NTPC's Badarpur unit among most polluting power plants: Study | IndiaTV News
10 years, 1 month ago

NTPC's Badarpur unit among most polluting power plants: Study | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

New Delhi: A study by a leading NGO working in the environment sector today claimed that NTPC's Badarpur thermal power plant in Delhi is one of the most polluting units in the country. The report said despite the plant emitting visible thick smoke, the company “surprisingly” reports compliance with particulate emission norms. “The Delhi State Pollution Control Board dutifully files away the company's environment statements that report artificially low PM numbers, underscoring the utter failure of regulatory mechanism,” the report said. “NTPC is a responsible corporate citizen which complies with all environment and pollution related norms issued from time to time,” a company spokesperson

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SC makes colour coded stickers must to get vehicle documents
2 months ago

SC makes colour coded stickers must to get vehicle documents

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday made colour-coded stickers mandatory for issuance of various documents such as pollution under control certificates, transfer of vehicle ownership, and duplicate registration, among others, for vehicles plying in Delhi and National Capital Region as part of its mammoth push to rid Delhi of pollution. Passing a slew of orders on a public interest litigation filed …

From waste to electricity to pollution
3 months ago

From waste to electricity to pollution

The Hindu  

Delhi remains the most polluted city in India, as of December 20. Air pollution in Delhi mostly originates from human activities such as burning coal; petrol, diesel, and gas; biomass in industries; and coal-based power plants. According to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, thermal plants emit sulphur dioxide at levels 240 times higher than stubble burning. …

Thermal power plants: A pollution worry for Delhi
4 months, 1 week ago

Thermal power plants: A pollution worry for Delhi

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Emissions from Delhi-NCR-based 12 coal-fired power plants are more deadly than the emissions from the burning of paddy straw in Punjab and Haryana. Thermal power plants produce multiple times more dangerous particulate matter and Sulphur Dioxide than burning agri-residue does. According to a new analysis of sources of deadlier particulate matter and a comparison between NCR-based TPPs emissions …

SO2 emission of 12 power plants around Delhi can be reduced by 67%: Study
4 months, 1 week ago

SO2 emission of 12 power plants around Delhi can be reduced by 67%: Study

Hindustan Times  

The sulphur dioxide emissions of 12 coal-based thermal power plants located in a 300-km radius of Delhi can be reduced by as much as 67% if these facilities install flue gas desulfurization technology, a new analysis has found. There are 11 coal-based thermal power plants within a 300km radius of Delhi — Dadri TPP, Guru Hargobind TPS, Harduaganj TPS, Indira …

Sixteen out of 65 pollution hot spots in Delhi fixed: Govt
1 year, 2 months ago

Sixteen out of 65 pollution hot spots in Delhi fixed: Govt

Hindustan Times  

Delhi’s environment department has said 16 or around 25% of the 65 “major” sources of local pollution identified at Delhi’s 13 pollution hot spots have so far been fixed this winter, with 43 other sources being “constantly monitored” to prevent local pollution. The review also revealed that a total of 4,555 “minor” dispersed sources of pollution were identified by the …

Delhi pollution: Thermal power plants yet to conform to emission norms
1 year, 4 months ago

Delhi pollution: Thermal power plants yet to conform to emission norms

Hindustan Times  

Only two of the 12 thermal power plants located within a 300-km radius of Delhi have heeded to a 2015 government order integrate technologies that reduce sulphur in their emissions, records reviewed by HT show, underlining how efforts to mitigate the air pollution crisis are marred by inaction by various stakeholders. The Union government in 2015 issued notices to all …

NTPC To Build More Coal Plants This Year To Meet Soaring Power Demand: Report
1 year, 11 months ago

NTPC To Build More Coal Plants This Year To Meet Soaring Power Demand: Report

ABP News  

The National Thermal Power Corporation is planning to build more coal plants this year to boost output, reported Bloomberg. NTPC expects to place orders for the construction of 1.6 gigawatts of coal power plants each at Lara and Singrauli, as well as a 1.32 gigawatts plant at Meja, Uttar Pradesh in FY24, the official said, adding that the company aims …

Thermal power plants in State violated TNPCB’s emission norms in 2021, finds study
2 years ago

Thermal power plants in State violated TNPCB’s emission norms in 2021, finds study

The Hindu  

None of the 11 public sector thermal power plants operating in the State were compliant with emission norms prescribed by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board in 2021, a study by the Health Energy Initiative India has found. The report also said respiratory illnesses are high among under five years of children living around the Ennore thermal power plant cluster. …

Temporary shut down of coal-fired power plants around Delhi helped reduce pollution, says government
2 years, 8 months ago

Temporary shut down of coal-fired power plants around Delhi helped reduce pollution, says government

