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SC lashes out at Centre on pollution
News:
- The Supreme Court lashed out at the Union Ministry of Environment on pollution.
Important facts:
2. The Supreme Court’s Bench was hearing the issue of ban on import of petcoke .
3. Petcoke is a toxic fuel used in hazardous industries.
4. The court has been urging the government to move forward towards a nationwide ban on the use of petcoke and furnace oil to power up industries to fight pollution.
5. The court last year ordered a ban on the industrial use of petcoke and furnace oil in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan.
6. The ban on use came after an EPCA Report, including the ban on sale, distribution and use in the NCR. Their use is already prohibited in Delhi.
7. Petcoke is imported from countries like the U.S. and China.
8. However, these countries have already stopped using them after due consideration of its harmful effects on human and environment.
