The Earth …. A Solitary Planet!

Manisha kinge, Manager-Project & Design, Jain Irrigation Systems Pvt. Ltd The Earth is called Mother! Where a favourable – liveable climate called the greenhouse effect is controlled for the growth of microorganisms to giant species. Earth is providing useful elements & resources for us like water, food, shelter, clothes, air, minerals, fuel, power, and wealth for our day-to-day life and business. There are many articles, books, poems, songs, etc written and could be found on Earth. In Sanskrit, Earth is treated as a goddess, and many kingdoms & civilizations flourished &…

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National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVNL) commissioned a commercial ‘green coal’ plant in Varanasi

National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVNL) has recently commissioned a commercial ‘green coal’ plant in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, to produce green coal or torrefied charcoal from waste. This plant is the first-of-its-kind attempt in India to produce green coal from agricultural residue and municipal solid waste (MSW). The project has been awarded to Macawber Beekay, a company providing turnkey solutions to power plants. Currently, the plant’s first reactor module with a capacity of 200 tonnes per day is installed and commissioned, and another two modules are…

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Indian Oil to spend ₹2 lakh crore towards zero emissions by 2046

State-owned oil refining and marketing major Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) plans to invest ₹2 lakh crore in the coming years to achieve ‘net zero’ operational emissions by 2046. The company aims to achieve two-thirds of emission reduction through energy efficiency, electrification and fuel replacement efforts. About a third of the total emission would be mitigated through options such as carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS), nature-based solutions and the purchase of carbon credits. Further, IOC will pursue carbon reduction through hydrogen as a fuel, biofuels, renewable, carbon offsetting through ecosystem…

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