According to a Global Energy Monitor report, China has plans for 169 new and expanded coal projects. Methane has 84 times the warming power of CO2 during first 20 yrs in the atmosphere.
Of the 17.6 gigawatts of India’s power generation capacity that’s designed to use imported coal, just 10 gigawatts is currently operating, the power ministry said.
While state-run miner Coal India is producing at record levels this month, that may not be enough to replenish power plant stockpiles that dwindled to barely a third of required levels.
Coal buyers are paying 340% premiums to secure the fuel as even with high premiums, locally produced coal remains far cheaper than importing it from Australia or Indonesia.
The government expects a sharp rise in production from Coal India’s mines as well as from captive producers — companies that produce coal for their own use.
Fly ash is the residue of coal combustion, which, if disposed of improperly, is hazardous. New govt rules include a system of environmental compensation based on polluter-pays principle.
The project, proposed in 2010, has become a global emblem for opposition to fossil fuels. It has been impeded by legal challenges and a sustained campaign by climate activists,
Electricity producers have complained to govt about increasing instances of impurities in coal. Coal laced with rubble can damage power plant equipment, causing supply delays.
This year, Jawan and The Kerala Story both won National Awards. The irony was impossible to miss. One critiqued the system, the other endorsed its narratives. The dichotomy says more about India’s cultural schizophrenia than any film review ever could.
New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.
The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
COMMENTS