ADVERTISEMENT
Wednesday, August 10th 2022
Today's Paper
The Kashmir Monitor
  • Login
₹ Contribute
No Result
View All Result
  • LatestLive
  • News
  • Kashmir
  • India
  • World
  • Politics
  • Editorial
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Education
  • Health
  • Tech-Film
  • Auto
  • Crypto
  • Travel
The Kashmir Monitor
  • LatestLive
  • News
  • Kashmir
  • India
  • World
  • Politics
  • Editorial
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Education
  • Health
  • Tech-Film
  • Auto
  • Crypto
  • Travel
The Kashmir Monitor
No Result
View All Result
Home Business

India bans import of polluting petcoke for use as fuel

Monitor News Bureau by Monitor News Bureau
Aug. 18, 2018 Updated 12:32 am. IST
A A
f 1

New Delhi: India on Friday banned the import of petcoke for use as fuel, but said shipments for use as feedstock in some industries was allowed.
Usage of petcoke, a dirtier alternative to coal, in the energy-hungry country has come under scrutiny due to rising pollution levels in major cities.
“Import of Petcoke is allowed for only cement, lime kiln, calcium carbide and gasification industries, when used as the feedstock or in the manufacturing process on actual user condition,” the directorate general of foreign trade said.
As the world’s largest consumer of petcoke, India imports over half its annual petcoke consumption of about 27 million tonnes, mainly from the United States. Local producers include Indian Oil Corp, Reliance Industries and Bharat Petroleum Corp.
India is the world’s biggest consumer of petroleum coke, which is a dark solid carbon material that emits 11 percent more greenhouse gases than coal, according to the Carnegie–Tsinghua Center for Global Policy.

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Tags: Business

Logo

© 2022 The Kashmir Monitor - The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of KM™

No Result
View All Result
  • Home Page
  • Latest News
  • Lead Stories
  • News
  • Kashmir
  • India
  • World
  • Politics
  • Education
  • Business
  • Environment
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Editors’ Picks
  • Videos
  • Lifestyle
  • Tech-Film
  • Today’s Paper

© 2022 The Kashmir Monitor - The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of KM™

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In