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 on Thursday allowed Gujarat to delete 10,935 hectares of land from “reserve forest area” to enable the state to carry out activities which are now prohibited in the reserved area. A bench of Justices J.S. Khehar and C. Nagappan passed this order on an application from Gujarat …
China's top steel making city of Tangshan has told industrial plants to cut production for two weeks from Saturday, its third such suspension since July, as Beijing battles overcapacity and pollution, according to a document seen by Reuters. The environmental crackdown will affect steel mills, power plants, coking producers and …
With a plea seeking quashing of Environmental Clearance (EC) for expansion of Ambuja Cements’ unit in Punjab’s Ropar district, the National Green Tribunal today sought the responses from the Centre and the state government. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notices to the Ministry of Environment …
Industries and the products they make can play a considerable role in the global effort to tackle climate change. Making them part of the solution while helping them stay competitive is a key challenge for policy makers, according to a new report from the World Bank Group, CLASP and Carbon …
The Government of India notified Plastic Waste Management (PWM) Rules, 2016 by superseading Plastic Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2011. As per the Rule ‘6(2)(d)’ of PWM Rules, 2016, processing and disposal of non-recyclable fraction of plastic waste shall be in accordance with the Guidelines issued by the Central Pollution …
Cemex Inc will invest about $10 million to cut emissions of harmful air pollution at five of its cement manufacturing plants to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act under a settlement announced by the U.S. Justice Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday. Cemex, a subsidiary …
Local observatory Maat for Peace, Development and Human Rights brings the plight of Helwan residents who live near cement factories to the forefront following frequent complaints from residents. The centre calls on members of parliament and the cabinet to monitor the performance of cement factories in Helwan in an official …
The CCEA also cleared the proposal of Ambuja Cements to acquire 24 per cent stake in its holding firm Holcim India, a move that will allow its parent Swiss giant LafargeHolcim to strengthen its India footprint. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday granted its approval to set …
The amount of primary materials extracted from the earth will almost triple by the middle of this century if action is not taken, as emerging economies develop and consume more, a U.N.-backed report said on Wednesday. The use of fossil fuels, metal ores and non-metallic minerals has accelerated rapidly since …
SONBHADRA: At the Rohiniya Damar village in Uttar Pradesh, 100 kilometres from Sonbhadra district's main Robertsganj town, excessive flouride in the ground water has spared no one. It hasn't spared the old, most of whom walk totally bent, slowly with the help of sticks. While others like 65-year-old Shakuntala Devi …
There is no technical limitation at cement plants to increase the share of alternative fuels from 36% now to 95% EU-wide. In a recent study for Cembureau, Ecofys has investigated how the European cement industry could contribute to Europe’s waste-to-energy capacity. Accelerating the uptake of alternative fuels in the cement …
By quarrying limestone hills for raw materials, cement companies are invariably destroying the only habitat of many snails, wiping out entire species at one go, conservationists allege. Conservationists are fairly confident that at least three species of snails on Gunung Tenggek and Gunung Sagu are now extinct due to YTL …
Investments to the tune of more than Rs 10 lakh crore would be required in coal mining and allied sectors like power, steel and cement to achieve the target of 1.5 billion tonnes of coal production by 2019-20, according to a report. India has set an ambitious target of 1.5 …
Their prime concern is that the mining will damage the natural barrier against salinity ingress. Six years after forcing a company to shelve its proposed cement plant, thousands of farmers of Mahuva and Talaja talukas of Bhavnagar lodged their protest against UltraTech Cement Ltd’s proposed limestone mining projects in their …
Three Indian cement makers have significantly reduced emissions among the top 12 producers of the building material in the world, a report revealed by Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) said on Thursday. Indian companies especially ACC, Ambuja and Shree Cement have brought significant changes in order to meet the Paris agreement …
UNION Minister for Tribal Affairs and Sundargarh Lok Sabha member Jual Oram on Wednesday said decks have been cleared for reopening of the defunct dolomite and limestone mines of SAIL at Purunapani under Birmitrapur Assembly segment. Jual thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister for Steel & Mines N …
In compliance of the Order of the Hon’ble NGT, Central Pollution Control Board constituted a Committee comprising officials from MoEF & CC, BIS, CIPET, IIT Delhi and Associated Cement Company (ACC) for framing guidelines for the purpose of proper and appropriate disposal of SMC/FRP plastic waste. Thermoset plastic when cured …
Data transparency is key to accounting for how local governments and the private sector are contributing to global emissions reduction, say Angel Hsu and colleagues.
The National Green Tribunal today took exception over the Centre's delay in filing reply on a plea alleging that cement companies were violating its orders on overloading of trucks and causing air pollution. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar which had issued notice to the Centre and …
Governance continues to be the strongest dimension of sustainability ACC, Wipro, Reliance Industries, Mahindra & Mahindra and Tata Power are among India’s most sustainable companies, a new survey by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) said. The industry chamber on Monday announced ‘Sustainable Plus’ labels for 100 largest companies by market …
