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After Oil And LPG, Supply Disruption Of This Critical Input May Hit India
Iran War Impact: The disruption around the Strait of Hormuz has led to a supply shock that can slow factory production and push up food prices.
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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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Chandrayaan-3 Detects Sulphur, Other Elements On Moon. Experts Explain Why It's Important
The revelation of sulphur's presence might hold clues to the Moon's composition and its volcanic past, scientists said.
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Chandrayaan-3's Pragyan Rover Confirms Presence of Sulphur on Moon, Search for Hydrogen Underway: ISRO
The Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscope instrument onboard 'Pragyan' rover of Chandrayaan-3 has unambiguously confirmed the presence of sulphur on the lunar surface near south pole, through first-ever in-situ measurements, ISRO said on Tuesday. It also said the instrument also detected aluminium, calcium, iron, chromium, titanium, manganese, sili...
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Chandrayaan-3 Mission Detects Sulphur On Moon's South Pole: ISRO
The first-ever on-site measurements of the south polar region of the moon have confirmed the presence of sulphur on Earth's only natural satellite, ISRO said today.
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Possibility of Finding Living Organisms on Venus Slim, New Analysis Suggests
In the latest study, published in Nature Communications, the research team led by astronomer Sean Jordan from the University of Cambridge have investigated the chemical reactions on the planet to demystify the idea of life on Venus. They looked for sulphur-based food in the Venusian atmosphere as it is the main available energy source.
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Bengal, Telangana, Gujarat Buying "Unclean'' Coal-Based Power: Study
West Bengal gets 84 per cent of its thermal power from coal-based plants that are yet to comply with sulphur dioxide emission norms notified by the Environment Ministry, the maximum by any state in the country, according to a study conducted by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).
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Woman Dies After Explosion In Mouth During Treatment At UP Hospital
In a bizarre incident, a woman has died in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh after an explosion in her mouth during treatment.
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Scare Over Sulphuric Acid Leak At Non-Operational Tuticorin Sterlite Site
Sulphuric acid leaking from the Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin, the site of protests for over 100 days, sparked a scare in the neighbourhood. The plant, shut down a month ago following a high court order, saw a spurt of activity this morning as a team of officials and members of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board went in to inspect th...
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Fire At Iraq Sulphur Plant Out: Officials
A fire lit by the ISIS group at a sulphur plant south of the Iraqi city of Mosul was brought fully under control on Thursday, officials said.
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Libya Ships Out Last Batch Of Chemical Weapons
Libya has shipped the last of its chemical weapons stocks out of the country, officials said today, under a UN-backed plan to ensure the arsenal could not fall into the wrong hands.
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Freight Train Carrying Sulphuric Acid Derails In Australia
A freight train carrying 200,000 litres of sulphuric acid has derailed in Australia, with a two-kilometre exclusion zone around the remote accident site in Queensland in place today.
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The Unbearable Lightness of Chinese Emissions Data
To get a sense of how hard it is to measure greenhouse gas emissions in China, it pays to visit the Deqingyuan poultry farm on the outskirts of Beijing, where streams of chicken manure are piped from wooden sheds to an industrial gas digester that rises above the ground like a tethered balloon.
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Chemical Weapons Used By Fighters in Syria: Sources
Chemical weapons experts have determined that mustard gas was used in a Syrian town where Islamic State insurgents were battling another group, according to a report by an international watchdog seen by Reuters.
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Green Panel Dismisses Plea Seeking to Declare 'Diwali' a National Event
The National Green Tribunal has dismissed a plea seeking directions to consider Diwali a national event and announce tax concession for the manufacture and sale of crackers.
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After Oil And LPG, Supply Disruption Of This Critical Input May Hit India
Iran War Impact: The disruption around the Strait of Hormuz has led to a supply shock that can slow factory production and push up food prices.
-
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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Chandrayaan-3 Detects Sulphur, Other Elements On Moon. Experts Explain Why It's Important
The revelation of sulphur's presence might hold clues to the Moon's composition and its volcanic past, scientists said.
-
Chandrayaan-3's Pragyan Rover Confirms Presence of Sulphur on Moon, Search for Hydrogen Underway: ISRO
The Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscope instrument onboard 'Pragyan' rover of Chandrayaan-3 has unambiguously confirmed the presence of sulphur on the lunar surface near south pole, through first-ever in-situ measurements, ISRO said on Tuesday. It also said the instrument also detected aluminium, calcium, iron, chromium, titanium, manganese, sili...
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Chandrayaan-3 Mission Detects Sulphur On Moon's South Pole: ISRO
The first-ever on-site measurements of the south polar region of the moon have confirmed the presence of sulphur on Earth's only natural satellite, ISRO said today.
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Possibility of Finding Living Organisms on Venus Slim, New Analysis Suggests
In the latest study, published in Nature Communications, the research team led by astronomer Sean Jordan from the University of Cambridge have investigated the chemical reactions on the planet to demystify the idea of life on Venus. They looked for sulphur-based food in the Venusian atmosphere as it is the main available energy source.
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Bengal, Telangana, Gujarat Buying "Unclean'' Coal-Based Power: Study
West Bengal gets 84 per cent of its thermal power from coal-based plants that are yet to comply with sulphur dioxide emission norms notified by the Environment Ministry, the maximum by any state in the country, according to a study conducted by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).
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Woman Dies After Explosion In Mouth During Treatment At UP Hospital
In a bizarre incident, a woman has died in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh after an explosion in her mouth during treatment.
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Scare Over Sulphuric Acid Leak At Non-Operational Tuticorin Sterlite Site
Sulphuric acid leaking from the Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin, the site of protests for over 100 days, sparked a scare in the neighbourhood. The plant, shut down a month ago following a high court order, saw a spurt of activity this morning as a team of officials and members of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board went in to inspect th...
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Fire At Iraq Sulphur Plant Out: Officials
A fire lit by the ISIS group at a sulphur plant south of the Iraqi city of Mosul was brought fully under control on Thursday, officials said.
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Libya Ships Out Last Batch Of Chemical Weapons
Libya has shipped the last of its chemical weapons stocks out of the country, officials said today, under a UN-backed plan to ensure the arsenal could not fall into the wrong hands.
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Freight Train Carrying Sulphuric Acid Derails In Australia
A freight train carrying 200,000 litres of sulphuric acid has derailed in Australia, with a two-kilometre exclusion zone around the remote accident site in Queensland in place today.
-
The Unbearable Lightness of Chinese Emissions Data
To get a sense of how hard it is to measure greenhouse gas emissions in China, it pays to visit the Deqingyuan poultry farm on the outskirts of Beijing, where streams of chicken manure are piped from wooden sheds to an industrial gas digester that rises above the ground like a tethered balloon.
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Chemical Weapons Used By Fighters in Syria: Sources
Chemical weapons experts have determined that mustard gas was used in a Syrian town where Islamic State insurgents were battling another group, according to a report by an international watchdog seen by Reuters.
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Green Panel Dismisses Plea Seeking to Declare 'Diwali' a National Event
The National Green Tribunal has dismissed a plea seeking directions to consider Diwali a national event and announce tax concession for the manufacture and sale of crackers.
