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70% of India’s coal-fired power plants won’t meet 2022 deadline, report saysBy : Sustainability ..., May 22, 2020
India’s coal-fired power plants must meet stringent new emission norms by 2022, which were set in December 2015 by the ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEF&CC). But a new study report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) says with barely two... Read more.. |
TERI asserts reduction emission by changing the process of bio-diesel ProductionBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 6, 2019
Changing the process of producing bio-diesel could help reduce tailpipe emissions of nanoparticles, contributing to improving air quality, according to a collaborative study by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), the Finnish Meteorological Institute, and Tampere... Read more.. |
Governments, firms call on EU to set net-zero emissions goalBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 22, 2018
A group of European Union governments and companies have called for the bloc to set a path for net-zero emissions by 2050 in its long-term climate strategy next week. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Climate Change , climate goals , emissions control , EU , global warming , long term climate strategy |
Supreme Court to 57 power plants: Clean up act within 28 monthsBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 12, 2018
Fifty-seven units of the Centre-owned thermal power plants in the country have been given a deadline of 28 months to meet the emission norms for sulphur oxide and particulate matter. These... Read more.. Subject Tags: emission norms , emission standards , emissions control , FGD , India , thermal power plants |
National Clean Air Programme needs transparent action: GreenpeaceBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 14, 2018
The Union Environment Ministry's National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) is a good step but has ambiguous planning and lacks clarity, said Greenpeace India after accessing documents through an RTI... Read more.. |
JSPL's EPC arm joins hands with German emissions control systems majorBy : sustainabilityo..., May 26, 2017
Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) has announced a technical cooperation agreement of its arm Power Plants Engineers Limited and German emission control systems major - VPC GmbH.... Read more.. Subject Tags: emissions control , Flue Gas DeSulphurization , industry news , Sustainable Development |
Infosys announces internal carbon pricing, to aid in reducing emissionsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 17, 2017
Indian multinational company Infosys Monday announced its internal carbon price at $10.5 per ton of Carbon Dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emission. This price, which will be valid for two years from... Read more.. Subject Tags: carbon pricing , emissions control , environmental sustainability , industry news , Infosys |
At Kolkata, cooking emissions an overlooked contributor to air pollutionBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 30, 2016
The skyline on this part of the country turns grey by afternoon. By dusk, a thick layer of smog envelops the horizon. With winter setting in, millions living in rural and suburban India has many... Read more.. |