The bench also issued notices to Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan after Nadkarni said that steps needed to be taken in these states to ...

As part of measures to control air pollution, the Union environment ministry has banned import of pet coke for purpose of trading in Delhi ...

According to studies, pet coke emissions of greenhouse gases are 11 per cent higher than coal.

The apex court also directed the Ministry of Environment and Forest to come out with regulations for the sale of pet coke and fix emission ...

The Centre had earlier informed the top court that the Central Pollution Control Board has issued a direction prohibiting the use of pet co...

The statement follows reports that US-based oil refineries are exporting pet coke -- a carbon-rich solid material derived from oil refining...

Union petroleum and natural gas minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said the government is planning to curb the imports of petroleum coke, al...

A number of cement makers use pet coke considerably.

The court was hearing a PIL filed in 1985 by environmentalist M C Mehta who had raised the issue of air pollution in the Delhi-NCR.

The Supreme Court had banned the use of petcoke and furnace oil in states around New Delhi.

The other risk for cement makers is the increase in cost of imported coal due to higher demand.

Banning pet coke import would make users switch to alternatives such as coal and natural gas. It may also raise local prices of pet coke, s...

Nadkarni told the bench that he would look into this aspect and get back to the court within a week. The bench has fixed the matter for hea...

The court ordered a ban on the sale and use of furnace oil in and around the capital and ordered implementation of strict emission norms by...

The green panel passed the order after going through the submission made by CPCB which said that no study has been conducted by it on the a...

Petroleum coke is a high calorific value solid fuel and extensively used for power generation in various countries.