Methane leaks from oil and gas operations were the main contributor to higher methane emissions in the United States, while in South Asia, South America, and Africa, the biggest contribution came from agriculture, especially livestock farming. In China specifically, the increase in methane emissions was...
The government has permitted imports of pet coke, used for fuel purpose, by graphite electrode industry, the directorate general of foreign trade (DGFT) has said. Import of pet coke for fuel purpose is prohibited. However, the import was allowed to only four industries so far. "In addition...
Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Monday said as many as 5,000 plants for extracting biogas from agricultural residue, cattle dung and municipal solid waste are envisaged to be set up in the country in next five years at a massive Rs 1.75 lakh crore investment. Pradhan announced...
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had announced a plastic ban across Mumbai from March 23 and the Bombay High Court had granted it time till June 23 to implement it. Accordingly, BMC took relevant steps to curtail widespread usage of plastic in the city and...
National Aluminium Co Ltd plans to invest Rs. 5,520 crore ($756.4 million) in Odisha to expand capacity, a government statement said on Tuesday. The company plans to manufacture aluminium products and a proposal has been sent to a panel headed by the state's chief minister for approval, the...
If a report in the western media is to be believed, the world should soon be bracing for hurricanes that are far worse than any that mankind has ever witnessed till date. In this report in the guardian.com that has been "adapted from This Is...
Some latest Waste-to-Energy (WTE) technologies don't need dry garbage to be separated from wet, said secretary to Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), CK Mishra, at an event on Thursday, adding they are "still under examination." The current policy makes segregation absolutely mandatory, he stated. In...