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 …
New Delhi Environmental clearance delays are rising again, pushing up the number of pending infrastructure projects. There are now 400 projects in mining, hydro and thermal power, and building and construction pending signatures at different levels in the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF). The figure had eased to 245 …
Global carbon dioxide emissions from industry rose about three percent in a weak global economy this year, a study released on Monday showed, adding fresh urgency to efforts to control planet-warming gases at U.N. climate talks in South Africa. The study by the Global Carbon Project, an annual report card …
Emissions rose 5.9 percent in 2010, according to an analysis released Sunday by the Global Carbon Project, an international collaboration of scientists tracking the numbers. Scientists with the group said the increase, a half-billion extra tons of carbon pumped into the air, was almost certainly the largest absolute jump in …
New Delhi Reinforcing the view that the economic slowdown could be steeper than what the policymakers have predicted, the growth of eight infrastructure sectors virtually came to a halt in October, a situation seen only six years ago. These industries grew a mere 0.1% in the month as compared to …
Contraction in the key industries such as coal, natural gas, fertiliser and crude oil, pulled down the growth of the eight core sector industries to 0.1 per cent in October, the lowest in five years, against 7.2 per cent registered during the corresponding period last year. In September, it had …
MoEF has informed Supreme Court that the environment clearance given to Nirma Industries for the Cement Plant, Coke Oven Plant and Captive Power Plant in Bhavnagar, has been revoked. Read the final MoEF order. Final direction under Section 5 of the Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 to revoke the environmental clearance, …
Keeping in view the need to identify the various issues and formulation of recommendations for achieving the projected targets related to the industry and to focus on bringing out programs and their financial implications, a working group on cement industry for 12th Five Year Plan was constituted by the Planning …
Shillong, Nov. 29: The high-level committee constituted by the Meghalaya government to probe whether cement plants in Jaintia Hills district have violated environmental norms has submitted its findings on November 25. However, a senior government official refused to divulge the details of the findings. Principal secretary (mining and geology department), …
JOWAI: The Dorbar shnong (village councils) of Chiehruphi, Wahiajer-Narpuh and Thangskai village have alleged that a cement factory in Jaintia Hills is consuming large quantity of firewood for production of cement affecting firewood business by locals. The three dorbar shnong under the banner Coordination Committee have expressed concern over the …
JOWAI: The famous Lukha river in Jaintia Hills has turned blue again on Friday and thousands of dead fishes were found floating on the water surface all along the river right from Sakhri till Borsora village, a distance of about 25 km. The changing of colour and death of fishes …
SHILLONG: Despite a Supreme Court ban on felling of trees, reckless and rampant axing of trees is still reportedly continuing in the State for the purpose of production of charcoal or for the wood-based industries in parts of Ri-Bhoi. The lackadaisical attitude of the State Government seems to provide encouragement …
The Andhra Pradesh government and Hyderabad-based Amerind Petroleum Private Limited on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to set up a petroleum refinery near Visakhapatnam with an estimated cost of Rs. 11,196 crore. In the first phase, the company will relocate an existing oil refinery, with a production capacity of …
Mumbai: There is panic among Indian companies holding carbon credits as prices have crashed by about 50% globally, in the last couple of months, due to a drop in demand fuelled mainly by the Eurozone crisis. Prices of certified emission reductions (CERs) or carbon credits have fallen to about euro …
If the proposed law on acquisition of land is passed, it will be a setback to industrial, infrastructure and urbanization projects, business leaders said at the World Economic Forum's India Economic Forum on Monday. Representatives of industry criticised many provisions of the law, including its mandate on purchase price to …
SHILLONG: The Jaintia Youth Federation (central body) has expressed its serious concern over the fate of enquiry into the establishment of huge cement plants that are operating in the district and destroying vast forest cover in Jaintia Hills district. According to a statement issued by the JYF president P Majaw …
Shillong: In view of the July 2011 verdict of the Supreme Court vis-à-vis Lafarge cements on the issue of mining in ‘deemed’ forest land, the High-Level Committee constituted by the State as per directives of the Empowered Committee (EC) set up by the apex court earlier has now become redundant. …
Concerned over the growing menace of plastic waste, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has urged the public to segregate solid waste at source to facilitate plastic waste management by the Corporation and the municipalities. District Environment Engineer of the board K. Kamaraj told The Hindu on Tuesday that to …
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has asked all the local bodies of Madurai district to establish plastic waste collection centres and dispose them of at cement kiln of Madras Cements in Virudhunagar district. The District Environmental Engineer, A.R. Krishnaram, said that the cement factory had signed a memorandum of understanding …
NEW DELHI: The Environment and Forests Ministry may stop halting industrial and government projects for minor lapses of conditions stipulated under the Environment (Protection) Act to escape the blame of slowing down the economic progress. For instance big dumps built up around the mining areas, pollution of nearby rivers and …
