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 …
Japan's prime minister-elect said on Monday he will forge ahead with a tough 25 percent cut in emissions by 2020, despite growing opposition from industry which says the target will hurt the world's No. 2 economy. But Yukio Hatoyama added that the target, more ambitious than the outgoing government's, was …
Impressing upon the government to take steps to save the burgeoning industry based on gypsum, the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has urged it not to stop the mining of gypsum in the Uri sector. According to Dr Mubeen Shah, president of the KCCI, the Geology and Mining …
Cement factories utilise huge natural resources and that includes water. Niranjan Mudholkar met Pearl Tiwari, VP (CSR), Ambuja Cements Ltd & director, Ambuja Cement Foundation to find out what her company is doing different at its several plants.
A British start-up company developing a cement that absorbs carbon dioxide has raised 1 million pounds ($1.7 million) to fund its work, underscoring the growing interest in eco-friendly construction ventures. Novacem, a spin-out from Imperial College London, is one of a number of young companies tapping new technologies to reduce …
NEW DELHI: Jaiprakash Associates, the flagship company of Jaypee Group having interests in civil engineering, cement, power, real estate and hospitality, on Saturday signed an memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Assam Mineral Development Corporation Limited (AMDC) for setting up a two million tonnes per annum capacity cement plant in Assam. …
Assam Mineral Development Corporation Limited (AMDC), a Government of Assam undertaking, today signed an MoU with M/s Jaiprakash Associates Limited for setting up of a 2 million tonnes cement plant through joint venture in Assam to produce about 6,667 MT per day or about 1,33,334 bags of cement per day …
The government is fully committed to replace the mercury based technology into environment friendly technology to avert its harmful impact, Minister for Environment, Hamidullah Jan Afridi said on Thursday. "Mercury is a harmful chemical, having adverse impacts on human health particularly central nervous system, kidney and foetus," he said inaugurating …
The Sindh government would soon initiate work for the promotion of small scale mining by employing latest practices in marble and granite mining. Sources told Business Recorder on Monday that a scheme was being introduced to improve mining practices in small scale mining sector at Sonda, district Jamshoro, and granite …
Finally, residents of Sundernagar have decided to challenge the decision of the government regarding setting up of a cement plant near Sundernagar before the Supreme Court (SC). The Paryavaran Sarakshan Samiti and the Sundernagar Sangharsh Samiti have filed petition before the Central Empowered Committee (CEC), constituted by the SC. The …
Just when irrigation seemed possible People of more than 10 villages in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat have launched an agitation against the state government
B Krishna Mohan / Hyderabad June 30, 2009, 0:10 IST The asbestos cement sheeting industry is growing at a healthy 10-12 per cent a year. Even as the real estate sector has taken a hit due to the slowdown and subsequent reduction in demand, the asbestos cement (AC) sheet industry, …
Fifty miles east of Los Angeles, a small and inconspicuous facility is using something most of us would rather not think about -- household sewage -- to create a resource we can't live without -- fuel. EnerTech Environmental, an Atlanta startup, on Thursday unveiled the United States' first commercial biosolids-to-energy …
Warm weather in 2007 helped the European Union towards its target of cutting global warming gases under the UN Kyoto Protocol for fighting climate change, but Spain, Italy and Ireland remained way off track. Soaring transport emissions also offset many of the advances made by the 27-nation bloc, EU data …
Results of an economic and policy modeling project aimed at improving understanding of impacts of various carbon policies on emissions reductions in the cement sector.It shows that cement production is likely to more than double by 2030. As a consequence, emissions could increase significantly, albeit at a slower pace than …
Nearly a third of the world's cement industry has united on a strategy to cut global warming gases in a way that will not slow a construction boom in poor countries, backers of the initiative said on Wednesday. The cement sector contributes about 5 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions …
With a series of compromises on the stickiest issues behind them, the House Energy and Commerce Committee is poised to approve far-reaching legislation on energy and global warming by the end of next week. Where it goes from there remains highly uncertain. President Obama on Wednesday praised the committee
