Tag: Emissions
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Food and warming~I
Humanity's longest struggle has been the ongoing battle waged on different fronts to feed itself. Over the last 10,000 years, food production and consumption have been rigorously engineered to meet demand. To ensure food security for the growing population, agriculture has been modernized with the use of machines, large quantities of fuels, pesticides, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers and chemicals
April 7, 2022 -
Delhi to get its own emissions inventory at a 500m x 500m spatial resolution
A team of IIT-Kanpur, IIT-Delhi, The Energy & Resources Institute (TERI), and IISER Mohali will execute the study in the national capital. Delhi Government’s Delhi Pollution Control Committee has been authorized to act as the nodal agency for executing the study with IIT Kanpur.
February 15, 2022 -
PM2.5 emissions in Delhi came down by 22% in 2019 against 2016: TERI
However, in the NCR, PM2.5 emissions have only increased by 3 per cent as decrease in emissions from residential and agricultural burning sectors has been compensated by increased PM emissions in the industrial sector, the report mentioned.
December 24, 2021 -
Govt directs polluted industries to install high density camera for pollution monitoring
Though directions have been issued, only 24 industries have so far installed the cameras while 61 more industries are in the process of installation of the cameras. However, 60 industries, classified in highly polluted categories, are yet to abide by government order and are yet to put in place the cameras.
November 26, 2021 -
Ford sued for emissions cheating in diesel trucks
After German automaker Volkswagen’s Dieselgate scandal, it is now the US auto giant Ford Motor that was accused of emissions cheating in a bid to promote its diesel engine trucks. A class action lawsuit was filed on Wednesday in Detroit in the state of Michigan, claiming Ford and German auto supplier Bosch of knowingly installing …
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January 11, 2018 -
Cookstoves in India cause more pollution
Traditional cookstove produce much higher levels of particulate emissions than thought.
January 4, 2018 -
Paying people to conserve trees could cut carbon emissions
Paying people to conserve their trees could be a highly cost-effective way to reduce deforestation and carbon emission and should be a key part of the global strategy to fight climate change, scientists say. The study, led by Seema Jayachandran, associate professor at Northwestern University in the US, sought to evaluate how effective “Payments for …
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July 21, 2017 -
India announces mission on clean coal utilisation
Aiming to cut down emissions, India on 8 June announced a national mission on cleaner coal utilisation and setting up of two centres of excellence on clean coal technologies entailing an expenditure of $248 million. Leading the Indian delegation at the Eighth Clean Energy Ministerial here, Union Environment and Science Minister Harsh Vardhan announced a …
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June 9, 2017 -
India announces mission on clean coal utilisation
Aiming to cut down emissions, India on Thursday announced a national mission on cleaner coal utilisation and setting up of two centres of excellence on clean coal technologies entailing an expenditure of $248 million. Leading the Indian delegation at the Eighth Clean Energy Ministerial here, Union Environment and Science Minister Harsh Vardhan announced a national …
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June 8, 2017 -
Coal sector reforms brought down power cost: SJVN
Shimla, 28 April — Coal sector reforms as improvement in coal quality and efficiency in the supply chain has brought the cost of power from coal-powered plants in the country, an official of Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) said on Friday. The official said that the reforms initiated by the Central government headed by Prime …
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April 28, 2017