Reply affidavit filed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Debadityo Sinha & Others Vs Union of India & Others. An application filed before the NGT said that illegal construction activities and clearing the vegetation and forest using massive earthwork and levelling the land …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Say Earth Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/06/2021. Grievance in the application is against Notification dated May 21, 2020 issued by the MoEF&CC under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, permitting the use of coal with ash content higher …
Ever increasing power demand coupled with CO2 emission from coal-based power plants is a critical challenge for worldwide energy sector. This is even more critical for a country like India where a large coal reserve exists and about 60% of the total power produced is from coal. Meeting energy demand …
Coal would remain at the centre stage in India with its share in energy mix not declining below 46% in 2047, claimed a report titled ‘Energising India’, jointly prepared by the NITI Aayog and the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan. The study found that coal and nuclear would continue to …
New figures published by China’s National Burea of Statistics show that while the country’s total energy consumption increased by 1.4% in 2016, the country’s coal consumption declined by 4.7%. Following China’s use of coal and the country’s corresponding carbon dioxide emission levels has been a pet project for me over …
Federal government’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation says coal ‘seriously challenged’ as a commercial investment. The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has said it is “very unlikely” it would invest in new coal-fired generators and poured cold water on the federal government’s push to support “clean coal” technology. The CEFC’s hostile approach …
India's ambitious plans to more than double coal output to increase power generation will not face the heat of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's commitment to tackle climate change. Ironically, the carbon-emitting fuel got protection from the government's plans to ramp up its solar power capacity five-fold. Coal was given a …
The National Clean Energy Fund (NCEF), one of the flagship programmes of UPA-II, failed to reach its beneficiaries, as the amount from it is now diverted to environment projects, the major one being cleaning and developing inland waterways on the river Ganga. NCEF, which totals up to Rs 14,000 crore …
Beijing will implement strict controls and targets for airborne sulphur from coal, Xinhua said, citing the Beijing Municipal Administration of Quality and Technology Supervision. This is the first time China has enforced the use of low-sulphur coal across all industries to tackle pollution. Air quality in cities is of increasing …
NAGPUR: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Coal India Limited (CIL), its subsidiary Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), and Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (Mahagenco) to follow the clean coal norms mandated by union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF). The ministry had on January 2 banned coal and power …
In a setback to Mahagenco, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the power utility to strictly abide by the union ministry for environment and forests' (MoEF) notification which calls for use of clean coal technology to bring down pollution levels and menace of fly ash generated by inferior coal …
On average, efficiency of existing coal-fired power plants is quite low and this IEA technology roadmap focuses on development and deployment of HELE coal technologies for power generation & provides guidance on installing latest technologies in plants. Coal is the largest source of power globally and, given its wide availability …
In the backdrop of India progressing towards increasing efficiency of coal fired power plants to reduce green house gas emissions even while holding on to the trajectory of economic growth, an international training programme here on Clean Coal Technologies (CCT) and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) has attracted 60 representatives …
For over a decade the coal industry has funded campaigns designed to convince Americans that coal can be burned without adverse environmental impacts. These campaigns raise troubling ethical issues. In fact, as we shall see, these campaigns have often been misleading and deceptive in several different ways. This deception is …
JAIRAM RAMESH, 57, is perhaps the most visible Minister of Environment and Forests India has ever had. His decisions in project after project have had industry and activists play a ‘he-loves-me, he-loves-me-not’ game. In a brief interview at his New Delhi office, a visibly tired Ramesh talked of why India …
THE juxtaposition of “gas” and “boom” conjures misfortune: mining disasters, Zeppelins in flame and the like. But the gas boom that the world is currently experiencing is a conflagration to be celebrated. The development of previously unexploitable shale gas as a resource in America and other countries, and the growth …
The author highlights the eternal dilemma between energy and coal-powered growth and environment. In view of the continued dependence of the Indian economy on coal-based energy in the years to come, it has serious implications for the environment. The importance of using Clean Coal Technologies including reneawables, amongst other measures, …
US voters support increased use of renewable power but would pay only about $10 per month extra for it, according to an opinion poll that highlights the difficulties facing many forms of lower-carbon energy. The poll also identifies reduced US dependence on foreign oil as a top priority for energy …
New Delhi A non-descript washery to clean coal of its ash content near Raigarh, the centre of the coal belt in Chattisgarh state has recently fenced itself around for reasons of security. The manager of the washery said it provides a nice target for Naxalites who are otherwise mostly confined …
A planned modernization of the U.S. national power grid will cost up to $476 billion over the next 20 years but will provide up to $2 trillion in customer benefits over that time, according to industry experts. The so-called "smart grid" will save energy, reduce costs and increase reliability by …
Much to the relief of power consumers of different categories, the hike in the revised electricity rates for 2011-12 announced by MP Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC), were not as steep as expected here on Monday. The average rates have risen by around 6.14 per cent. Announcing the revised rates, the …
