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Why sulphur dioxide emission controlled slipped off priority charts
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why sulphur dioxide emission controlled slipped off priority charts

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: India’s national capital region is back in the news for its hazardous levels of air pollution. However, a major constituent of the fine particulate matter, PM2.5, has secondary aerosols such as sulphur, nitrate and ammonia, whose main source is coal-fired thermal power plants in Delhi-NCR. A new analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air …

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Thermal power plants: A pollution worry for Delhi
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Thermal power plants: A pollution worry for Delhi

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Emissions from Delhi-NCR-based 12 coal-fired power plants are more deadly than the emissions from the burning of paddy straw in Punjab and Haryana. Thermal power plants produce multiple times more dangerous particulate matter and Sulphur Dioxide than burning agri-residue does. According to a new analysis of sources of deadlier particulate matter and a comparison between NCR-based TPPs emissions …

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SO2 emission of 12 power plants around Delhi can be reduced by 67%: Study
1 month, 3 weeks ago

SO2 emission of 12 power plants around Delhi can be reduced by 67%: Study

Hindustan Times  

The sulphur dioxide emissions of 12 coal-based thermal power plants located in a 300-km radius of Delhi can be reduced by as much as 67% if these facilities install flue gas desulfurization technology, a new analysis has found. There are 11 coal-based thermal power plants within a 300km radius of Delhi — Dadri TPP, Guru Hargobind TPS, Harduaganj TPS, Indira …

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Regulator gives nod for hard cost of ₹876 crore for emission system at Vallur Power Station
1 year, 2 months ago

Regulator gives nod for hard cost of ₹876 crore for emission system at Vallur Power Station

The Hindu  

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved hard cost of ₹58.40 lakh/MW or about ₹876 crore towards installation of emission control systems at Vallur Thermal Power Station, in order to meet the Sulphur dioxide emission control norms set by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. NTPC Tamil Nadu Energy Company Limited, a joint venture between and NTPC …

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Climate's 'Catch-22': Cutting pollution heats up the planet
1 year, 2 months ago

Climate's 'Catch-22': Cutting pollution heats up the planet

The Hindu  

Air pollution, a global scourge that kills millions of people a year, is shielding us from the full force of the sun. That's the unpalatable conclusion reached by scientists poring over the results of China's decade-long and highly effective "war on pollution", according to six leading climate experts. The removal of the air pollution - a term scientists call "unmasking" …

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IIT Kharagpur Researchers Claim Significant Drop in Sulphur Dioxide Levels in India in Last Decade
2 years, 3 months ago

IIT Kharagpur Researchers Claim Significant Drop in Sulphur Dioxide Levels in India in Last Decade

News 18  

There has been a significant drop in Sulphur Dioxide levels in India in the last decade as compared to the previous three decades, a study conducted by IIT Kharagpur has found. “Therefore, we need to continue our efforts to reduce SO2 emissions in India, whether through innovative technologies or environmental regulations,” said Vikas Kumar Patel, another author of the paper. …

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Significant drop in SO2 levels in India in last decade: IIT KGP study
2 years, 3 months ago

Significant drop in SO2 levels in India in last decade: IIT KGP study

The Hindu  

There has been a significant drop in Sulphur Dioxide levels in India in the last decade as compared to the previous three decades, a study conducted by IIT Kharagpur has found. The study represents temporal changes in SO2 concentrations across India in the last four decades, an institute spokesperson said. "Therefore, we need to continue our efforts to reduce SO2 …

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Mint Lite | Covid vaccine, WTO boss, India SO2 emissions, aquarium yoga & others
4 years, 3 months ago

Mint Lite | Covid vaccine, WTO boss, India SO2 emissions, aquarium yoga & others

Live Mint  

India’s drug regulator has declined permission for a proposal from Dr Reddy’s Laboratories to conduct a large study in the country to evaluate Russia’s Sputnik-V covid-19 vaccine and has asked it to test the vaccine in a smaller trial. IBM to break up over cloud IBM, the world’s first big computing firm, is splitting into two public companies, marking years …

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Agra's air quality deteriorates in unlock phase
4 years, 4 months ago

Agra's air quality deteriorates in unlock phase

India Today  

Agra, the city in Uttar Pradesh that made headlines for being in the list of cities with the cleanest air during the lockdown, now has the third-most poor air quality in the entire state, just two months after the gradual end of the lockdown. According to the recent air quality findings published by the Central Pollution Control Board, which maintains …

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Economic slowdown, Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan makes it difficult to comply with air pollution norms: Power ministry
4 years, 4 months ago

Economic slowdown, Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan makes it difficult to comply with air pollution norms: Power ministry

Hindustan Times  

The Centre is considering deferring the deadline by two more years for thermal power plants to comply with norms to reduce air pollution by 2022 because of the economic slowdown linked to Covid-19 pandemic and difficulties due to curbs on imports from China in sourcing systems that help control toxic sulfur dioxide emissions, officials aware of the matter said. Power …

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70% power plants won’t meet emission standards by 2022 deadline: CSE
4 years, 7 months ago

70% power plants won’t meet emission standards by 2022 deadline: CSE

The Hindu  

A report released by the Centre for Science and Environment on Thursday said that with just two years to go, 70% of the country's power plants won’t be able to meet the stringent emission standards that will come into effect in 2022. CSE director general Sunita Narain said in a statement, “Our assessment finds that even after seven years since …

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Sulphur dioxide images do NOT show mass cremations in Wuhan
4 years, 11 months ago

Sulphur dioxide images do NOT show mass cremations in Wuhan

Daily Mail  

Images of alarming sulphur dioxide forecasts in Wuhan are not a sign of mass cremations, experts have said. Maps from the weather service Windy.com were widely shared online last week, purporting to show high SO2 levels at ground zero of the coronavirus outbreak. This map was widely shared last week, purporting to show high SO2 levels in Wuhan - but …

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India has highest number of sulphur dioxide-emitting hotspots in the world: Greenpeace
5 years, 4 months ago

India has highest number of sulphur dioxide-emitting hotspots in the world: Greenpeace

Firstpost  

The Norilsk smelter complex in Russia is the world’s largest SO2 emission hotspot, followed by Kriel in South Africa. SO2 is one of the main contributors to air pollution and the largest source of these emissions come from the burning of fossil fuels in power plants. The report describes Singrauli, Neyveli, Talcher, Jharsuguda, Korba, Kutch, Chennai, Ramagundam, Chandrapur and Koradi …

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