Report on behalf of Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) in compliance of the National Green Tribunal order dated April 24, 2025. An application was filed before the NGT by Yelahanka-Puttenahalli Lake and Bird Conservation Trust, praying for stopping the construction of a pipeline on a walking path of …
The Supreme Court today directed 10 cement manufacturing companies to pay Rs 630 crore by June 24 as a pre-condition for hearing their appeals against a penalty of Rs 6,300 crore imposed on them for artificially hiking cement prices by forming a cartel. A vacation Bench comprising Justices Gyan Sudha …
The Competition Appellate Tribunal (Compat) has directed cement companies to pay 10 per cent of the penalty of Rs 6,307 crore imposed on them by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for cartelisation. In an interim order, the tribunal also clarified the companies’ petition challenging the penalty and the Rs …
As many as 10 coal blocks were allotted in the state of Chhattisgarh in last five years but none could start the production. Of the 10 coal blocks that were allotted by the ministry of coal since 2008 in Chhattisgarh that accounts for about 17 per cent of the Nation's …
New Delhi Competition Appellate Tribunal today served notices to the Competition Commission and the Builders Association of India, on whose complaint the fair trade regulator had imposed a penalty of Rs 6,307 crore on 11 cement firms on charges of cartelisation. Hearing an appeal by cement companies, including UltraTech and …
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 …
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 Union Coal Ministry has warned companies which are sitting idle with coal and lignite blocks that have been allotted to them to start work early or face cancellation of their contracts. As many as seven companies have been warned for delaying mining which was having an adverse impact on …
New Delhi Taking forward its crusade against firms sitting idle on coal and lignite blocks allocated to them, the coal ministry has issued warnings to another seven firms, asking them to either develop the blocks or get them cancelled.
New Delhi India Inc is employing various means to cut its greenhouse gas emissions and the efforts are not just restricted to a handful of sectors but cut across the spectrum, from automobiles and infrastructure to FMCG and consumer durables. Among the Indian firms that have managed to successfully put …
New Delhi: Leading cement makers such as Binani Cement, Shree Cement and ACC Cement are embracing the use of alternative fuels, energy-efficient production and new technology to cut down the carbon footprint of an industry that globally releases 5% of man-made carbon emissions. Amit Singh, senior vice president of Binani …
8 companies plan to add 22-mt capacity. Addition of new capacities on the back of a fall in demand has led to a downturn in capacity utilisation in the industry. Suresh P. Iyengar Mumbai, Feb. 14 The Gujarat Government's decision to put its mining policy on the fast track will …
Bihani Cement Ltd, the flagship company of the Braj Binani Group, which has interests in cement, zinc and fibre glass, is growing globally. "We are trying to replicate what Anil Agarwal did to Vedanta," says Vinod Junej a, deputy managing director, Binani Cements. In the process, the company has pursued …
Making cement is energy-intensive. Energy accounts for a significant portion of the cost of producing cement. Most technological advancement, unsurprisingly, has been directed towards reducing its consumption. Unlike other industries in India, in which technological levels lag behind the best in the world, the cement industry is state of the …
