Reply filed by the Director, Environment-cum-Special Secretary, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department, Odisha and Member Secretary, Odisha Coastal Zone Management Authority, May 1, 2025. NGT, had registered suo motu in response to the news item in the Hindu, May 4, 2024 titled "Swell waves likely to strike coastal areas …
The National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS), G. B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development (GBPIHED) under the ministry of environment, forest and climate change has approved, Kumaun University's project titled, "Environmentally Sustainable Smart Synthesis of Carbon Nano material along with the production of High Value Added Fuel and …
Municipal bodies will be allowed to charge user fees and levy spot fines for littering and non-segregation The Environment Ministry has notified rules making it incumbent on a wide range of groups — hotels, residential colonies, bulk producers of consumer goods, ports, railway stations, airports and pilgrimage spots — to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sukhdev Vihar Residents Welfare Association & Ors. Vs. State of NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 04/04/2016 regarding waste to energy plant in Delhi. NGT in its Order noted that "municipal solid waste is a matter of serious concern particularly …
This policy announced by Gujarat government is aimed at reducing pollution caused by untreated solid waste. Under the policy, urban local bodies (ULBs), such as municipal corporations, will provide land on lease at a token rate of Rs 1 to business entities who wish to set up their solid waste-based …
Government has taken several initiatives to reduce pollution caused by thermal power plants which includes making it "mandatory" for such plants falling within 50 km of sewage treatment plant to use treated sewage water, Rajya Sabha was informed today. "The government has initiated several measures to reduce pollution caused by …
Mumbai's degraded waste at Kanjurmarg will produce electricity from April. The Rs 4.5 crore Guascor engine from Spain, to convert methane gas into electricity, will arrive at the landfill site on March 25 and the project will be commissioned next month. If it succeeds, it will be the city's first …
Keeping in consideration rising pollution levels due to burning of waste, East Corporation has installed a plant at its Ghazipur landfill site to extract methane gas on a trial basis. The highly flammable gas is found in massive amounts at landfill sites due to mix-up of different types of chemicals. …
The 9,000 tonnes of waste that Mumbai generates can be used to meet its peak power requirement through efficient segregation of waste at source, and waste-to-energy plants The discussion on running Mumbai as a sustainable city revolves around two major civic requirements and functions: the collection and disposal of about …
The Environment Ministry will notify next week a set of "completely revamped" waste management rules including those for plastic and bio-medical refuse. The Ministry is also set to introduce a new programme in schools where students will be motivated to segregate waste and put them into seperate bins so that …
As renewable energy sources goes, solar rays have historically hogged the limelight. But two Virginia Tech researchers have stolen the spotlight from the sun by discovering a way to maximize the amount of electricity that can be generated from the wastewater we flush down the toilet. An article published in …
The adoption of the Paris Agreement on 12 December by 195 governments is a major turning point in the global fight against climate change. To date, 190 governments have committed to specific actions to reduce their national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, covering over 95% of total global emissions. While these …
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 …
The TMC has signed a pact with a NGO for converting garbage and solid waste into fuel. The city generates around 700 MT of waste daily and a section of the same will be used to generate fuel. Officials said they have taken the measures to convert the solid waste …
State government had set the process in motion to tap 5000 MW of renewable energy by April 2017. Hyderabad: Following a feasibility study, the National Institute of Wind Energy has estimated a potential to tap 4,244 MW of wind energy in Telangana state. Disclosing this at the 4th Green Energy …
A plan to “scientifically” cap all the garbage in one portion of the 127-hectare wide dumpyard has been under consideration for several years now. After fighting a fire that swept through the biggest dumping facility in the city for nearly five days, the administration on Tuesday fast-tracked efforts to scientifically …
Bioenergy is, and will continue to be, a substantial part of the global renewable energy supply in a low carbon economy. Sustainable production and use of bioenergy offers tremendous opportunities for creating positive socio-economic and environmental impacts. The water-energy nexus has been identified as one of those opportunities. Presenting innovative …
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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Irfan Ahmad & Ors. Vs. Mr. Nawang Rigzin Jora & Ors dated 28/01/2016 regarding establishment of waste to energy plant for municipal solid waste for the city of Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir. The Applicant (Dr. Irfan Ahmad) has brought …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Saligao Civic and Consumer Cell (SCCC) & Anr. Vs. Goa State Infrastructure Dev. Corp. Ltd. & Ors. dated 27/01/2016 regarding establishment of Waste to Energy plant at Saligao in the State of Goa. Keeping in view the fact that the …
The Union Cabinet in its meeting held on 20th January 2016 has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Power for amendments in the Tariff Policy. For the first time a holistic view of the power sector has been taken and comprehensive amendments have been made in the Tariff Policy …
