26 नवंबर संविधान दिवस पर विशेषसंविधान सम्मत गांव गणराज्य की पुनर्स्थापना

समाज के गठन में अगर उत्पादन की पद्वति एक बुनियादी आधार है तो यह माना जा सकता है कि खेती ने मानव सभ्यता के विकास में मनुष्य को उसे स्थिरता दी और धीरे- धीरे...

Read more November 26, 2024 at 11:35 am Raj Kumar Sinha

A Government without Accountability? Is it a death of Democracy already?

“Democracy is by the people, for the people, and of the people.”-Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the USA (1861-65) We claim to be the largest democracy. Are we? Two latest developments raise this question....

Read more November 26, 2024 at 11:02 am Thomas Franco

New Phase, Old Problems: Questioning the Human Cost of NTPC Gadarwara’s Expansion

The second stage of National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) owned Gadarwara Thermal Power Plant located in Narsingpur district of Madhya Pradesh, 2*800 (1600 MW) is currently in process.

Read more November 22, 2024 at 7:43 pm Deepmala Patel

Activists Want Curbs On WTE Plants, Ops Put Under GRAP’s Purview

While outdoor burning of biomass is prohibited in the city when pollution hits a certain level, waste-to-energy plants carry on incinerating garbage even during this period. This is being seen as an anomaly by...

Read more November 22, 2024 at 6:21 pm Times of India

Status check: Key concerns remain as Chennai moves ahead with WTE plans

Greater Chennai Corporation’s tender for the Waste-To-Energy plant is at the final stage; Here is what we know about the bidders. 17,422 metric tonnes per day — that’s the staggering amount of trash the...

Read more November 20, 2024 at 9:54 pm Shobana Radhakrishnan

21 नवंबर – विश्व मत्स्य दिवसनर्मदा की महाशीर मछली के अस्तित्व पर संकट

मछली जलीय पर्यावरण पर आश्रित जलीय जीव है तथा जलचर पर्यावरण को संतुलित रखने में इसकी बहुत महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका होती है। जिस पानी में मछली नहीं हो तो निश्चित ही उस पानी की जल...

Read more November 20, 2024 at 11:25 am Raj Kumar Sinha

From CoP to Coal Pit: A Tale of Climate Disconnect | Finance Matters, 15 November 2024 | Editors Note

Singrauli town in Madhya Pradesh is soon to be vanished as Coal India wants to mine the 600 MT of coal lying underneath. Wonder what will happen to Delhi if precious minerals are found...

Read more November 19, 2024 at 5:34 pm CFA

पिछड़ता पर्यावरण

जिन वन और वन्यप्राणियों को इंसानी हस्तक्षेप से बचाने की खातिर समूची सरकारी ताकत जंगलों में बसे इक्का-दुक्का गांवों को खदेड़ने में लगी है, उन्हीं वनों को दान-दक्षिणा में पूंजीपतियों को सौंपा जा रहा...

Read more November 18, 2024 at 9:24 am Raj Kumar Sinha

North Chennai Residents and Civil Society Demand Scrapping of Proposed Kodungaiyur Incinerator over Health Hazard Concerns

Residents of North Chennai, communities, and civil society organizations have filed complaints with the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) demanding the scrapping of the proposed incinerator plant in Kodungaiyur due to increased health...

Read more November 15, 2024 at 11:56 am CFA

With the Earth’s Life Support Systems in Peril :Fossil fuel financing continues unabated.

The news was flashed all across world’s media – the year 2023 was not only the warmest year on instrumented records (available for about the past 170 years), but was calculated to be the...

Read more November 14, 2024 at 5:28 pm Soumya Dutta

Eight Years of Demonetisation – More Black Money, More Fake Currency, More Corruption, More Terrorism, and More Cash in Circulation

On November 8, 2016, the Prime Minister announced the withdrawal of ₹500 and ₹1000 currency notes.

Read more November 12, 2024 at 4:26 pm Thomas Franco

കടം എഴുതിത്തള്ളാൻ വൈകുന്നതെന്ത്?, ആശങ്കയിലാണ് മുണ്ടക്കൈ ദുരിതബാധിതർ

‘ആ രാത്രിയെ കുറിച്ചുള്ള പേടിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഓർമയാണ് ഞങ്ങൾക്കിപ്പോഴും. കുടുംബത്തിലെ പതിനാല് പേരെയാണ് ഉരുളെടുത്തത്. എന്റെയും ഭാര്യയുടെയും മാതാപിതാക്കൾ, വീടും വീടിനോട് ചേർന്നുള്ള സ്ഥലങ്ങൾ എല്ലാം നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ടു. മനസിനാകെ ഒരു മരവിപ്പാണ്. കരകയറാൻ മുന്നിൽ ഒരു വഴിയും കാണുന്നില്ല. മൊത്തം ശൂന്യതയാണ്. പുനരധിവാസമായിട്ടില്ല. ആർക്കും ഉയർത്തെണീക്കാൻ പറ്റാത്ത സാഹചര്യമാണ്...

Read more November 12, 2024 at 2:51 pm Muhammed Althaf

DT Explains: What is a waste incinerator plant, why are Kodungaiyur residents opposing it?

The heat produced during the burning process converts water into steam, which turns the blades of the turbine generators to produce electricity. In Chennai, where segregation at source has not been successful, managing solid...

Read more November 8, 2024 at 4:36 pm Rudhran Baraasu

TN Pollution Control Board urged to stop waste incinerator plant in Kodungaiyur

The proposed WTE incinerator will produce one of the costliest forms of electricity in the country with a capital expenditure of about Rs. 33 crore per MW and power production at about 7 rupees...

Read more November 8, 2024 at 4:27 pm DT Next

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