The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEF&CC) on December 31, 2021 has issued a draft notification to supersede an older notification related to restricting the excavation of top soil
Marking the eighth anniversary since the announcement of the first ever emission standards regulating SO2 (sulphur dioxide), NOx (nitrogen oxides), Hg (mercury), and water consumption in coal-based power
India’s installed capacity for power generation has also seen a tremendous rise, standing at 405.77 GW. What is also readily observable is the dominant share of coal in the installed capacity equalling
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Association of Power Producers & Other Vs Sandplast (India) Ltd. & Others dated 04/02/2019 regarding disposal of fly ash by thermal power
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Ram Awtar Agrawal Vs State of Chhattisgarh & Others dated 19/09/2022.</p> <p>The National Green Tribunal (NGT),
Coal-based power is one of the most resource intensive and polluting industries. On 07 December 2015, the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Climate Change introduced stricter environmental standards
Idle and debt-laden thermal power plants, may get a lease of life with some of the assets being transferred for a special stress resolution. Thermal power plants promoted by the Lanco Jaypee, KSK, SKS
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in the matter of Ajay Shrivastava Vs State of Haryana dated 27/09/2023.</p> <p>The application raised the issue of disposal of fly ash lying at a site in
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to submit report on the emission standards of the Anpara thermal power plant located at Sonbhadra district in Uttar
MADURAI: Hundreds of fishermen and women on Monday staged a protest against the construction of a coal jetty in Kallamoli coastal village (between Manapad and Tiruchendur) for bringing coal to the upcoming
Once the plants are commissioned, some of the existing old thermal plants will be retired in line with the Centre’s resolve to phase out power plants older than 25 years and replace them with supercritical
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has notified CEA (Flexible Operation of Coal based Thermal Power Generating Units) Regulations, 2023. These regulations will apply to all coal based thermal power
Creditors to Maharashtra-based thermal power plant RattanIndia will meet the officials of Mahagenco next week to discuss the takeover of the facility at Nashik. SBI Caps and NTPC, who have been appointed
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/04/2019 regarding implementation of the December 2015 standards for thermal power plants which
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollution Caused by Coal Based Power Plants, 18/07/2019. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) notified new environmental norms for Particulate Matter,
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on disposal of fly ash generated by thermal power plants in Odisha, 11/05/2015. Coal in India has high ash content. Therefore, large quantity of fly ash is generated by
Pollutant spewing coal-based thermal power plants, indispensable because they account for 60% of India’s electricity production, will conform to emission standards by 2022, the Centre informed the Supreme
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to submit report on the emission standards of the Anpara thermal power plant located at Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.
The state government has requested the railway ministry to provide rakes for transporting coal to the power plants to avoid any shortage of the coal during this peak season Thermal power plants in
TANGEDCO officials told Express that the current availability of coal stock to generate power in the thermal stations will only last less than a week. NAMAKKAL: At a time when Tamil Nadu’s electricity
