The IMF’s April 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa presents a clear warning: regional growth is slowing, debt pressures are mounting, and donor assistance is declining. Yet the report outlines critical opportunities particularly in domestic revenue mobilization, structural reform, and private sector activation that can shape a more resilient …
The state government had offered lucrative packages to sponge iron units to switch to coal-bed methane (CBM) as an alternate fuel, but none of the units came up with a proposal, rued state environment minister Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar during the release of a report on the iron and steel sector …
Environment minister Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar today said sponge iron factories in the state had not responded to the government’s offer to undertake modernised projects for combating pollution. The 60-odd sponge iron factories are considered to be extremely polluting and have been accused of bypassing green norms. The minister was speaking …
Indian industry has one foot mired in outdated and unsustainable practices, while its other foot is poised for a leap forward. This dichotomy is clearly displayed in the environmental and operational health and safety practices of some of our heavy industry — the backbone of infrastructure and manufacturing growth. The …
Perspectives of industries and non-government bodies often differ on environment protection norms. While NGOs insist on putting in place the most stringent environment safety standards, industries often find it difficult to comply with such norms. Similarly, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a non-government organisation, and public sector steel …
Just days after the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant came third in an environmental rating of the steel industry, a huge fire at the plant claimed 16 lives. The disaster at Vizag raises questions about standards in the steel industry. If health and safety are so poorly managed in one of the …
The Vizag Steel Plant (VSP), where one of the worst industrial accidents in the steel industry took place on Wednesday night, had been warned about its poor safety record but its management ignored all such warnings. The steel plant, ironically a Navaratna company, was rated the last for its safety …
The iron and steel sector is non-transparent, non-compliant with weak environmental norms and is getting away with it because of an even weaker regulatory framework When the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) started its Green Rating Project in the mid-1990s, India had just liberalised its economy. There were fears …
Better regulation of the sector is needed The environmental performance of the Indian iron and steel industry is poor, according to the latest indices released by the Green Rating Project of the Centre for Science and Environment. On a scale of 10 (the theoretical best), the global best practitioners score …
Steel major Essar Steel Ltd (ESL) has received the CSE's Green Rating Award for its efforts towards resource use efficiency and steel slag re-use. Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, and Ms Jayanthi Natarajan, Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests, presented The Three Leaves Award to …
Indian steel companies are getting away with causing grave damage to the environment. They are not even adhering to the country’s already lax environmental laws – despite using large amounts of minerals, water and electricity. This was revealed in a report recently released by the Centre for Science and Environment, …
RINL along with two other companies (Ispat Industries and Essar Steel) bagged the prestigious award with "3 Leaves rating" out of 5 leaves. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited has received the prestigious Green Rating Award based on assessment done by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) for achieving several benchmarks on …
Says sector severely wanting in pollution & regulatory compliance The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a non-government organisation based here and promoting sustainable development, today exposed major inefficiencies in the performance of India’s iron and steel sector. In a detailed rating, which took two years to compile, of the …
KOLKATA, 4 JUNE: The Steel Authority of India (SAIL) plants of the state have ranked among the most polluting industries in a rating ~ Green Rating Project (GRP) ~ done by the New Delhi-based research and advocacy body, Centre for Science and Environment. The ratings were released in New Delhi …
This study by Centre for Science and Environment of the six most energy-and emissions-intensive sectors of Indian industry shows that low carbon growth is a real challenge after 2020, possibly an illusion by 2030-31. To read more click on the following URL: http://www.downtoearth.org.in/cover.asp?foldername=20100430&filename;=news&sid;=23&sec;_id=9 See Also Report: Energy intensive sectors (LCD) …
What is the shape our climate-challenged world is in? Rich developed countries have made it clear they are not interested in any talk about their past emissions. They point to emissions emerging economies such as India and China will spew in the future. That, they say, is the real problem. …
GREEN lingo has by now infiltrated In dia’s economic policy circles. In his pre-budget speech, Prime Minister Manmo han Singh hinted it was time India’s industrialization took the low-carbon path. The policyspeak may not have go ne down well with the greenhouse gas-happy industry. But there was little else in …
Green ratings were a no-no for most Indian companies till a few years earlier. But the ratings have now graduated from just being an initiative of non-government organisations to something both the government and industry would like to embrace fast. Last week, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency under the Union …
Being rated ecology-friendly is both needed and profitable. Green ratings were a no-no for most Indian companies till a few years earlier. But the ratings have now graduated from just being an initiative of non-government organisations to something both the government and industry would like to embrace fast. Last week, …
Accepts panel report that self-certification is not enough and expansion impacts need scrutiny. An amendment proposed in the Environment Impact Assessment rules and opposed staunchly by green groups will now be carried out only in a very diluted form, taking care of the concerns expressed by environmentalists. The committee appointed …
Kirtika Suneja / New Delhi November 04, 2009, 0:32 IST The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is forming a high-level group comprising 70-80 industry experts and environment experts to develop a green rating system. Under this, companies will be eligible for rating after being
