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 …
Villagers in Thailand are using an unlikely alternative source of energy: cow poop. Thailand is known to be one of the big consumers of fossil fuels in Southeast Asia. But the residents of Pa Deng village, which is nestled in one of Thailand's rural forests far from electrical grids, are …
The Standing Committee on Energy present this Twentieth Report on ‘Power Generation From Municipal Solid Waste' relating to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. The Committee had a briefing on the subject by the representatives of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Ministry Of Urban Development, Ministry Of …
Question raised in Lok Sabha Generic Tariff for Solid to Waste Energy Projects, 04/08/2016. Section 61(h) read with section 62 of the Electricity Act, 2003 provides for Appropriate Commission to specify terms and conditions for determination of generation tariff and for promotion of co-generation and generation of electricity from renewable …
Most of the domestic and agro-waste in African cities end up in open dumps and natural water bodies thus causing severe environmental and health problems. These waste streams have resources such as nutrient and energy that can be valorized by transforming them into valuable products. As most cities in Africa …
The waste-to-energy plant at Deonar is expected to produce 25-30 megawatt by processing 3,000 metric tonnes of garbage every day, said the municipal corporation on Tuesday. The BMC, which has appointed Tata Consulting Engineers for over Rs 50 lakh to suggest measures for waste disposal using scientific methods at the …
The National Green Tribunal has directed Jammu and Kashmir Government and State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) to file a comprehensive report before it about the hospitals which were not complying with bio-medical waste rules and the action proposed to be taken against them. A Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice …
Deforestation, forest fire hazard and exploitation of forest have been warning threats to our environment and ecosystem globally. In the present study an attempt has been made to enhance the biodegradability and biomethanation potential of treated pine needles, the leaves of a coniferous tree (Pinus roxburghii) by using Trichoderma spp. …
Recycling firm teams up with Ricardo to assess performance of Plaxx fuel as replacement for heavy fuel oil and diesel Swindon-based firm Recycling Technologies has teamed up with engineering consultancy Ricardo to assess the performance of its novel solution to turn rigid plastic waste into a fuel. Announced late last …
There is no technical limitation at cement plants to increase the share of alternative fuels from 36% now to 95% EU-wide. In a recent study for Cembureau, Ecofys has investigated how the European cement industry could contribute to Europe’s waste-to-energy capacity. Accelerating the uptake of alternative fuels in the cement …
This publication showcases a compilation of project briefs culled from case studies of good practices, new approaches, and working models on sanitation and wastewater management from different countries. The project briefs demonstrate solution options from which useful lessons can be derived. Not only do they illustrate how sanitation and wastewater …
Scientists have come up with a new way to turn plastic waste into liquid fuel. It uses less energy than previous methods, and produces a higher quality end product. The technique breaks down polyethylene - the most abundant plastic in the world, used to make everything from plastic film and …
South Corporation on Wednesday finally launched its first integrated project for collection and transportation of solid waste to make parts of south Delhi dhalao-free. In the past few years, all three corporations have failed in this endeavour. Inaugurating the project, Union home minister Rajnath Singh said, “This project has an …
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 …
