Environment

India will take atleast 6 years to cap toxic emissions from power plants

India wanted to cap toxic emissions from power plants by December. It’s now discovering that target is at least 6 years from its reach.

Publication Date: 
21/07/2017
Rajesh Kumar Singh
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Thermal Power Plants, Air Pollution, Environmental Health, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), WHO, PM 2.5, Nitrogen Dioxide, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Environmental Security, Environment
Energy

Living in the dark: 240 million Indians have no electricity

50 million rural homes without power despite idle generation

Publication Date: 
27/01/2017
Rajesh Kumar Singh, Saket Sundria
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Electricity, India, Rural Energy, Uttar Pradesh, Rural Electrification, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Energy
Health

God's own drink

The launch of Palm Lahar soft drink could have gone unnoticed as just another cola launch, had it not been for the owner of the brand. Unbelievable as it may sound, it's the tourism-minded government of Kerala.

Publication Date: 
27/09/2004
Rajesh Kumar Singh
Business World (Kolkata)
Tags:
Soft Drinks, Palm, Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore (T), Kerala