The Senate must still vote on some objections, but President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador appeared to have the votes to push the bill through. It passed earlier in the lower house of Congress MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s Senate passed an electrical energy bill that favors government-owned generating plants that largely run on fossil fuels Tuesday, putting […]
Power ministry proposes pushing back emission norms deadline
Under the latest proposal, no new dates have been set. However, a final decision will have to be approved by the Supreme Court, which is hearing the issue CHENNAI: India’s power ministry has proposed pushing back the deadlines for adoption of new emission norms by coal-fired power plants, saying “an unworkable time schedule” would burden […]
Supreme Court directs the RBI to ensure implementation of the Circular dated 27.03.2020 in its letter and spirit.
Supreme Court directs the Reserve Bank of India to ensure implementation of the Circular dated 27.03.2020 in its letter and spirit. The circular on moratorium of 3 months from loans For more information please see below link:
Nagpur: Op of power plants in violation of promises in Supreme Court
NAGPUR : After missing the pollution control deadline for the second time, the deadly coal-fired plants across the country continue to operate “in violation of the Centre’s promises made in the Supreme Court”, say experts. In a notification issued by the Union environment ministry in December 2015, all coal-fired power plants were first directed to […]
Supreme Court seeks government’s reply on conversion of public transport vehicles to EV
According to the 2012 electric vehicle policy, the public transport vehicles operated by all government departments will be gradually converted into electric vehicles in a phased manner. New Delhi: Supreme Court of India on Friday has asked Ministry of Road Transport to convert more of the public transport vehicles into the cleaner electric vehicles. A […]
What is hydrogen fuel? Supreme Court’s solution to Delhi’s air pollution crisis
SC has asked govt to explore hydrogen fuel tech to find solution to Delhi’s air crisis. Hydrogen is zero-emission fuel, but manufacturing the gas is quite polluting. Bengaluru : The Supreme Court pulled up the central government Wednesday over deteriorating air quality in Delhi-NCR and asked it to explore hydrogen-based fuel technology, based on case […]
Supreme Court New administrative building to Have 1400 KW Solar System
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will on Wednesday get a new administrative block to cope with the space constraints of the top court. “The Additional Office Complex of the Supreme Court with a futuristic vision was planned on land measuring 12.19 acres abutting Pragati Maidan,” a press statement said. The foundation stone of the building […]
Convert old vehicles into EVs is the answer to check pollution
The Supreme Court recently banned plying of 15-year-old petrol and 10-year-old diesel vehicles in the National Capital Region (NCR) to check “very critical” level of pollution, upholding the earlier verdict of National Green Tribunal. This was generally welcomed by vehicle manufacturers as it provided yet another opportunity to improve their sales. But this has opened […]