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Notices Issued To 6 Thermal Power Plants, Rs 61.85 Crore Penalty Proposed
The CAQM in NCR and adjoining areas has issued formal showcause notices to six major coal-based thermal power plants within 300 kilometres of Delhi, proposing a total environmental compensation of Rs 61.85 crore.
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How India's FGD Shift Will Cut Electricity Cost By 25-30 Paise Per Unit
The government's move to ease sulphur emission rules for most coal-fired power plants strikes a delicate balance between costs, climate and compliance and is expected to cut electricity costs by 25-30 paise per unit, officials said on Sunday.
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India Reverses Rule, Eases Sulphur Emission Rules For Coal Power Plants
India has reversed a decade-old mandate to install $30 billion worth of clean-air equipment, easing sulphur emission rules for most coal-fired power plants, a government order said.
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Energy Transition: How Coal Mines Could Go Solar
Disused coal mines could be refashioned to place vast fields of solar panels, a new report suggests, providing an unlikely solution to a common obstacle to uptake of the green energy source.
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Study Finds Industrial Aerosols May Cause Local Snowfall by Freezing Clouds
A new study led by the University of Tartu has shown that industrial emissions, particularly aerosol particles, can influence local snowfall by triggering ice formation in supercooled clouds. Using satellite and ground-based radar observations, researchers found that factories, including cement plants and power stations, may cause localised snow pl...
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Delhi's Air Quality Severe, Vehicular Emissions Largest Contributor
Delhi's 24-hour average Air Quality Index, recorded at 4 pm every day, stood at 419 on Thursday. It was 401 on Wednesday, 397 on Tuesday, 358 on Monday and 218 on Sunday, 220 on Saturday and 279 on Friday.
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Power Plants Shut, 'Public Transport' Call In Delhi Air Crisis: 10 Points
Schools have been shut, six of 11 power plants will halt operations and thousands of government employees will be urged to work-from-home or use public transport, in attempts to tackle Delhis life-threatening air quality crisis.
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Centre Tweaks Policy To Use Biomass Pellets In Coal-Fired Power Plants
The power ministry has set a revised policy to use biomass pellets in coal-burning thermal power plants, encouraging use of agricultural waste that is otherwise burnt by farmers, causing air pollution.
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Coal Power Plant Pollution Could Lead To More Premature Deaths In 6 Cities, Finds Study
A recent study shows that the number of premature deaths due to coal-fired thermal power plant pollution has increased by 60 per cent in cities including Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi/NCT and Bengaluru.
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Air Quality Panel Asks 11 Thermal Plants Near Delhi To Co-Fire Biomass Pellets
Centre's air quality commission has directed 11 thermal power plants within 300-km radius of Delhi to co-fire biomass pellets with coal, saying this can utilise millions of tonnes of biomass, address issue of stubble burning and reduce air pollution
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Notices Issued To 6 Thermal Power Plants, Rs 61.85 Crore Penalty Proposed
The CAQM in NCR and adjoining areas has issued formal showcause notices to six major coal-based thermal power plants within 300 kilometres of Delhi, proposing a total environmental compensation of Rs 61.85 crore.
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How India's FGD Shift Will Cut Electricity Cost By 25-30 Paise Per Unit
The government's move to ease sulphur emission rules for most coal-fired power plants strikes a delicate balance between costs, climate and compliance and is expected to cut electricity costs by 25-30 paise per unit, officials said on Sunday.
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India Reverses Rule, Eases Sulphur Emission Rules For Coal Power Plants
India has reversed a decade-old mandate to install $30 billion worth of clean-air equipment, easing sulphur emission rules for most coal-fired power plants, a government order said.
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Energy Transition: How Coal Mines Could Go Solar
Disused coal mines could be refashioned to place vast fields of solar panels, a new report suggests, providing an unlikely solution to a common obstacle to uptake of the green energy source.
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Study Finds Industrial Aerosols May Cause Local Snowfall by Freezing Clouds
A new study led by the University of Tartu has shown that industrial emissions, particularly aerosol particles, can influence local snowfall by triggering ice formation in supercooled clouds. Using satellite and ground-based radar observations, researchers found that factories, including cement plants and power stations, may cause localised snow pl...
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Delhi's Air Quality Severe, Vehicular Emissions Largest Contributor
Delhi's 24-hour average Air Quality Index, recorded at 4 pm every day, stood at 419 on Thursday. It was 401 on Wednesday, 397 on Tuesday, 358 on Monday and 218 on Sunday, 220 on Saturday and 279 on Friday.
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Power Plants Shut, 'Public Transport' Call In Delhi Air Crisis: 10 Points
Schools have been shut, six of 11 power plants will halt operations and thousands of government employees will be urged to work-from-home or use public transport, in attempts to tackle Delhis life-threatening air quality crisis.
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Centre Tweaks Policy To Use Biomass Pellets In Coal-Fired Power Plants
The power ministry has set a revised policy to use biomass pellets in coal-burning thermal power plants, encouraging use of agricultural waste that is otherwise burnt by farmers, causing air pollution.
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Coal Power Plant Pollution Could Lead To More Premature Deaths In 6 Cities, Finds Study
A recent study shows that the number of premature deaths due to coal-fired thermal power plant pollution has increased by 60 per cent in cities including Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi/NCT and Bengaluru.
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Air Quality Panel Asks 11 Thermal Plants Near Delhi To Co-Fire Biomass Pellets
Centre's air quality commission has directed 11 thermal power plants within 300-km radius of Delhi to co-fire biomass pellets with coal, saying this can utilise millions of tonnes of biomass, address issue of stubble burning and reduce air pollution
