Global Coal reserves are expected to last another 200 years. India also has a vast coal reserve of 211 billion tones making coal one of the most extensively used fossil fuel for generating power. With 40 % to 50% ash content in Indian, coal this presents an inherent problem of ash disposal. Power plant ashes [...]

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It is time tested by now that the future of Pollution Control and Environmental Management in any country does not rest solely on regulatory mechanisms. Voluntary and participatory mechanisms have to play bigger roles. Wastage have to be minimized, resources consumed more prudently and the urge to conserve embedded in our cultures in order to [...]

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