Construction Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding an illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, 29/05/2025

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 …

Give Lavasa a hearing: HC to ministry

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday stayed the showcause notice sent to Lavasa Corporation by the environment ministry to stop construction at its hill-city project in Mulshi and Velha talukas of Pune. The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) had issued a showcause notice to Lavasa Corporation asking why unauthorised …

HC stays stop-work order on Lavasa

The high court here, in an interim order today, stayed the Union ministry of environment and forests

Lavasa should not affect Pune city water supply in long run: Hazare

Pune Social activist Anna Hazare has asked the Lavasa Corporation to give an undertaking to the chief minister stating that water supply to Pune city will not be hurt in the long run by its hill city project, where water from the Varasgaon dam is being diverted. Hazare, here to …

CJ recuses himself from Lavasa hearing

Mumbai The Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court on Monday recused himself from hearing the Lavasa Corporation petition challenging the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) show-cause notice stating that necessary permissions were not obtained by them before beginning construction on the project. The Bench of Chief Justice Mohit …

Lavasa hearing adjourned till today

The division Bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of a petition filed by Lavasa Corporation against the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) till Tuesday. This was after Chief Justice Mohit Shah, who, along with Justice S J Kathawala, was hearing the case, informed the …

HC bench recuses itself from hearing Lavasa petition

The division bench of the Bombay High Court today recused itself from hearing the petition filed by Lavasa Corporation against the environment and forest ministry

Nauxi fisherfolks vow to oppose MPTs marina deal

Fearing that their only source of livelihood is under threat, the tribal fisherfolks of Nauxi have come together to oppose any development by M/s Kargwal Constructions Pvt Ltd, which has signed 30 years lease deed with MPT for construction and operation of marina on the waterfront of Nauxi. At a …

Lavasa moves HC, demands stay on MoEF notice

Says it had clarified stand to the state govt in October. Lavasa Corporation, an arm of Hindustan Construction Corporation (HCC) engaged in development of a hill city in Maharashtra, moved the high court here today with a plea that the showcause notice served on it by the Ministry of Environment …

Ramesh acted with mala fide intent, says Lavasa

Amruta Byatnal Pune: In its reply to the show cause notice issued by the Environment Ministry, Lavasa Corporation Limited has accused Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh of acting with mala fide intent. He issued the notice in haste, breaching the

Scrap Lavasa township: petition

Social activists have moved court to scrap the Lavasa township project near Pune. The public interest petition filed in the Bombay High Court says the project does not have the mandatory environmental clearance from the Union environment ministry, and hence is liable to be cancelled.

Laboratory investigations on environmental pollutant materials: Plastics and flyash

The present laboratory study reports the results of various engineering properties, such as compressive strength, tensile strength, flexural strength and impact strength of fibre reinforced concrete produced from waste plastic fibres and flyash which are the two environmental pollutants.

HC ban on sand dredging has hit projects: builders

Mumbai In the wake of recent Bombay High Court order imposing a state-wide ban on sand extraction from river-beds, developers in Mumbai have asked the state government to allow them more time to switch to some other alternative means. The Builders

Maharashtra realty sector reels under sand shortage

Sanjay Jog / Mumbai October 05, 2010, 0:25 IST The real estate sector in Maharashtra foresees a loss of Rs 2,000 crore due to the ban on extraction of sand by the Bombay High Court. The realty industry has sought the intervention of the state government to tackle the crisis. …

Seminar on alternatives to sand on Sept 30

Builders' Association of India (BAI), Mysore Chapter and Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Association of India (CREDAI), Mysore Center is organising a seminar on ''Alternatives to sand and recent trends in appropriate technologies for constructions'' on September 30 from 10 am to 5.30 pm at Jaganmohan Palace. Speaking at press …

MCD dumps Games debris in GK-I

New Delhi: Guess where the mounds of construction debris from various Commonwealth Games sites are landing up? The

A brush with cancer

PAINTERS and those working in the construction industry are at a risk of developing bladder cancer, according to a report that reviewed the case studies of 3,000 painters with bladder cancer. Bladder cancer is the ninth most common form of cancer that claims 130,000 lives a year worldwide, according to …

A new urbanism in Mysore?

Money comes into Mysore, especially for real estate transactions, not only through legal, banking channels but also in gunny bags, and that has been a common practice. Real estate transactions, with the exception of new apartments purchased from builders, generally include both a legal white money payment through a bank …

Sticky rice feeds Great Walls longevity

London: Scientists claim to have discovered the secret behind the strength and longevity of the Great Wall of China

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