Electricity consumption from the manufacture of artificial intelligence (AI) chips has soared by more than 350 percent worldwide between 2023 and 2024, according to new research from Greenpeace East Asia. In East Asia, the global hub for AI semiconductor production, growing electricity demand from AI chipmaking has been met primarily …
The government has granted environment clearance for as many as 12 coal mines in the past two months. The ministry of environment and forests, after scrutinising conditions fulfilled, has issued the approvals, some of which include forest clearances, for about 10-12 mine blocks over the past two months, sources said. …
Apprehending serious consequences for the environment if the proposed 132 power plants in Vidarbha region are allowed to start operations, the Pune-based National Green Tribunal (NGT) served notices to Maharashtra government seeking a reply before March 19. An application in this regard was filed by social activist Ratandeep Rangari (through …
The highly controversial Mahan Coal Ltd has received the stage 2 forest clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests for the Mahan coal block in Madhya Pradesh, Essar Energy announced on Thursday. This coal block was allotted in 2006. Mahan Coal Ltd is held 50 per cent by Essar …
Greenpeace India on Tuesday asked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to roll back the hike in power tariff ordered by the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Authority (DERC) and accelerate work on the solar vision to cushion Delhi’s citizens from increasing power costs. “Doling out subsidies has already back-fired. Many areas in the …
Potentially toxic chemicals are ubiquitous in the textile industry and children may be most at risk. Greenpeace wants action No parent would want toxic materials in their children's clothing. Yet according to a new Greenpeace study a range of hazardous chemicals is being used in the production of kids' wear …
Last week, after Greenpeace activists targeted the Essar offices here and in London on the issue of environmental damage at Mahan in Madhya Pradesh, the Ruia-owned group slapped a Rs 500-crore defamation suit (Rs 1,000-crore suit, says Greenpeace) against the global pro-environment group in the high court (HC) here. Even …
Large quantities of fly ash discharged was reportedly flowing into areas around the plant Essar Energy’s Mahan-I 600MW coal-fired power plant in Singrauli district has been ordered to stop all operations by the Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB). During the monsoons in September last, MPPCB’s regional office in Singrauli …
Greenpeace activists scale Essar's 21-storey headquarters in Mumbai to protest against the company's proposed mine in Mahan forest, Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh After taking on the Tatas, the Adanis and the Vedanta group, activists of pro-environment body Greenpeace took on the Essar group on Wednesday regarding the Mahan coal mining project …
Shanghai warned children and the elderly to stay indoors as smog enveloped China’s commercial hub, sending levels of the worst pollutants surging to more than 15 times World Health Organization guidelines. The level of PM2.5 pollutants climbed since around midnight, reaching 382.1 micrograms per cubic meter at 11 a.m., the …
Non-government organisation Greenpeace India on Tuesday submitted its ‘objections and suggestions’ to the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) in response to its net metering and rooftop solar PV projects proposal. “We would like to place on record that this proposal is highly in favour of private discoms, protecting their business …
China, the world top energy user, has given the go-ahead to build six new coal mines together with a massive thermal power plant in its northwest, despite warnings about local water shortages as well as the growing risk of pollution. Beijing, desperate to improve air quality in major cities, vowed …
Shanghai entered a second week shrouded in smog as China’s commercial hub reported levels of the most-harmful air pollutants that were 12 times the maximum recommended by the World Health Organization. City authorities warned children and the elderly to stay indoors and avoid outdoor activities as PM2.5 air pollution reached …
Warsaw, Nov. 19: The sun may have brightened the skies over the Polish capital today after quite some time but a cloud of mistrust hung at the national stadium where nearly 200 nations are negotiating the survival of the world from the onslaught of climate change. The gloom has deepened …
Scientists and activists voice concerns over possible adverse effects of Kevin's Corner project on Queensland water supplies The federal government has approved a massive coalmining project in central Queensland that will be the largest in the country. The environment minister, Greg Hunt, approved the 37,380-hectare Kevin's Corner project on Friday. …
Greenpeace India on Saturday laid the foundation for its revolutionary rural electrification micro-grid project at the Dharnai Village in Jahanabad district of Bihar. The model for this project will be based on an innovative smart solar based technology. Earlier on September 4, 2013, Greenpeace had announced the launch of this …
In crisis-hit Greece, government decisions taken in haste and despair to save the country from default, risk having a serious impact on the environment. A new bill seeks to relax restrictions on construction of public and private forestland even for those areas, which are considered protected. A joint statement by …
Intense and destructive storms are likely to occur more frequently as global warming intensifies, Greenpeace said on Saturday. "Such intense and destructive storms are likely to become more frequent in the future as global warming intensifies. Even a small increase in the ocean's warmth can turn tropical disturbances into hurricanes …
A Lancashire dairy farmer has joined forces with Greenpeace to launch a legal challenge to fracking in England. The environmental charity is working with people in Lancashire and the West Sussex village of Balcombe whose homes are near sites where the energy company Cuadrilla is looking at using hydraulic fracturing …
NEW DELHI: Intense and destructive storms are likely to occur more frequently as global warming intensifies, Greenpeace said on Saturday. "Such intense and destructive storms are likely to become more frequent in the future as global warming intensifies. Even a small increase in the ocean's warmth can turn tropical disturbances …
Though Total Area Has Climbed To 20%, Forests Are Mostly On The Outskirts The government has been congratulating itself on how Delhi’s green cover has increased over the years from 1.48% in 1993 to about 20% in 2011. However, these forests are highly fragmented. Delhi has little islands of forest, …
