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 …
With the deadlock between the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation and the Jaypee Group over the garbage processing plant at Dadu Majra yet to be solved, the MC has now decided to generate power from solid waste at the plant. At present, the Jaypee Group produces refuse-derived fuel (RDF) from solid waste, …
Control of thermal radiation at high temperatures is vital for waste heat recovery and for high-efficiency thermophotovoltaic (TPV) conversion. Previously, structural resonances utilizing gratings, thin film resonances, metasurfaces and photonic crystals were used to spectrally control thermal emission, often requiring lithographic structuring of the surface and causing significant angle dependence. …
The climate change and biodiversity hotspot of Wayanad took its first steps towards eco-restoration and climate change mitigation with the rolling out of the state's first carbon neutrality project on the World Environment Day on Sunday. State Finance minister T M Thomas Isaac unveiled the project to make Meenangadi the …
Chennai: 'Zero waste' Chennai could soon be a reality as the corporation, in a bid to reduce the quantity of waste taken to landfills, is all set to introduce a bin-less waste transfer process across 15 zones. According to officials, the concept is set to be introduced on a pilot …
The Indian Railways has installed a waste to energy (WtE) plant for biodegradable waste in its residential colony at Kishanganj in Delhi and has plans to build two more WtE projects at New Delhi and Jaipur railway stations. Kishanganj WtE plant has a capacity to process one tonne of biodegradable …
This paper analyses the interdependency of water and energy in India’s wastewater sector. Wastewater treatment plants consume a great deal of energy. Energy-efficient technologies are available, but are only spreading slowly in developing countries. In India, only 10% of all wastewater generated is treated, while energy demand is soaring. The …
Officials initiate steps to process at least 50 per cent of the city's 5,000 tonnes of daily garbage The Greater Chennai Corporation and the Department of Municipal Administration have revived a project aimed at using biodegradable municipal solid waste for generating huge quantities of organic fertiliser and electricity. On Tuesday, …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Electricity from Solid Waste, 28/04/2016. Ministry of Power vide notification dated 28.01.2016 has notified the revised Tariff Policy which mandates the distribution licensee to procure 100% of power produced from waste to energy plant. Distribution Licensee (s) shall compulsorily procure 100% power produced from …
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 …
