Biomass Burning

Delhi's Environment Minister Gopal Rai announced a construction ban in areas with an AQI above 400 for five consecutive days due to worsening air quality.

More and more farmers in the state are buying balers with the increase in demand for stubble by biomass plants, paper mills, and boilers

The Delhi government will launch a month-long campaign to prevent open burning of waste and biomass from November 11 as part of efforts to further reduce pollution from local sources, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said today.

The power ministry has set a revised policy to use biomass pellets in coal-burning thermal power plants, encouraging use of agricultural waste that is otherwise burnt by farmers, causing air pollution.

Centre's air quality commission has directed 11 thermal power plants within 300-km radius of Delhi to co-fire biomass pellets with coal, saying this can utilise millions of tonnes of biomass, address issue of stubble burning and reduce air pollution

A new study conducted by the Pune-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology suggests that COVID-19 virus piggybacks only black carbon emitted during biomass burning and not all PM2.5 particles.

Delhi's air quality turned 'severe' today for the first time this season with stubble burning intensifying in the neighbouring states, authorities said.

According to a database put together by the World Health Organization, Delhi is among the top 10 most polluted cities in the world, with sources of particulate pollution ranging from vehicle exhaust, industries, garbage burning, biomass and coal burning for cooking and heating, diesel generator sets, and re-suspended road dust.

Delhi's Environment Minister Gopal Rai announced a construction ban in areas with an AQI above 400 for five consecutive days due to worsening air quality.

More and more farmers in the state are buying balers with the increase in demand for stubble by biomass plants, paper mills, and boilers

The Delhi government will launch a month-long campaign to prevent open burning of waste and biomass from November 11 as part of efforts to further reduce pollution from local sources, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said today.

The power ministry has set a revised policy to use biomass pellets in coal-burning thermal power plants, encouraging use of agricultural waste that is otherwise burnt by farmers, causing air pollution.

Centre's air quality commission has directed 11 thermal power plants within 300-km radius of Delhi to co-fire biomass pellets with coal, saying this can utilise millions of tonnes of biomass, address issue of stubble burning and reduce air pollution

A new study conducted by the Pune-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology suggests that COVID-19 virus piggybacks only black carbon emitted during biomass burning and not all PM2.5 particles.

Delhi's air quality turned 'severe' today for the first time this season with stubble burning intensifying in the neighbouring states, authorities said.

According to a database put together by the World Health Organization, Delhi is among the top 10 most polluted cities in the world, with sources of particulate pollution ranging from vehicle exhaust, industries, garbage burning, biomass and coal burning for cooking and heating, diesel generator sets, and re-suspended road dust.