India will also track the trade of the commodity, and has asked both sellers and consumers to submit monthly reports on petcoke-related transactions. Photo: APNew Delhi: India’s environment ministry has put restrictions on the imports of petroleum coke in the capital Delhi and its surrounding region, in the latest effort to curb rising air pollution. India will also track the trade of the commodity, and has asked both sellers and consumers to submit monthly reports on petcoke-related transactions. India is the world’s biggest consumer of petroleum coke, better known as petcoke, which is a dark solid carbon material that emits 11% more greenhouse gases than coal, according to the Carnegie–Tsinghua Center for Global Policy. India, the world’s largest consumer of petcoke, imports over half its annual petcoke consumption of about 27 million tonnes, mainly from the United States.

Source: Mint January 20, 2018 14:03 UTC