The planet has set a significant – and unwelcome - landmark with the concentration of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere passing 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time in more t

The amount of climate-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere topped 400 parts per million at a key observing station in Hawaii for the first time since measurement began in 1958, the National Oce

Days After Govt’s Nod To Project, National Tribunal Quashes Clearance, Calls It Illegal

New Delhi: Within five days of imposing a moratorium on new industries in Chhattisgarh’s Korba district for being the fifth polluted industrial zone in the country, the environment ministry did a U-turn, having cleared a private 3x350 MW thermal power plant. The move overlooks not only the freeze the ministry had imposed, but also the venture is in violation of green norms.

The state government has now been empowered by the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to give environment clearance to small, 'B' category projects, which include hydroelectric projec

Within five days of imposing a moratorium on new industries in Chhattisgarh's Korba district for being the fifth polluted industrial zone in the country, the environment ministry did a U-turn, havi

GUWAHATI: In a bid to fasten the Environment Clearance for certain projects in Assam, Government of India has constituted two autonomous bodies through a notification.

Even as the Rs 15,000-crore transmission project continues to remain embroiled in a controversy over change of conductors, the UP Transmission Corporation Limited (UPTCL) is all set to embark on ye

The government of Sri Lanka will sign two key agreements with the Indian state-run power utility NTPC Ltd.

The Noida and Greater Noida authorities have decided to jointly construct of a 1MW solar power plant in GautamBudhNagar district.

Inviting industrialists to invest in the state, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal claimed Punjab would be power surplus by the end of this year with the commissioning of three thermal plants in the near future.

Speaking at the “Samridhi” conference here today, Sukhbir said: “We are giving finishing touches to a new energy policy of the state aimed at meeting the increasing power demands of every sector for at least next 25 years”.