वर्षा की तीव्रता,आवृत्ति और बांध के कारण बाढ़ आपदा
औसत वैश्विक तापमान वृद्धि के कारण लंबे समय तक बारिश न होने के और अचानक अत्यधिक बारिश की घटना के कारण बाढ़ में बढोतरी हुआ है। आपदा आने से ठीक पहले वायनाड केरल में...
Waste-to-energy plants may cause more pollution: NGOs
Waste-to-energy (WTE) plants, which are touted as the ‘magic solution’ to solve the solid waste management crisis in the city, are not all that safe for environment and public health, say activists from some...
Centre for Financial Accountability Launches a New Microsite dedicated to its Plastics Fuel Infertility Campaign
Press Note 12 September 2024, Delhi: Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) launched an exclusive microsite dedicated to its ‘Plastics Fuel Infertility’ campaign (PFIC), on 28th August 2024 through an online event. The Campaign aims...
India’s Huge Thrust on Petrochemicals Belies its Tall Talk on Sustainable Energy
For a long time, India has been advocating for the end of unsustainable use-and-throw economy. However, in a case of mismatch between its words and action, about 79% of the budget allocated for the...
174 Civil Society Organizations, Networks, and Activists Oppose Financing by IFC for Abellon Clean Energy’s Toxic, Pollution Waste-to-Energy Projects in Gujarat, India
PRESS RELEASE | 23.08.24 August 23, 2024 – A collective letter written by the Centre for Financial Accountability, International Accountability Project, National Hawkers Federation, GAIA-Asia Pacific, and Break Free From Plastics and endorsed by...
Gujarat: 174 Civil Society Outfits Urge World Bank to Reject Loan for Harmful Waste-to-Energy Projects
A coalition of 174 civil society organisations, networks, and activists has written to the World Bank’s board of directors, urging them to reject funding for four waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration projects proposed by Abellon Clean...
Burn and Earn: Another facet of Plastic Credits and the false solution that it is
Fighting plastic pollution is a herculean task in itself. However, on top of fighting to save the planet and the people from the impacts of the entire plastic life-cycle
PACKAGE: Where has the plastic waste disappeared?
One in three plastic generators in Tamil Nadu does not recycle plastic waste according to govt-mandated norms. Despite a Feb 2022 Union govt rule for all plastic waste generators to recycle their waste under...
A letter to the EDs of the IFC regarding the potential harms of investing in the WTE projects in Gujarat
Abellon Clean Energy Limited (ACEL) is a Waste to Energy (WTE) developer based out of Gujarat in India, who is developing 4 WTE plants in Rajkot, Vadodara, Ahmedabad and Jamnagar of cumulative capacity 52.20...
गर्मी से गहराता संकट
भारत का साल 2024 पिछले 15 वर्षों में सबसे तीव्र और सबसे अधिक गर्मी वाले दिनों का वर्ष बन गया है। मौसम विभाग के अनुसार उत्तर प्रदेश, हरियाणा, चंडीगढ़, दिल्ली, उत्तराखंड, हिमाचल, मध्य प्रदेश,...
Singrauli: Section 144 imposed in Adani operated Suliyari and Dhiroli coal mine region
In a violation of the democratic rights of citizens, the District Magistrate imposed Section 144 in the Suliyari and Dhiroli areas of Singrauli on June 17th.
“Will give our lives, not our land”: Farmers oppose the ethane cracker plant in Sehore
“We are farmers and are not uneducated. We know that this factory will spew poisonous smoke, our fields will become barren, and the water will not be fit for drinking.” Says Subhadra a farmer...
Burn and Earn: Another facet of Plastic Credits and the false solution that it is
Fighting plastic pollution is a herculean task in itself. However, on top of fighting to save the planet and the people from the impacts of the entire plastic life-cycle, we are confronted with yet...
CFA Workshop Explores the ‘Death Cycle’ of Plastics and Calls for Industry Accountability
The Centre for Financial Accountability recently concluded its workshop ‘Plastics: A Toxic Love Story’, organised in collaboration with the Sambhaavnaa Institute between May 17 and 21, 2024 at the Institute’s Kandbari campus.
Power plants are unable to eliminate the dangerous fly ash reserves
Avantha Power and Infrastructure had promised to provide employment to the people living in the area when the Jhabua power plant was commissioned. Although it is currently owned by NTPC, this power plant which...
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