicus curiae Harish Salve, assisting the Supreme Court in the fight to reduce pollution in the National Capital Region, on Wednesday called NTPC's Badarpur power plant a "health hazard" and urged the apex court to close it down. Salve, who had recently appeared for the Delhi government to …
BEIJING, Jan 19 China's electric power generation fell for the first time in nearly five decades last year after the country's economic slowdown hit major industrial consumers, official data showed on Tuesday. China generated 5.618 trillion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of power in 2015, down 0.2 percent from the previous year, the …
While the amount of ash discharged by coal-fired power plants has increased in Viet Nam, the country still lacks guidance and policies to support enterprises in managing this waste, experts said. Tran Dinh Sinh of the Green Innovation and Development Centre (Green ID) told a seminar in Ha Noi last …
Widespread misreporting of harmful gas emissions by Chinese electricity firms is threatening the country's attempts to rein in pollution, with government policies aimed at generating cleaner power struggling to halt the practice. Coal-fired power accounts for three-quarters of China's total generation capacity and is a major source of the toxic …
MoEF report submitted to NGT bench recommends appropriate action as deemed fit The expert team from the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), which recently inspected the project site of the proposed Bhadradri Thermal Power Station at Manuguru in Khammam district, has highlighted the existence of a water body near …
CHENNAI: The Union environment ministry has given permission for a new thermal power project in Chennai. The project with a capacity of 800MW will be constructed at a cost of Rs 4,800 crore on the existing North Chennai Thermal Plant premises. There are already two units each with a capacity …
Installed capacity in renewable energy touched a record high Coal production and availability in the country might be on a high, but the growth of coal-based installed capacity is on a decline. Touching a three year-low, last year the installed capacity grew by 10.77 per cent against 12.48 per cent …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Jasaram & Others Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 14/01/2016. This Application is filed by the Applicants seeking relief from the operation of a cement plant as well as thermal power plant of Siddi Vinayak …
