China fines 605 power plants for breaking eco-regulations
Chinese authorities have imposed fines amounting to $47 million (around ₹319 crore) on companies that operate 605 coal-fired power plants for breaching environmental rules and falsifying data to claim green subsidies. Excessive levels of pollutants like sulphur dioxide were being released by the plants. Earlier, China passed a law to impose environment tax on polluters over concerns of heavy smog.