A 'finer' Graded Response Action Plan - a set of anti-air pollution measures followed in the national capital and its vicinity according to the severity of the situation - will come into from October 1.
With India being the fastest-growing region for electricity consumption, it largely remains reliant on coal-based generation.Energy economists and experts believe the new draft national electricity policy (NEP) has significant increase in .
India had initially set a 2017 deadline for thermal power plants to install flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) units to cut sulphur emissions. That was later changed to 2022, and further extended last year to a period ending 2025.