GRAP Stage 1 enforced across Delhi-NCR amid poor air qualityAir quality in Delhi-NCR has dropped to a poor category. The Commission for Air Quality Management has activated Stage 1 of the Graded Resp...
16 Apr, 2026, 07.19 PM IST
How the AI boom derailed clean‑air efforts in one of America's most polluted citiesAmerica's push for cleaner air faces a new challenge. The growing demand for electricity from data centers is reviving coal-fired power pla...
10 Apr, 2026, 04.21 PM IST
As Trump throws lifeline to coal plants, critics warn of higher costs and health risksUnder the Trump administration, coal power is making a comeback, as plans to phase out coal plants are being scrapped. This change is desig...
09 Apr, 2026, 05.24 PM IST
Coal India's sales rise for first time in six months on gas crunch, summer demandCoal India's sales surged in March, marking the first increase in six months, as the nation prepares for peak summer demand. This boost com...
01 Apr, 2026, 03.18 PM IST
Iran war’s gas supply shock pushes top consumers back to coalA second gas supply crunch in just over four years is pushing countries across Europe and Asia to fall back on the black stuff, perceived a...
30 Mar, 2026, 09.01 AM IST
Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway operates the dirtiest set of coal-fired power plants in the USThe letter, a document pored over by shareholders, analysts and press every year for insights into the legendary investor's thinking, playf...
15 Jan, 2025, 07.19 AM IST
Delhi Pollution: Coal plants' target miss to add to the deadly smogIndia's efforts to combat severe air pollution face a setback as most coal-fired power plants are expected to miss a deadline for installin...
20 Nov, 2024, 10.16 AM IST
Coal expansion could cause over 5,200 premature deaths, 8,300 preterm births in Delhi this decadeTwelve percent of India's coal-based electricity is generated within 500 km of the national capital. The research suggests that around 55 l...
29 Sep, 2021, 01.09 PM IST
Coal plant pollution can cause 8,300 deaths in India12 May, 2021, 03.09 PM IST
India pushes back deadline for coal-fired utilities to adopt new emission normsOperators of coal-fired utilities including state-run NTPC Ltd and industry groups representing private companies such as Reliance Power an...
02 Apr, 2021, 11.52 PM IST
Thermal power plants allowed to use coal with high ash contentOn Thursday, the ministry issued a notification that overturned its January 2014 regulation that made it mandatory for all coal-based power...
26 May, 2020, 05.04 PM IST
Clarify stand on thermal plants air pollution: NGT to CPCBThe NGT asked the apex pollution monitoring body to take clear instructions from its officers and apprise it about the status of thermal po...
01 Dec, 2017, 05.37 PM IST
Why coal plants will continue to spit fireThere are 27 coal-fired power plants in Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and UP. Emission from these plants is a major source of particula...
17 Nov, 2017, 11.29 AM IST
Global climate goals within 'feasible' reach: SurveyIt however said that while "more progress" is needed and the margin for error is tight, results of the past year provide "good reason for o...
22 Mar, 2017, 05.37 PM IST
Power companies using high ash coal may face legal actionThe country generated 1,048 billion units of power last fiscal, of which 90 per cent was from coal-based thermal plant and the rest from hy...
17 Apr, 2015, 08.07 PM IST
Beijing shuts down a large coal power plant to cut pollutionReplacement by gas-fired power plants will help cut emissions by 10,000 tonnes of sulfur dioxide, 19,000 tonnes of nitric oxide and 3,000 t...
20 Mar, 2015, 06.42 PM IST
North India may face more power cutsShortage of domestic coal has forced power plants and industries in the North to become dependent of imported coal that Navlakhi port handl...
20 May, 2013, 05.31 AM IST