Furnace Oil

The Kerala government on Thursday set up a three-member committee to conduct a probe into the leak of about 5,000 litres of furnace oil from state-owned Travancore Titanium Products Ltd into the sea.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday banned the use of petroleum coke -- a cheap but dirty fuel -- in New Delhi's neighbouring states, the latest crackdown aimed at improving air quality in one of the most polluted cities in the world.

The Supreme Court today came down heavily on the Union Environment Ministry for not finalising pollution emission standards for industries using pet coke and furnace oil in the national capital region and slapped a cost of Rs two lakh on it.

The baffling question of why Delhi's air pollution continues to break records has drawn many replies from experts that range from burning of farm waste and construction dust to trucks entering the national capital. NDTV has uncovered a big contributor of the smoke that pulls down Delhi's air quality, makes the capital's air among the world's most p...

At a review hearing at the Supreme Court on Monday, March 6t 2017, a small battle has erupted amongst the two-wheeler manufacturers, and it is one that has been brewing for some days. The court had asked the centre to inform it of what it was doing on petroleum coke and furnace oil, but SIAM (Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers) was also pre...

Every day eight people on an average are dying in Delhi due to air pollution-related diseases, the Supreme Court today said even as it directed the Centre to consider banning the use of fuels high in sulphur content-- furnace oil and pet coke -- by industries in NCR.

Rampant use of sulphur-heavy fuel like furnace oil and pet coke in industries across the National Capital Region is generating "enormous" amount of air pollutants and it needs immediate attention, a Supreme Court-appointed body has said.

Excise duty collection on petrol and diesel jumped over 50 per cent in financial year 2014-15 to Rs 74,465 crore as the government on multiple occasions raised tax rates to shore up its revenues.

The Kerala government on Thursday set up a three-member committee to conduct a probe into the leak of about 5,000 litres of furnace oil from state-owned Travancore Titanium Products Ltd into the sea.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday banned the use of petroleum coke -- a cheap but dirty fuel -- in New Delhi's neighbouring states, the latest crackdown aimed at improving air quality in one of the most polluted cities in the world.

The Supreme Court today came down heavily on the Union Environment Ministry for not finalising pollution emission standards for industries using pet coke and furnace oil in the national capital region and slapped a cost of Rs two lakh on it.

The baffling question of why Delhi's air pollution continues to break records has drawn many replies from experts that range from burning of farm waste and construction dust to trucks entering the national capital. NDTV has uncovered a big contributor of the smoke that pulls down Delhi's air quality, makes the capital's air among the world's most p...

At a review hearing at the Supreme Court on Monday, March 6t 2017, a small battle has erupted amongst the two-wheeler manufacturers, and it is one that has been brewing for some days. The court had asked the centre to inform it of what it was doing on petroleum coke and furnace oil, but SIAM (Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers) was also pre...

Every day eight people on an average are dying in Delhi due to air pollution-related diseases, the Supreme Court today said even as it directed the Centre to consider banning the use of fuels high in sulphur content-- furnace oil and pet coke -- by industries in NCR.

Rampant use of sulphur-heavy fuel like furnace oil and pet coke in industries across the National Capital Region is generating "enormous" amount of air pollutants and it needs immediate attention, a Supreme Court-appointed body has said.

Excise duty collection on petrol and diesel jumped over 50 per cent in financial year 2014-15 to Rs 74,465 crore as the government on multiple occasions raised tax rates to shore up its revenues.