The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC)’s notification on July 11, 2025, relaxing the 2015 mandate for Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) systems in coal-based thermal power plants (TPPs) has drawn sharp criticism...
Rollback of FGD rules is a shortsighted, unhealthy, and economically flawed move. Press Statement | July 16, 2025 New Delhi: On July 11, 2025, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) issued...
A slew of new waste to energy incineration projects have been announced across India in spite of mounting evidence of its failures, environmental and health impacts. Recently the MoEFCC granted environmental clearance for the...
In the last one year of the union government’s environmental and climate performance, the negatives far outweigh a few positives. The Environmental Performance Index rank of India, at 176 out of 180 countries assessed...
मध्यप्रदेश का बिजली देश में सबसे महंगी बेची जाती है।क्योंकि उत्पादन और वितरण की ईमानदारी से नियमन और निगरानी नहीं होती है।वास्तव में सरकार ने उर्जा के उत्पादन और वितरण की नीतियों के मामले...
The World Bank must reconsider this dangerous path and ensure that its energy financing truly supports climate resilience and equitable development, rather than exposing vulnerable populations to unnecessary risks. The World Bank’s recent decision to end...
Last week, the Financial Times reported that Coal India Limited (CIL), the world’s largest coal-producing company, will be reopening defunct coal mines to meet India’s growing energy demand. These mines, previously shut down for...
A new report titled “Waste-to-Energy (WTE) Incineration and Urban Heat in Delhi: Burning Waste, Warming Cities?” released today by The People’s Alliance for Waste Accountability (PAWA) exposes a disturbing and overlooked consequence of Delhi’s...
Illegal land leveling work was started by Adani Company in the Adani Anuppur Thermal Power Plant area in Kotma, Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh. The affected people are strongly opposing this. Welspun Company had...
Waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration and urban heat in Delhi. Heatwaves, which are a period of unusually high temperatures as compared to what is normally expected over a region, are increasingly posing a serious threat to...
Pushing technological solutions like waste-to-energy plants overlook the social, political and economic aspects of waste. “Trash is treasure when you recycle.” “Don’t waste waste—manage it well!” “Technology can transform waste from a problem into...
The Government of India’s Ministry of Finance released the draft framework for India’s Climate Finance Taxonomy on 7 May 2025. The draft framework discusses the country’s climate goals and commitments, including Nationally Determined Contributions...
By narrowing the conversation to waste management, the industry avoids addressing the root cause of plastic pollution: overproduction. As the world faces the growing crisis of plastic overconsumption and waste, extended producer responsibility (EPR)...