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Green Ratings for Fertiliser Sector

July 31 , 2019 1859 days 884 0
  • Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar released the latest Report of Green Ratings on Fertilizer Sector in New Delhi called ‘Grain by Grain’.
  • Ratings has been done by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi.
  • Positives: India’s fertilizer sector is among the best in the world in energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
  • Concerns: Records on water use, water pollution and plant safety
  • Top 3 Industries:
    • Indo Gulf Fertilizers unit at Jasdishpur, Uttar Pradesh
    • Hazira unit of KRIBHCO in Gujarat
    • Panambur unit of Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers, Karnataka.
  • Established in 1980, CSE works as a think tank on environment-development issues in India.

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