Industry

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on revival of closed fertilizer plants, 13/03/2020

Government of India is reviving five closed fertilizer plants of Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited (FCIL) and Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Limited (HFCL) namely Talcher, Ramagundam, Gorakhpur and Sindri plants of FCIL and Barauni plant of HFCL by formation of Joint Venture Companies of nominated PSUs for setting up new Urea Ammonia pla

Publication Date: 
13/03/2020
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
India, Rajya Sabha, Fertiliser Industry
Air Pollution

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.

Publication Date: 
10/08/2018
Telegraph (Kolkata)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Oil Pollution, Fertiliser Industry, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Air Pollution
Environment

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 gypsu

Publication Date: 
29/06/2018
Telegraph (Kolkata)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Fertiliser Industry, Industrial Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Industrial Waste, Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Environmental Security, Environment
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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 mixed results.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2018
Manuel A. Hernandez, Maximo Torero
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Tags:
Fertiliser Industry, Africa, Agriculture
Energy

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.

Publication Date: 
11/01/2018
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Thermal Power Plants, Electricity, Energy Policy, Coal India, Subsidies, Fertiliser Industry, Energy
Air Pollution

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding emission standards for (SO2, Nox and Sox) for industries, 02/05/2017

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.

EPCA report submitted before the Supreme Court states that the state governments of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan have no objection if a ban is placed on the use of Furnace Oil and Pet Coke like in Delhi. It is also pointed out SO2, Nox and Sox standards have not been fixed for almost 35 industries.

Judgement Date: 
02/05/2017
Tags:
Air Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Supreme Court, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Emission Targets, Delhi, Thermal Power Plants, Sugar Industry, Cement Industry, Stone Industry, Paper and Pulp Industry, Leather Industry, Fertiliser Industry
Water Pollution

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.

Publication Date: 
09/01/2017
Indian Express (Mumbai)
Tags:
Ganga, River Pollution, Water Pollution Control, Kanpur (D), Industrial Pollution, Fertiliser Industry, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Water Pollution
Climate Change

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.

Publication Date: 
28/06/2016
Global CCS Institute
Tags:
Carbon Capture and Storage, Industry, Carbon Dioxide, Natural Gas, Fertiliser Industry, Coal, Hydrogen, Iron And Steel Industry, Green House Gases
Agriculture

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 Fertilizer Organization Working Group, in which nitrogen, phosphate and potassium fertilizer medium-term supply and demand is estimated and proj

Publication Date: 
01/06/2016
FAO
Tags:
Chemical Fertilisers, Fertiliser Industry, Agriculture, Agricultural Inputs, India, Global
Water Pollution

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 probl

Publication Date: 
01/06/2016
Times Of India (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Water Pollution, Fertiliser Industry, Industrial Pollution, Farmers

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