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 Supreme Court today lifted its earlier bar on French cement company Lafarge mining limestone in the East Khasi hills of Meghalaya, bordering Bangladesh. The court said it was satisfied with the revised environment clearances given to Lafarge by the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), adding it has …
New Delhi: The SC on Thursday lifted its 17-month-old stay on limestone mining in Meghalaya by Lafarge Umium, which can now resume supply of raw material to French multinational Lafarge
Verdict to boost Indo-Bangla ties as Lafarge plant depends on these mines The SC has permitted resumption of mining operations by French cement giant Lafarge in Meghalaya to supply limestone to its $255-million cement plant at Chhatak in Bangladesh. The move could provide a boost to Indo-Bangla ties, ahead of …
Forest Bench issues guidelines for future clearances The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the French cement company Lafarge to mine limestone in the forests of the East Khasi hills in Meghalaya. The Forest Bench, comprising Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia and Justices Aftab Alam and K.S. Radhakrishnan, accepted the contentions of …
NEW DELHI, 6 JULY: The Supreme Court today allowed French cement giant Lafarge to mine limestone in the forests of the East Khasi hills in Meghalaya. A special forest Bench headed by Chief Justice Mr SH Kapadia allowed the plea of Lafarge to mine in the forests of Meghalaya. The …
In December 2009, just before the disastrous climate conference at Copenhagen, environment minister Jairam Ramesh announced a voluntary and unilateral emissions reduction target for the country. He committed a 20-25 per cent reduction in the emissions intensity of the country’s GDP by 2020 below the 2005 levels. A month later, …
Lowering greenhouse gas emissions is not only good for environment, but it also may benefit an entity’s bottom line. India has a huge potential for carbon financing, which is an emerging business opportunity for Indian companies. In recent years a small, albeit fragmented, market for carbon has started to emerge, …
Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has directed the Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) to make arrangements for uninterrupted power supply to consumers in the State.
THE Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) has asked detergent company Nirma to explain why the environmental clearance granted to its cement plant in Gujarat should not be revoked. The ministry issued a show cause notice to the company on May 11 after a report by a group of …
Carbon Fat Cats 2011 sets out the analysis of those companies profiting most from Europe’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The results matter because of their bearing on a crucial debate being held in Europe and the wider world – a debate about how to respond to profound challenges created by …
The state government has deferred allotment of 127 acres to cement major India Cements in Kadapa district in spite of the company being in possession of the land for more than two decades. The state Cabinet which met on Tuesday took a decision in this regard at the instance of …
A review by CSE of Planning Commission's interim report on low carbon strategies for inclusive growth. Says that it lacks in ambition & there is no overarching strategy for low carbon strategies for inclusive growth. Comments of the Centre for Science and Environment on interim report of expert group on …
n 20,000 trees, 60,000 saplings and 3.5 lakh non-timber plants and herbs will be destroyed, n 759 families will be landless and 361 homeless in Sundernagar Controversial Harish Cement Ltd
Even as Environmental Appraisal Committee (EAC) constituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) placed a report before the Supreme Court on Tuesday recommending relocation of Nirma Ltd's cement plant at Mahuva, agitating farmers in the region have welcomed the report of the expert body. "The MoEF's report is …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that a cement plant of Nirma Industries in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat is located in an ecologically sensitive wetland area situated next to the natural habitat of Asiatic lions. The ministry said that the plant has to …
MoEF has accepted these recommendations of the Expert Committee on the controversial cement plant of Nirma Industries in Bhavnagar, Gujarat. Says that the plant is situated in an environmentally sensitive wetland area and the construction must stop. Final recommendations of the EAC on the project M/s Nirma Ltd. to establish …
AS VILLAGE pramukh Madhuben Shiayal finished addressing the meeting, a dozen koli men and a handful of women who had taken off time from weeding the bajri fields got up to go. The hot April sun blazed over Khared, a village in Mahuva taluka in Bhavnagar district of southern Gujarat. …
Manufacturers fail to match their expectation of 9-10% growth in FY11, end with less than 5% The Indian cement industry has hit its lowest growth in over a decade. Manufacturers have failed to match their expectation of 9-10 per cent growth in financial year 2010-2011, ending with less than five …
The Supreme Court has ordered a new environmental study of the site where detergent company Nirma is setting up a cement plant. The site in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, is believed to be on wetlands. The March 18 decision came after Nirma moved an appeal in the Gujarat High Court against a …
