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55 of 77 coal plants in Maharashtra flouting pollution normsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 11, 2018
Coal-fired power plants in the state will continue to be a major source of pollution, as 55 of 77 units in the state have failed to takes steps to curb toxic emissions from sulphur dioxide (SO2... Read more.. |
Power ministry not in favour of retrofitting old plants to meet emission normsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 3, 2018
The power ministry is mulling using supercritical power plants to meet new emission norms instead of retrofitting the old polluting units, which could increase their tariff by up to 93 paise per... Read more.. Subject Tags: emission norms , thermal power plants |
Environment ministry aligns itself with power ministry, seeks relaxed deadline on emission norms for polluting power plantsBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 18, 2017
Instead of enforcing new emission standards for polluting coal-based thermal power plants, the Union environment ministry has supported the stand of power ministry in the Supreme Court seeking... Read more.. Subject Tags: pollution , thermal power plants |
Take action against thermal plants with no monitoring system: NGTBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 30, 2017
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and state pollution control boards to take action against 35 thermal power plants across the country which... Read more.. |
Thermal power plants in Ganga basin under NGT radarBy : sustainabilityo..., Jul 5, 2017
Thermal power plants discharging effluents in the Ganga basin have come under the radar of the National Green Tribunal which has sought a report on whether they have adequate measures in place... Read more.. |
India admits it will miss coal emissions targetsBy : sustainabilityo..., May 3, 2017
India’s ageing power stations will miss a government deadline to slash their emissions, the country’s power minister has admitted, as he reiterated the country’s longstanding position that the... Read more.. |
Thermal plants must meet emission norms: Environment ministryBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 31, 2017
Sending a strong message to coal-based power plants across the country, the environment ministry has made it clear that it will neither dilute the emission norms for thermal power plants, as... Read more.. |
25-yr old power plants to be turned into super critical plantsBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 17, 2017
All power plants, which are over 25 years old, will be phased out and converted into 'super critical plants' to augment generation capacity and reduce pollution, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said... Read more.. |