Firstpost  

The Delhi government had earlier shutdown three thermal power plants operating within the Capital permanently, Indraprastha power plant in 2009, Rajghat plant in 2015, and Badarpur plant, in 2018 New Delhi: The closure of a few coal-fired power plants within 300 km radius of Delhi last year helped reduce pollution levels, the government has said. In November last year, India …

Pollution body bans coal use in Delhi, except by thermal power plants
2 years, 9 months ago

Pollution body bans coal use in Delhi, except by thermal power plants

The Hindu  

The use of coal as fuel in industrial, domestic units will be banned in the National Capital Region from January 2023 but the ban wouldn’t apply thermal power plants — incidentally the largest users of coal, according to a notification Wednesday by the Commission for Air Quality Management, that coordinates air pollution norms in Delhi and adjoining States. An analysis …

Amid power crisis, boiling heat, it's Centre vs Delhi on coal supply
2 years, 11 months ago

Amid power crisis, boiling heat, it's Centre vs Delhi on coal supply

Hindustan Times  

As Delhi stares at a power crisis, like several other states in the country, the city-state’s power minister Satyendar Jain on Friday raised an alarm. The Delhi government also wrote a letter to the Centre, urging it to ensure adequate coal supply in the national capital. The issue has triggered a fresh row between the centre and the state as …

‘No power outage in Delhi, AAP ensuring supply via gas-based electricity’: Jain
3 years, 5 months ago

‘No power outage in Delhi, AAP ensuring supply via gas-based electricity’: Jain

Hindustan Times  

Delhi's power minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday said there have been no power cuts in the national capital despite a crisis as the Arvind Kejriwal government is ensuring round-the-clock supply through electricity generation from gas at much higher rates. Jain had earlier warned residents of an acute coal shortage in thermal power plants across the country and cautioned that the …

CSE study identifies 14 new pollution hot spots in Delhi-NCR, points to local pollution
3 years, 9 months ago

CSE study identifies 14 new pollution hot spots in Delhi-NCR, points to local pollution

Hindustan Times  

A fresh analysis of the pollution data in and around the National Capital Region has revealed that 14 new locations recorded higher than average deterioration in air quality in winter time. The CSE said that these 14 hot spots recorded higher concentration of air pollutants than the mean of recognised hot spots - 197 micrograms per cubic metre. The CSE …

Vehicular Emissions, Toxic Waste & Industrial Smoke: New Delhi's Air a Perennial Crisis of its Own Making
4 years, 4 months ago

Vehicular Emissions, Toxic Waste & Industrial Smoke: New Delhi's Air a Perennial Crisis of its Own Making

News 18  

Thousands of families who live near a smouldering waste landfill in a northern corner of India’s capital have boarded up their doors and windows because they say the air outside is so toxic that they would be coughing all day. Delhi has blamed farmers burning crop stubble in the neighbouring states for its sickly air, and the federal capital’s chief …

As Delhi air quality dips, Nasa map shows several fire spots over Punjab, Haryana
4 years, 4 months ago

As Delhi air quality dips, Nasa map shows several fire spots over Punjab, Haryana

India Today  

A map by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Monday showed several fire spots over Punjab and Haryana even as the air quality in Delhi continues to dip. Interestingly, the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research has claimed that 40 per cent of air pollution in Delhi is due to farm fires in North-Western states like …

Delhi Govt Asks Centre to Close Down All 11 Thermal Power Plants in NCR amid Rise in Pollution Levels
4 years, 5 months ago

Delhi Govt Asks Centre to Close Down All 11 Thermal Power Plants in NCR amid Rise in Pollution Levels

News 18  

With the air quality index hovering in the ‘poor’ and ‘very poor’ categories in Delhi over the last few days, the Delhi government on Wednesday wrote to the Centre urging it to shut down all 11 thermal power plants in the National Capital Region. “Pollution from thermal power plants in the vicinity of Delhi is one of the reasons for …

NTPC Seeks Bids for Biomass Pellets to Fuel Thermal Power Plants, Says Govt
4 years, 6 months ago

NTPC Seeks Bids for Biomass Pellets to Fuel Thermal Power Plants, Says Govt

News 18  

India’s top power utility NTPC Ltd has sought bids for procuring biomass pellets to fuel its thermal power plants, the government statement said on Sunday, in an effort to cut down air pollution from burning of crop residue. The state-owned power producer aims to use 5 million tonnes of pellets, made from crop waste, to fuel 17 of its power …

Delhi Air Pollution Did Not Drop by 25% as Govt Claims: Greenpeace
5 years, 4 months ago

Delhi Air Pollution Did Not Drop by 25% as Govt Claims: Greenpeace

The Quint  

"The actions which have been taken and implemented to reduce air pollution in Delhi be it the bypass roads, shutting down of Badarpur Power plants, shifting the industries to PNG and availability of BS-VI fuel were taken in mid/end 2018. But the majority of impacts of such steps collectively was not seen till the end of 2018 and these wouldn't …

Why is Delhi’s air so toxic?
5 years, 4 months ago

Why is Delhi’s air so toxic?

