Through a careful review of stubble burning root causes authors recognise the multidimensional nature of the problem at hand, which can not only be attributed to the malpractice of farmers in Punjab, but also historical and political factors that have led to the creation of a system that inadvertently incentivises the dangerous crop residue management practice. Authors intend to apply a behavioura...

India faces a serious air pollution crisis. Over the last decade, India has emerged as the world’s fifth most polluted country and is home to 21 of the world’s 30 most polluted cities. While the government has taken ambitious remedia steps, such as the launch of the National Clean Air Programme and its target of reducing PM2.5 pollution by 20-30% by 2024, the discourse on air pollution in India an...

Stable and clear atmospheric conditions, lower surface temperatures, an ample moisture supply, and a strong low-level inversion persisting for most of the night usually facilitates the formation of dense fog during winter in Delhi. This severely hinders the flight operations at India’s busiest airport, the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, where more than 900 flight operations occur per d...

In spring and during some fall harvests, there can be accidental fires that burn the crop residue from a field orfrom part of a field. Although corn residue is most susceptible to accidental burning, wheat residue is also vulnerable, and to a lesser extent so is soybean residue. Dry, windy conditions, along with large amounts of residue, provide the conditions for an outbreak of accidental burns. ...

The 2024 Interim Budget gives a strong push to ex-situ crop residue management by providing explicit financial support for building a biomass supply chain. It allocates INR 564.75 crore for biomass aggregation machinery for CBG producers and increases funding for the National Bio Energy Programme from INR 75 crore to INR 300 crore. The Budget also announces phased mandatory blending of CBG in CNG ...

Fuel and fuel combustion products are affecting human and animal directly and indirectly – for example by inhaling gaseous pollutants or by consuming harmful substances deposited in soil, food, and crops.To minimise the negative effects on health and the environment from the use of petrol and diesel fuels, EU Member States must report information relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels ...

To limit the health impacts of noxious emissions from light road motor vehicles, Australia has mandated the international Euro 5 noxious emissions standards (Euro 5 standards) for newly approved models first manufactured from 1 November 2013, and for all light road motor vehicles manufactured from 1 November 2016. Euro 5 standards continue to mandate limits on noxious emissions from new light road...

This section covers worldwide regulations and specifications of automotive diesel fuels. It includes both fuel quality regulations for commercial fuels, as well as specifications for certification (reference, homologation) fuels. Access to some information requires DieselNet subscription...

As of January 2017, on-road diesel and gasoline are limited to a maximum of 10 ppm sulfur nationwide. Nationwide availability of 50 ppm sulfur off-road diesel is required in July 2017 and 10 ppm in January 2018.This webpage covers the history of fuel quality policy in China, and technical standards currently in place....

Indonesia has multiple fuel grades for diesel and gasoline. As of January 2017, diesel with cetane number 48 is limited to 2,500 ppm sulfur nationwide; diesel with cetane number 51 has been limited to 500 ppm sulfur since 2006. The nationwide diesel sulfur limit tightens to 500 ppm in 2021 and 50 ppm in 2025. For gasoline, sulfur limits are set at 500 ppm.This webpage covers the history of fuel qu...