AN ECOLOGICAL disaster has been unfolding in Chhattisgarh, with a private company indulging in excessive mining without environmental clearance for the past four years.
The environment ministry has told a Group of Ministers (GoM) that the coal ministry’s argument of a possible production shortfall of 39 million tonne is untenable as it has lifted the moratorium fr
Union environment minister, Jayanthi Natarajan, at a recent meeting told the Group of Ministers (GoM) that the system of ‘go’ and ‘no-go’ has not been mandated by the Forest Conservation Act, 1980
New Delhi Anticipating a shortfall of water for power generation in coming years, NTPC plans to use advanced technology to reduce the water requirement of its future coal-based power generating stations by 30%, a company source said.
Ahead of a Pranab Mukherjee-chaired group of ministers (GoM) meet on Friday, environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh has climbed down from his consistently firm and stated position by agreeing to relax the comprehensive environment pollution index (CEPI), that in turn will free up a string of 16 coal projects.
According to sources, Ramesh has agreed to increase the CEPI threshold to 75 p
KORBA (CHHATTISGARH): An immense expanse of fine grey fly-ash stretches out to meet the distant horizon, its flat surface rippled by slow-spinning whirlwinds.