Live Mint  

As Delhi struggles to cope with one of the biggest health emergencies due to severe levels of air pollution, it has not quite been able to mitigate even the half the problem in last two decades. INDUSTRIES: With as many as 3,182 industries located across the Delhi-National Capital Region, industrial pollution adds about 18.6% to the bad air quality. This …

India hosts 3 of the 50 most polluting sources of nitrogen oxides globally: Report
6 years, 4 months ago

India hosts 3 of the 50 most polluting sources of nitrogen oxides globally: Report

Firstpost  

The highest NO2 emissions levels were emitted from the Mpumalanga province in South Africa. A Greenpeace report used satellite data to look at hotspots for air pollution by nitrogen dioxide around the world has found three of the 50 worst emission sources in India. Oxides of Nitrogen Oxides of nitrogen — NO2, and NOx more generally — are dangerous air …

Delhi pollution: Badarpur power plant to start temporarily, brick kilns to resume production as air quality improves in city
7 years ago

Delhi pollution: Badarpur power plant to start temporarily, brick kilns to resume production as air quality improves in city

Firstpost  

Starting Thursday, the Badarpur power plant that has been shut for over four months can start temporary operation due to “some visible improvement” in air quality in Delhi. New Delhi: Starting Thursday, the Badarpur power plant that has been shut for over four months can start temporary operation, ban on diesel generators will be lifted, and hundreds of brick kilns …

India's 'deadly' coal-power plants continue to defy air pollution norms; push nationwide PM2.5 levels 34% in last 5 years
7 years, 3 months ago

India's 'deadly' coal-power plants continue to defy air pollution norms; push nationwide PM2.5 levels 34% in last 5 years

Firstpost  

Over the last five years, thermal power plants pushed nationwide levels of SO2, a toxic gas, by 32 percent and fine particles called PM 2.5 by 34 percent. By Bhasker Tripathi New Delhi: Over the five years leading up to 2017, thermal power plants – among India’s chief polluters – pushed nationwide levels of sulphur dioxide, a toxic gas, by …

Delhi air pollution: Centre directs NTPC to mix crop residue with coal to reduce smog in NCR
7 years, 4 months ago

Delhi air pollution: Centre directs NTPC to mix crop residue with coal to reduce smog in NCR

Firstpost  

India directed its largest utility NTPC Limited to blend crop residue with coal at its power plants, in a bid to reduce stubble burning on agricultural lands which is clouding New Delhi with smog. New Delhi: India directed its largest utility NTPC Limited to blend crop residue with coal at its power plants, in a bid to reduce stubble burning …

While government fails to enforce pollution standards on power plants, India breathes more toxic air
7 years, 4 months ago

While government fails to enforce pollution standards on power plants, India breathes more toxic air

Firstpost  

India wants more electricity and needs more power plants to get it, but the government is not enforcing the pollution standards it needs to on these plants. Source: Lok Sabha / Central Electricity Authority of India “India’s failure to implement emission control standards for coal-fired power plants is leading to severe air pollution levels,” Aishwarya Sudhir, an independent researcher on …

Thermal plants near Delhi polluting city’s air: Report
8 years, 6 months ago

Thermal plants near Delhi polluting city’s air: Report

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The coal-fired power plants situated as far as 300km from the Delhi border are polluting the city air, a new report by Greenpeace has revealed. HT Image The report says that over 100 micrograms per metre cube of fine polluting particles enter the city every day from neighbouring states, mainly from thermal power plants situated in Haryana’s Panipat …

NGT directs Central Government to inspect Thermal power plants
9 years, 11 months ago

NGT directs Central Government to inspect Thermal power plants

Live Law  

The National Green Tribunal came down upon thermal power plants in the New Delhi region, directing pollution monitoring bodies to take ambient air quality samples near them. "Let the samples of ambient air quality be taken and the analysis report be placed before the tribunal in one week. The Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi Pollution Control Committee and a representative …

Close to 60% thermal power plants have coal stock for less than a week
10 years, 4 months ago

Close to 60% thermal power plants have coal stock for less than a week

Firstpost  

Of the total 61 plants, with less than seven days of stockpiles, 34 power projects have less than four days of reserve, as per latest data of the Central Electricity Authority. New Delhi: Around 60 per cent of the total 103 thermal power projects in the country are reeling under acute coal shortage with less than a week’s stock at …

NTPC power plants have 2 days of coal stock left; Government steps in
10 years, 8 months ago

NTPC power plants have 2 days of coal stock left; Government steps in

India TV News  

New Delhi: As electricity demand peaks due to sub-normal monsoon, state-owned NTPC has warned that power plants are running on very low coal stock of less than two days, prompting government to take steps to fix the crisis. While the nation's largest power producer NTPC stated that six of its plants have critical levels of coal stocks, Central Electricity Authority …

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