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 …
With the tenure of the State Environment Impact Assessment (SEIA) committee and State-level Expert Appraisal Committee (SLEAC) coming to an end on March 20, several new industrial projects will have to wait till May for clearances. The model code of conduct is also acting as a deterrent for the constitution …
Firm invested Rs 500 crore in 2-MT unit Reliance Cement’s 2-million tonnes per annum (MTPA) in Rae Bareli has become operational, andthe company’s aim is to capitalise on the huge demand-supply gap in the state, according to chief executive officer Arvind Pathak. At present, the cement market in the state …
In a setback to Coca-Cola and UltraTech Cement, which are setting up plants in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Harish Rawat has declared that he is not focusing on industrialisation. "I am not focusing on industrialisation," said Rawat, commenting on the two top companies which had signed MoUs with the government last …
Govt reviewing the allocation of 61 blocks that have not started production The inter-ministerial group, which is reviewing allocation of coal blocks, has decided to give more time to 10 companies to obtain final forest and environment clearance for the eight blocks that have not yet started production. The government …
After receiving a notice from the Ministry of Environment and Forest, limestone mining operation was kept in abeyance Ambuja Cements will resume mining operations in Himachal Pradesh with the High Court granting a stay on the Ministry of Environment and Forest's order to keep them in abeyance earlier this month. …
Twelve teams of inspectors will head to the cities of Beijing, the nearby city of Tianjin and Hebei province to see how authorities are responding to the worst air pollution in months, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said on Sunday. The inspectors will visit construction sites and factories producing steel, …
Shimla, February 19: The government today cancelled the licence issued to JP Cements for a cement plant in Chamba district for failing to show satisfactory progress. The decision was taken by the Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, here today. The Cabinet today monitored the progress of five companies …
The 33-member state wildlife board, headed by chief minister Prithviraj Chavan, will meet in Mumbai on Thursday to clear a hosts of irrigation, mining and road widening projects under eco-sensitive zones (ESZs) and buffer zones of various wildlife sanctuaries and national parks. Interestingly, the first meeting of the reconstituted board …
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has directed the state Pollution Board to install online quality monitoring systems within 90 days. The aim behind this is to ensure effective compliance and strengthening of monitoring mechanism of 17 categories of highly polluting industries. These 17 categories include cement, paper and pulp, …
Non-renewal of Mining Lease The Darlaghat-based cement plant of Ambuja Cements Limited (ACL) has been forced to shut its operations since Monday following pending clearance of its mining lease. The action follows the issuance of a notice by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) on January 22 where the …
Up in arms against land acquisition, farmers from nearly 27 villages, mostly tribal, of Manavar Tehsil of Dhar district on Thursday protested against the acquisition of their land for the proposed cement plant and raised issue related to legality of the project. Tribal alleged that even after submitting hundreds of …
This report assesses how production and emission volumes, energy and CO2 efficiency and competitiveness of companies in the Energy Intensive Industries have evolved prior and during the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). Furthermore the report assesses how the EU ETS and other policy instruments may have influenced investment …
The United Democratic Party (UDP) on Thursday expressed concern over the proposed acquisition of land by the state government on behalf of the nine cement plants in Jaintia Hills to facilitate the process of compensatory afforestation. According to the UDP acting Secretary Allantry Dkhar, there should be other options than …
Land acquisition modalities on the anvil SHILLONG: The State Government is preparing the modalities for acquisition of land on behalf of the nine cement plants in Jaintia Hills to facilitate the process of compensatory afforestation. “The Meghalaya Transfer of Land (Regulation), 1971 does not allow the cement plants to purchase …
The State government has to look for lands for the thriving cement plants in Jaintia hills to fulfill the compensatory afforestation programmes as directed by the Apex court in 2011. State Principal Secretary (forest and Environment) M.S Rao conceded that these cement companies have to adhere to the Court directives, …
SHILLONG, January 21: The CSWO has objected the proposal of the State government to come up with a ‘tripartite agreement’ with the cement plants in Jaintia Hills. “The Government should in fact fine these companies and immediately ban them,” CSWO president Agnes Kharshiing said. “These Companies have done enough destruction …
Slamming the Uttarakhand government for encouraging industrial development in the ecologically sensitive region, environmentalist Anil Prakash Joshi opposed the proliferation of industries in the State, which, according to him, is “being promoted by the State government.” The criticism of the Bahuguna government by Dr. Joshi, who is the founder of …
Proposal to buy, use land for afforestation programme After as many as nine cement companies operating in Jaintia Hills were found to have violated provisions of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980, the said companies have now agreed to buy double of the land misused by them and subsequently use them …
SC judges suspected a lack of objective criteria in the selection In the ongoing hearing on Thursday before the Supreme Court in the coal block allocation controversy, the government presented information sought by the judges on Wednesday about companies selected and rejected by the screening committee. The judges wanted the …
