Articles for Metric Tons

Madhya Pradesh tops spice production in country
1 month, 1 week ago

Madhya Pradesh tops spice production in country

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh has topped in the production of spices in the country by harvesting a record 54 lakh metric tons in the outgoing kharif season. The spice crops were sown in 8,32,419 hectares in the state in 2023-24 kharif season, leading to a record production of 54 lakh metric tons, a spokesman of the state government said on Saturday. …

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India set for wheat imports after six years, to shore up reserves
6 months, 3 weeks ago

India set for wheat imports after six years, to shore up reserves

Hindustan Times  

* India set for wheat imports after six years, to shore up reserves India expected to scrap wheat import duty after June * Traders, flour millers likely to import wheat from Russia * New Delhi expected to restore wheat import tax after Sept * India aims for wheat reserves of 10 mln tons By Mayank Bhardwaj and Rajendra Jadhav NEW …

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Microsoft Will Use Carbon-Absorbing Rocks to Meet Climate Goals
1 year, 3 months ago

Microsoft Will Use Carbon-Absorbing Rocks to Meet Climate Goals

Live Mint  

Most of the world’s efforts to remove carbon from the atmosphere use giant, vacuum-like devices that suck in air and isolate the carbon. The tech company said Thursday it agreed to buy credits from startup Heirloom Carbon for the removal of up to 315,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide over 10 years. Early this year, the company said carbon it …

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The world bounces back nearly to 2019 carbon pollution levels after drop during pandemic lockdowns
3 years, 1 month ago

The world bounces back nearly to 2019 carbon pollution levels after drop during pandemic lockdowns

LA Times  

Smoke and steam rise from towers at the coal-fired Urumqi Thermal Power Plant in Urumqi in western China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on April 21. At the height of the pandemic last year, emissions were down to 34.8 billion metric tons, so this year’s jump is 4.9%, according to updated calculations by Global Carbon Project. Although most countries went back …

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Chinese companies are bigger contributors to pollution than some countries put together
3 years, 1 month ago

Chinese companies are bigger contributors to pollution than some countries put together

Op India  

The world leaders and diplomats have been discussing ways to reduce carbon emissions during the Conference of the Parties 26 at Glasgow, Scotland. If China wants to keep the promise they have made, the major Chinese companies would have to make a major shift from dirty energy to clean energy. Petro China Company Limited is responsible for 881 Million Metric …

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'Kanyakumari Clove' Gets Geographical Indication Tag; Here's What Makes the Spice Unique
3 years, 2 months ago

'Kanyakumari Clove' Gets Geographical Indication Tag; Here's What Makes the Spice Unique

News 18  

The unique clove growing in the hills of Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu has been awarded a geographical indication as ‘Kanyakumari clove’. Due to the moderate temperature prevailing in Kanyakumari district, the fragrances in the cloves evaporate in small quantities, thus making it possible to obtain concentrated essential oils. Kanyakumari district alone produces 750 metric tons of cloves. With the …

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