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 Chief Ministers’ committee tasked with the implementation of the Swachh Bharat Mission said today that generating energy from waste was an important aspect of getting rid of garbage. The sub-group of Chief Ministers on the Swachh Bharat Mission, which met here today under the chairmanship of Andhra Pradesh Chief …
INDORE: Destruction of only garbage disposal plant of city in a major fire has given push to Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC)'s ambitious plan to construct state's first waste to energy (WTE) plant in public private partnership to deal with garbage disposal. The project had hit a roadblock owing to high …
The North London Waste Authority (NLWA) has unveiled bold plans to develop a new £500m energy recovery facility that will generate electricity from non-recyclable waste to power local homes and businesses. The North London Heat & Power Project, situated in the Edmonton EcoPark in Enfield, would replace an existing energy-from-waste …
Residents of Sukhdev Vihar in southeast Delhi have filed fresh complaints in National Green Tribunal against a waste-to-energy conversion plant in Okhla.The tribunal is already hearing a plea by residents to relocate or shut down the incineration plant reported to be causing severe air pollution in nearby areas. Pinaki Mishra, …
A deal to end the lengthy stand-off over Australia’s renewable energy target has hit a dramatic late hitch after Labor accused the Coalition of trying to include the burning of wood waste as a renewable energy source. The federal government and the opposition have held on-off talks for several months …
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) has approved a USD 740,000 technical assistance grant to the Government of Mozambique to enhance the enabling environment for private investments in the country's promising renewable energy sector. Specifically, the new SEFA grant will support the implementation of the country's feed-in tariff regime …
Gujarat generates 8,336 metric tons of urban solid waste per day. The total solid waste generation in the country was1.33 lakh metric tons. This was revealed by the Union ministry of urban development in Lok Sabha, citing the 2013 report of the Central Pollution Control Board. The ministry was replying …
In what could be seen as a setback to those opposing burning of municipal solid wastes (MSW), the National Green Tribunal (NGT), New Delhi, has permitted the States, including Karnataka, to use incinerator technology for producing Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF), commonly known as waste-to-energy. However, the Tribunal said no waste …
India has 900 GW of commercially exploitable sources of renewable energy if 3 per cent of the country’s wasteland is made available, according to the Ministry for New and Renewable Energy. The renewable sources of energy include wind and solar power, biomass and waste-to-energy apart from small hydro power plants. …
Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC)'s ambitious plan to construct state's first waste to energy (WTE) plant on public private partnership to deal with garbage disposal hit a roadblock owing to high installation cost. To set up a 10MW plant to generate power through municipal solid waste will cost Rs 100 crore, …
JAIPUR: If all goes well according to the plan, the city will not only get rid of its garbage menace but also it will be able to utilize the garbage in generating power. The Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) is planning to set up small-scale waste-to-energy plant to generate electricity. In …
From China to Mexico, renewable energy investments are hot, with Australia one notable exception. Global investment in renewable power and fuels reached $US270.2 billion ($355 billion) last year, nearly 17 per cent higher than in 2013, according to a new study on renewable energy investment from the United Nations Environment …
Waste-to-energy incineration plants may not help Delhi deal with its massive trash problem. They may instead end up adding to its air pollution and cost the government a substantial sum. When two such plants in Narela and Ghazipur are about to start operations, experts at a conference organized by Toxics …
The state government has set an ambitious target to generate 14,400 MW from the non-conventional energy sector. A policy in this regard will be unveiled soon. This will be a manifold increase from the 2,500 MW renewable energy target in the previous policy, which was approved in 2008. Energy minister …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has approved Haryana’s proposal to set up 14 solid waste management centres under a centralised scheme instead of allowing each municipality to have its own disposal mechanism. The tribunal has given the go-ahead despite stiff opposition from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) …
Graduate students at Mie University have produced biofuel from the region’s tangerines, saying the technique provides a use for unwanted fruit. They believe it could be promoted as a locally sourced form of renewable energy. The researchers at the university’s Graduate School of Bioresources fermented rotten and unsold fruit, and …
Hainan Airlines announced it finished China's first passenger flight with sustainable biofuel on Saturday, a milestone for the country's commercial aviation industry. The flight, which carried more than 100 passengers from Shanghai to Beijing in a Boeing 737, used biofuel made by Sinopec from waste cooking oil collected from restaurants …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Almitra H. Patel & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 20/03/2015 regarding the issue of collection, treatment and disposal of the municipal solid waste in various cities of India, particularly where the population exceed …
PANAJI: Goa will soon boast of a state-of-the-art plant that will convert plastic waste into furnace oil used for boilers and ships. Upon further distillation, byproducts such as kerosene, petrol and diesel will be generated. Chairman of the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB), Jose Manuel Noronha, on Thursday said …
SEVENTY percent of Shanghai’s household waste will be burned to generate electricity once four new waste incineration centers open next year, officials said yesterday. City residents produce 22,000 tons of garbage a day and currently about 40 percent is processed at five waste incineration centers to produce electricity. Incineration will …
