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Wednesday, October 8, 2025
TopicThermal plants

Topic: thermal plants

SO2 emission not a ‘major public health concern’—environment ministry defends revised norms after flak

Green activists are livid with Centre postponing the compliance date for thermal power plants to install emission regulation machinery for the sixth time.

Massive eviction drive underway in Assam village for thermal power project

According to the authorities, the land clearance is essential for the implementation of a high-investment power project estimated around Rs 40,000 crore.

New rules on fly ash disposal a ‘positive step’, but experts say health, ecology risks remain

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.

India’s coal stockpile dangerously low as inventories dry up, lowest since November 2017

The short supply may force plants to buy expensive imported coal or pay hefty premiums at domestic auctions, and raise costs across an economy already battling high fuel prices.

India can save almost Rs 9,000 cr a year by shutting old thermal power plants, study says

According to New Delhi-based CEEW, closing down old plants, which consume more coal than new ones, can help reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, clean up air and reduce soil & water pollution.

Power crisis, urea shortage, piled-up grain stock — how goods train suspension has hit Punjab

With goods trains not plying in Punjab since 2 Oct, both govt & private thermal plants are facing acute coal shortage. Urea for farms is also not reaching state, leading to shortage.

Modi govt is considering shutting down old, polluting thermal power plants

Efforts to close old coal plants have gathered pace amid rising outcry against air pollution and deepening concerns over climate change.

Boiler explodes at NLC India thermal plant in Tamil Nadu, 8 sustain burn injuries

Following the accident, power generation was halted and the injured were rushed to a private hospital in Tiruchirappalli after first aid.

Coal-based power plants a major cause of air pollution in Delhi: Dharmendra Pradhan

Union petroleum minister says Delhi could breathe easy only when it migrates all industrial units and vehicles to clean fuel.

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Vietnam & China cutting into India’s footwear exports, NITI Aayog calls for tariff cuts, R&D push

With non-leather products driving global footwear demand between 2020 and 2024, India’s global market share stood at 1.85% in 2024, says a NITI Aayog report.

ISKP & Lashkar converging under aegis of Pakistan’s ISI to take on Baloch fighters

ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.