Pollution threat to greenery
Paradip: Tree cover spread around Paradip golf course area wears an emaciated look with black and burnt patches appearing on the leaves. The State Pollution Control Board is working to ascertain the
Fertiliser Industry
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Green glare at fertiliser plants
Paradip: The Odisha State Pollution Control Board has directed two fertiliser plants here to make their effluent management system foolproof to plug possible discharge of waste materials from gypsum mounds
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Promoting competition in the fertilizer industry in Africa: a global and local approach
Given the central role that agriculture plays in the rural economy of Africa, several countries have implemented supply– and demand-driven policies and programs to promote sustainable fertilizer use, with
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Thermal power tariffs likely to rise 9 paise per unit
Power procurement cost is likely to increase by around nine paise or 2-4% per unit as Coal India Limited (CIL) has raised non-cooking coal or thermal coal prices. Starting January 9, thermal grade coal
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Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding emission standards for (SO2, Nox and Sox) for industries, 02/05/2017
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 02/05/2017 regarding ban on sales and use of furnace oil and pet-coke in Delhi NCR.</p> <p>EPCA
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Kanpur startup working to clean Ganga, technology to detect oil leakages turn heads
Cleaning the holy Ganges is no simple task and has been the objective of many activists, environmentalists and politicians, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A startup competition in the city
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Introduction to industrial carbon capture and storage
Introduction to Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage summarises 17 CCS projects across sectors including natural gas processing, fertiliser manufacturing and hydrogen production. The report highlights
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Nano fertiliser promotes plant growth sans polluting water bodies
Indian-origin researchers in the US have shown that zinc nanoparticles can substitute nitrogen and phosphorous fertilisers to increase plant growth without causing water pollution - a serious problem with
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World Fertilizer Trends and Outlook to 2019: summary report
The World fertilizer trends and outlook to 2019 is the latest in a series of annual reports that result from meetings of FAO Plant Production and Protection (AGP) and Statistics (ESS) Divisions, and the
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Environment Ministry planning to use real time violation alerts
Aiming to bring in better adherence to environmental pollution norms, the Prakash Javadekar-led Environment ministry now plans to use real time violation alerts as evidence against defaulting industries.