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 …
Indian cement majors, including ACC Ltd, Shree Cement Ltd and Ultratech, have signed a co-operation pact to support low-carbon investments in India. The pact was signed in Geneva with member companies of the World Business Council (WBC) for Sustainable Development’s Cement Sustainability Initiative and International Finance Corporation (IFC). Under the …
Violation forest rules by cement cos in Jaintia Hills Shillong: The Shillong bench of the Guahati High Court has directed the State Government to submit a report on whether provisions of the Forest Conservation Act 1980 has been complied while granting permission of establishment of cement plants and limestone mines …
New DelhiAfter penalising 11 cement companies last month for violating the provisions of the Competition Act, 2002, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Monday found Shree Cement also guilty of cartelisation. As a result, CCI has imposed a penalty of R397.51 crore penalty on Shree Cements, fixed at 0.5 …
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 397.51 crore on Shree Cement for indulging in restrictive trade practices. The CCI has imposed the penalty on Shree Cement while issuing final order in the case against cement manufacturers and the Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA). “The commission …
SHREECEMENT-ANTITRUST-FINE:Shree Cement fined $72 mln by anti-trust regulator Shree Cement Ltd has been fined $72 million by the Competition Commission of India (CCI), the anti-trust regulator said in a statement, making it the twelfth cement company to be fined in a crackdown on cartelisation in the industry. Eleven cement makers …
Uttar Pradesh, which has about 4,000 mines of coal, silica, bauxite and granite – mostly in Bundelkhand region, has mandated e-tendering for future allotment of mining leases in the state. This step is aimed at preventing hitherto rampant illegal mining and ushering transparency in allotment of mining leases. Under the …
Four cement plants have been shut down in Chhattisgarh since early this month on alleged violation of air pollution control norms. The Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) confirmed to Business Line that two plants of UltraTech and one each of Ambuja Cement and Lafarge have been under closure for over …
Global emissions of CO2 increased by 3% last year, reaching an all-time high of 34 billion tonnes in 2011, according to this report released by European Commission. Top emitters contributing to this increase in CO2 are China, US, EU, India, the Russia & Japan. This report discusses the results of …
New Delhi Move to optimise fuel availability and cut down restrictive transportation charges The government is considering allowing power and steel companies to swap their coal linkages among group entities, subsidiaries and special purpose vehicles, in a bid to optimise fuel availability and cut down the restrictive transportation charges. At …
SHILLONG: The State Government has not yet approved the mining lease for several companies which are keen to mine the natural resources in the State. “Altogether, eight companies have applied for mining lease,” Forest and Environment Minister Prestone Tynsong told reporters recently. He also informed that the companies which have …
SHILLONG: The State Government has taken exception to the delay by Lafarge Umiam Mining Private Ltd (LUMPL) in handing over the proposed land to allow the Government to start the process of compensatory afforestation. As a penalty for carrying out limestone mining in forest land measuring about 116.589 hectare at …
Shillong: The calculated silence on the issue of mining in forest areas and violation of Forest Act, 1980 by cement companies’ in Jaintia Hills or rather by official custodians of forests who have issued no objection certificates (NOC) in such forest lands till now, is being challenged vide a public …
Indian cement industry is the second largest in the world with total installed cement capacity of about 323.02 million tonnes per year (as of March 2011) with annual growth rate of 9% during the five year period 2006-2011. Though the Indian cement industry has achieved excellence in energy efficiency & …
After cement industry, CCI to deliver order on tyre companies soon After having acted tough on cement companies for cartelisation, Competition Commission of India (CCI) has taken up a suo-moto inquiry against milk retailing players. The milk retailers were alleged to have indulged into price cartelisation by making frequent price …
They were found to be reducing supplies and increasing prices In a ‘body blow’ to the industry, which is fighting a demand slide, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has slapped a hefty penalty of over Rs.6,300 crore on 11 cement producers, who were found violating the provisions of the …
The top four cement makers — ACC, Ambuja Cement, UltraTech Cement and Shree Cement — may have to shell out Rs 2,198 crore, if the Competition Commission of India (CCI) charges a penalty of eight per cent on the average turnover of the last three years. The companies have been …
Ultratech, Ambuja, India Cement, Lafarge among those fined for cartelization Competition watchdog CCI has levieed penalty of nearly Rs 6,300 cr on 11 cement companies involved in price cartel. The companies include Binani Cement, Lafarge, Grasim, ACC, Ambuja, JK Cement, Madras Cement, India Cement, Jaypee and Ultratech. The companies have …
New Delhi Finding around a dozen cement companies guilty of indulging in price cartalisation, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) is said to have slapped a penalty of R3,000 crore on them. The penalty amounts to 8% of the three years’ average turnover of these 11 companies, sources said. The …
CIL had asked for 138 mines, but Coal Ministry directed the PSU firm to recast its plans The government has allocated 116 mines to Coal India for expansion to help it boost production capacity amid the PSU firm drawing flak for coal shortages across the country. "The Coal Ministry allotted …
10-MT GUJARAT, ANDHRA UNITS ON THE BLOCK; COULD FETCH . 9,000 CRORE SABARINATH M, RAVI TEJA SHARMA & MAULIK VYAS The AV Birla Group and French cement giant Lafarge are in talks to buy out Jaiprakash Associates’ cement plants in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh, after the New Delhibased company decided …
