Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
The battery component of the 160 MW project will be funded by World Bank Andhra Pradesh is planning to develop a 160 MW solar-wind hybrid project with battery back-up facility. Significantly, this is the first such project to be developed in the country. Recently, Tesla announced the commissioning of a …
Residents from Delhi and the National Capital Region can now expect relief next year from the pollution caused due to the burning of stubble by farmers in Punjab and Harayana. The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) on behalf of ministry of power has framed up a policy for biomass utilisation for …
Asking NTPC to approach the government for modification, the bench said, "The Government of India has issued a notification. We are not going to modify the ... notification." The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to modify the Centre’s notification banning the use of furnace oil and pet coke in Uttar …
The bench passed directions while hearing a contempt plea filed on the issue (PTI) The bench also directed each state to submit to the Secretary, Agriculture Ministry, a list of all existing and proposed thermal power plants or biomass-based energy plants The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday directed the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vikrant Kumar Tongad Vs. Environment Pollution (Prevention Control) Authority & Others dated 16/11/2017 regarding air pollution due to burning of agricultural residues. NGT directs NTPC to file complete details of its total demand of coal and how much agricultural residue …
NTPC blast: Probe committee formed, NTPC says no explosion, ash collection led to ‘disturbance’ As the death toll rose to 29 on Thursday, initial reports from the site of the accident at NTPC Ltd’s Unchahar plant in Rae Bareli — the first of its kind in the Indian thermal power …
But will it be able to follow solar and become cheaper? Just as every parent remembers and cherishes the first baby step his or her child took, every renewable energy aficionado will take to heart the fact that the contract for building the country’s first large-scale battery storage-backed solar plant …
In Europe, the growing appeal of RE has pulled down wholesale electricity rates Loss-making European power utilities are turning to India for investment opportunities in renewable energy (RE), drawn by the country's impressive drive in the latter. Engie of France, one of the biggest European power companies, which lost about …
In Singrauli, twice the size of Delhi, more than two-and-a-half lakh tonnes of coal is burnt every day. 10 coal-based power plants here have a generation capacity of over 21,000 MW, the largest for one region. Singrauli, Uttar Pradesh: In India's coal pollution map, Singrauli, a 2,200 sqkm region shared …
The tariff for solar projects developed under the domestic content requirement (DCR) category has declined by 35 per cent during the past year as the trend of aggressive bidding continues, according to Mercom Capital. Earlier this month, the 250 MW DCR auction conducted by NTPC saw Azure Power quote a …
The National Green Tribunal today said it would consider later this month the steps taken by the Centre and Punjab and Haryana governments to check burning of crop residue by farmers to curb air pollution. The National Green Tribunal today said it would consider later this month the steps taken …
Private-sector peers not doing too well either; RE-Invest 2017 to be held in Dec RE-Invest, a government-organised expo to boost the green energy sector, seems to be having a dry run. Though the Centre remains optimistic and has gone ahead with RE-Invest 2017 (slated for December 7-9 in Greater Noida), …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday asked for names and details of all power houses in NCR — conventional, biomass-based, or any other — which can use crop residue for energy generation to be submitted on Tuesday. NGT, while hearing a petition filed by environmentalist, Vikrant Tongad, directed Haryana, …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today directed the Punjab Government to produce before it 21 farmers which it claimed to have helped by giving incentives and infrastructural facilities to prevent them from burning crop residue in a bid to check air pollution. Over a 100 farmers had gathered outside the …
As world energy markets transform at an unprecedented rate, India is at the forefront of the shift towards profitable renewables given that the country's solar belt has the potential of 749 GW for power generation. As shown by a new IEEFA (Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis) analysis, accelerating …
Farmers in Punjab have started using paddy stubble to generate electricity through biomass machines The capital may not witness smoggy mornings this winter as many farmers in the neighbouring state of Punjab have stopped burning paddy stubble and are using it to generate electricity with the help of biomass machines, …
After suffering from polluted air for years, especially during winter, the citizens of Delhi may just be able to breathe cleaner air this time. Delhi may get respite from smoggy mornings this winter. After suffering from polluted air for years, especially during winter, the citizens of Delhi may just be …
State-run power giant NTPC will add 32 GW of clean energy by 2032, in addition to its plan to create 15 GW of solar capacity under National Solar Mission, a top company official said today. The power giant is also creating electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the country. NTPC has …
Something needs to be done to check it: expert The oceans around the globe have become the dumping ground for everything and huge quantity of plastic is dumped into it. This is already a major ecological problem and the aquatic life is threatened. Something needs to be done to arrest …
In a major development which would boost the power production on the state, the 1st unit of 660 MW of Meja thermal power project, was synchronised with the main grid, on Thursday. Although the present synchronisation has started for testing, when this unit will be taken up in its full …
