Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
The eastern route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project has made obvious progress on pollution control, and will achieve its ambitious goal of supplying clean water next year, authorities said. From January to April, the water quality of all sections along the eastern route's trunk canals increased to Grade III, …
The Environment Protection Department has allegedly failed to control polalution in the district, alleged Human Rights Chairman Ameer Afzal. He was talking to the media here on Tuesday. He said that more than 1,036 industrial units were functioning in the district while 18 units had water treatment plants. He said …
Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Ltd plans to take under captive plantation over 10,000 acres of degraded land to raise pulp wood for raw material. In the current year, it will raise eucalyptus and casuarina on 3,000 acres in the Noyyal River area where land polluted by effluents from the …
KOLKATA, 30 MAY: Greenpeace India campaigners ~ some dressed as orangutans ~ staged a protest outside Park Street KFC today against the company's alleged use of products containing timber and palm oil from packaging company Asia Pulp & Paper (APP). The APP has come under fire for carrying out deforestation …
After drawing international acclaim, Indonesia's moratorium on forest clearing has proved hard to implement, as special interests whittle down the area protected under the agreement, environmental groups say. A year ago this week, Indonesia kick-started plans to radically reduce its greenhouse-gas emissions by pledging to stop issuing new forest-clearing permits …
Patiala: The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has sealed a paper mill for violating pollution control norms. The power connection of the mill has also been disconnected. Highly placed sources said on specific information a PPCB team conducted a raid at the DSG Paper Mills Private Limited, located on the …
The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday fined three paper mills in Chittagong and six brick kilns in Rangpur, Feni and Chittagong a total of Tk 2,625,000 for environmental pollution. Jafar Alam, director of DoE Chittagong Office, fined Hakkani Pulp and Paper Mills Limited Tk 4.50 lakh, Ambeea Pulp and Paper …
Emami Paper Mills Ltd is hopeful of getting environmental and water clearances for its Rs 1,600 crore proposed expansion project at Balasore in Odisha by the end of this year. The company had earlier announced its plans to set up a 1, 85,000-tonnes a year wood-based pulp and paper mill …
The Hindustan Paper Corporation Ltd may be forced to shut down its Nagaon paper mill at Jagiroad in Morigaon district if it fails to extend its agreement with the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council on bamboo supply, the main raw material of the paper industry. The 30-year-old agreement will expire in …
Andhra’s Khammam Alone Accounts For Almost 50% Loss: FSI Report. India recorded a net loss of 367 sq km of forests between 2009 and 2011, with Khammam district in Andhra Pradesh alone losing 182 sq km of green cover in the period, the latest ‘state of forest’ report has found. …
Agartala: Tripura, which grows 25 varieties of bamboo, is about to make the most of this natural wealth by developing India’s first bamboo park. The idea is to help expand industries based on this produce, also known as green gold. Industries, Commerce and Forest Minister, Jitendra Chowdhury said the bamboo …
The present study analyses the effect of a paper mill on epiphytic lichen communities in Barak Valley, Assam. Lichen thallus size, thallus number and frequency of occurrence, along with diversity of lichens at three levels (species, generic and family) are considered as variables to see the community composition across the …
The ministry of environment and forests has given clearance to the pulp and paper plant being set up by Kohinoor Pulp and Paper Private Limited at Matia in Goalpara. The ministry, while issuing the environmental clearance recently, asked the company to ensure compliance with standards for discharge of the treated …
A sustainable energy system across India's industrial sector can help the country reduce its energy consumption faster - A CyberMedia Research Survey findings.
This roadmap attempts to lay out the future of the forest fibre industry and its potential to meet future consumer demands, stay competitive and deliver a CO2 emission reduction. This initiative addresses the European Commission roadmap, which modeled an overall industrial reduction of 80% in CO2 by 2050. The CEPI …
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion has prepared this discussion paper on “Collection and recycling of waste paper in India”, with the objective of developing a suitable policy framework to define the obligations of producers and users, to sensitize the citizens to improve the segregation, collection and reuse of …
Government grants huge tax exemptions to industries for installing pollution control equipment. This is done to achieve certain social, economic and environmental goals. But it has failed to monitor the working of this subsidy regime. While many industries do achieve the desired pollution control results, many others blatantly flout norms. …
Dhubri, Oct. 12: The Jogighopa unit of Ashok Paper Mill is likely to reopen in April 2012 after nearly three decades. Many organisations, including AASU and AKRSU, have been demanding the reopening of the unit, which had stopped operation in 1983. AASU, AKRSU and various other organisations had also taken …
When two Nagpur-based researchers made a casual visit to a paper recycle mill in 2009, never did they imagine that the visit will turn into a unique innovation and a full-fledged project. The researchers and their team are currently working on the design and development of the lightweight brick that …
The Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited (HPC) has moved the State Governments of Tripura and Manipur for sustainable supply of rawmaterial for its Cachar Paper Mill and has made arrangement to import bamboo from Bangladesh by road. Listing out measures undertaken to resolve its financial crisis, Minister for Heavy Industries and …
