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Detailed explanation-1: -India: India is the largest emitter of SO2 in the world, contributing more than 15% of global anthropogenic SO2 emissions from NASA detected hotspots.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to a report by Greenpeace (an environmental Non-Governmental Organization), India is the largest emitter of Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) in the world, contributing more than 15% of global anthropogenic emissions.

Detailed explanation-3: -The largest sources of SO2 emissions are from fossil fuel combustion at power plants andother industrial facilities.

Detailed explanation-4: -As per the report, the biggest emission hotspots in India, are thermal power stations (or clusters of power stations) at Singrauli, Neyveli, Sipat, Mundra, Korba, Bonda, Tamnar, Talcher, Jharsuguda, Kutch, Surat, Chennai, Ramagundam, Chandrapur, Visakhapatnam and Koradi.

Detailed explanation-5: -India holds more than 15% of all the anthropogenic SO2 hotspots in the world, detected by NASA’s Ozone Monitoring Instrument satellite. The greatest source of SO2 in the atmosphere is the burning of fossil fuels in power plants and other industrial facilities.