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Low Sulphur Heavy Stock (LSHS)
Low Sulphur Heavy Stock (LSHS)Low Sulphur Heavy Stock (LSHS) is a residual fuel processed from indigenous crude. This fuel is in lieu of FO in the same applications where furnace oil is suitable. The...
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What are Nitrates and Nitrites?
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Sustainable ash utilization is one of the key concerns at NTPC.
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Visakhapatnam: Toll in HPCL refinery fire rises to four, five workers still...
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Death toll in HPCL refinery fire in Visakhapatnam rises to 10
Death toll in HPCL refinery fire in Visakhapatnam rises to 10Ads by Google The death toll in the major fire that broke Friday in the state-owned Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) refinery in...
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Dependence on Import of Fertilizers Government of India is aware of India’s dependence on supply of Phosphatic (P) and Potassic (K) fertilizers to the extent of 90% and 100% respectively on imports due...
View ArticleUtilisation of Assets of Closed/Sick Fertilizer Units
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Quality of Imported FertilizersThe total number of ships/containers inspected and ships/containers found non-standard by Central Fertilizer Quality Control & Training Institute (CFQC&TI),...
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Uncontrolled Development in Himalayan Region The environment and forest clearance for various developmental projects, including those in hilly areas in the State of Uttarakhand, are granted after...
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Pollution in Gangotri, Yamunotri and Badrinath Dham Ministry of Environment and Forests is not aware of any scientific report relating to ecological degradation in the famous Gangotri, Yamunotri and...
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Destruction of Forests Destruction of forests is not rampant in North-Eastern region in the country. However, as per India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2011, there is a reduction of 548 Sq. Kms. of...
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Sustainable Development The Government is aware of United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development held in June 2012 at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil wherein it was decided to initiate the...
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Increase of Carbon Dioxide Carbon dioxide (CO2) is not listed as one of the pollutants in National Ambient Air Quality Standards and is not monitored under National Air Monitoring Programme (NAMP). CO2...
View ArticleHazard Checklist: Flammable & Combustible Materials
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HPCL Refinery: safety mechanism goes for a toss
HPCL Refinery: safety mechanism goes for a toss The recommendations of Justice S.C. Jain Commission, which went into 1997 explosion that claimed over 60 lives, remain on paperSafety mechanism in HPCL...
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HPCL contract staff to go on strike from Monday
Visakhapatnam: Around 4,000 contract workers belonging to trade unions, who are working at various units of the state-owned HPCL-VR complex in the city, will go on strike from Monday demanding that the...
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A Job Is a Dying Concept -Worker Health & Safety Principles-annually 2.3...
A Job Is a Dying ConceptDr. John Howard, Director of NIOSH, gave the keynote presentation last Tuesday (June 19, 2012) at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference (AIHce). In his talk, he focused on...
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