To prepare blueprint for creek’s restoration within next three months CHENNAI: With the ecologically-sensitive Ennore Creek remaining in a state of neglect due to continuing industrial pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a new committee with a mandate to prepare a blueprint for restoration of the creek within the …
The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has asked power plant industries in the Sambalpur-Jharsuguda region to introduce High Concentration Slurry Disposal ( HCSD) system in an attempt to check the spreading of fly ash to other areas. The fly ash, according to the new system, will have less water, …
Mount Sinabung on the north of Sumatra island has been hurling out red-hot ash, rocks and torrents of glowing lava up to 7 kms More than 5,000 people have fled their homes in western Indonesia in recent days following a series of violent volcanic eruptions, an official said today. Mount …
The fate of the Nayachar project in West Bengal for the proposed power plant along with downstream units at the island hangs in balance. The ministry of environment and forest (MoEF)-appointed expert appraisal committee (EAC) has raised fresh questions about the proposed project. Apart from ecological fragility, stability of the …
The Green Tribunal, Pune, has asked government officials concerned to be present for the hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the Flyash Manufacturers' Association for complying with the directions of the Environment and Forests on fly ash. The PIL was admitted to the tribunal on October 28 …
MYSTERY MOVES Experts say environmental laws don’t give the ministry the powers to levy a fine; No explanation was given how the penalty of . 200 crore was arrived at By slapping a . 200-crore penalty on the Adani Group for environmental violations, the ministry of environment and forests may …
The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday sought response of the Centre, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh as well as several industries, including Essar and Hindalco, on a plea opposing new power projects in Singrauli and Sonebhadra districts due to environment concerns. A bench headed by Tribunal (NGT) Chairperson Justice Swatanter …
Fourteen-year-old Raju plays marbles with his friends on a roadside at Jharia in this coal mining city while trucks travel past them showering fly ash being carried uncovered, exposing them to pollution. The boy is hardly aware of the health hazard the fly ash poses, but Dhanbad residents are aware …
Fourteen-year-old Raju plays marbles with his friends on a roadside at Jharia in this coal mining city while trucks travel past them showering fly ash being carried uncovered, exposing them to pollution. The boy is hardly aware of the health hazard the fly ash poses, but Dhanbad residents are aware …
Jharkhand High Court today pulled up the state pollution board for failing to take action against industries for harming the environment in and around Dhanbad and asked its Delhi bosses to consider intervening to save the coal capital. A division bench of acting Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice S. …
Wary of spilling of fly ash from thermal power plants to nearby water bodies and farm lands, the Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has asked all thermal power plants to follow at least five precautionary measures during monsoon. The OSPCB's directives came in the wake of fly ash pond …
The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has blocked Tata Steel’s coal washery expansion project, crucial to its R15,000-crore Jamshedpur steel plant expansion, citing discrepancies in what the company has reported and what it has actually been doing. Tata Steel reported to the MoEF that it would expand its washery …
The cell is expected to ensure effective utilisation of fly ash generated by power plants The State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) has formed a fly ash cell to monitor its use. The cell is expected to ensure effective utilisation of fly ash generated by power plants. "A decision for setting …
Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) in coordination with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has been fine tuning the technology of extracting pigments from fly-ash, said M. Salahuddin, Director (Clean technology), MoEF.The pigments could in turn be used in the manufacture of paints of various hues. …
Commercial production in the plant started in 1983 and achieving above 90% PLF at an age of 30 years was outstanding performance The Korba station of the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is on a move---this time to perform outstanding in the field of environment protection. The vintage plant of …
NEW DELHI: The extension of the elevated Barapullah road will pioneer several environmentally sustainable engineering concepts. The PWD has finalized an elaborate plan modeling it on the lines of an environmentally sustainable project. The plan comes from project manager Shishir Bansal who, sources said, is a research scholar on the …
New Delhi: In a bid to fast-track the process of environmental and forest clearances (EC and FC) for thermal power projects, power companies will have to furnish details about the quality of coal, such as its calorific value, sulphur content and ash content, in the initial environment management plan (EMP). …
The proposed 100-MW captive power plant of KPR Fertilisers at Bikkavolu in East Godavari district is being opposed by people of 12 villages in the vicinity, apprehending pollution and damage to crops. The residents of the villages staged a demonstration here on Monday in front of the District Collector’s office, …
The ash particles that are emitted from the chimney of Naudero Sugar Mills are hazardous for the health of citizens living in the town and villages nearby and also damage crops, complain residents. Mills administration is using rice husk which is cheap and easily available instead of furnace oil. Pakistan …
The ill-effects of power plants on humans living nearby is coming out. Research conducted by National Environmental Engineering Research Institute and Nagpur Veterinary College shows that mercury level in milk and water in Koradi area is very high. The research was done by four professors of NVC and five scientists …
The company plans to switch from gas to coal to fuel its 500 MW unit in Trombay The public hearing called by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board on Monday to discuss the environmental impact of Tata Power Company’s plan to switch from gas to coal to fuel its 500 MW …
