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 …
FIROZABAD/AGRA: A five-member committee that was asked to inspect and find discrepancies in 202 glass and bangle industries in Firozabad has conducted survey of just 10 factories since its formation two months back. The district magistrate said strict action would be taken against the committee members for the lapses. A …
An outfit representing PET container manufacturers today moved the National Green Tribunal against an NGO's plea for a ban on use of PET pacakaging, alleging that it was motivated by interests of the glass industry and not environmental concerns. The NGO had sought the ban saying such packaging leached harmful …
Agra: With a National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) report stating that pollution from Firozabad's glass industry is not reaching Taj Mahal, demands for taking the city out of the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ), an eco-sensitive area, are getting louder. A standing committee on petroleum and natural gas has written …
Firozabad: A team of scientists has visited Firozabad to collect samples of air pollutants spewed from the glass industry particularly in Taj trapezium district. The visit comes after, National Green Tribunal (NGT) took cognizance of air quality issue raised by NGO Social Action for Forest and Environment (SAFE), which filed …
The National Green Tribunal today sought response from the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea seeking closure of glass industries operating without valid consent in Firozabad district. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notice to Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Ministry of …
The National Green Tribunal today constituted a committee to inspect the glass industries of Firozabad district in Uttar Pradesh and collect samples of ambient air quality in the area. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar constituted the committee comprising officials from Central Pollution Control Board, Uttar Pradesh …
Noting that diesel generators in the area around the Taj Mahal are a major source of pollution 'adversely' affecting the monument, a parliamentary panel has urged Uttar Pradesh government to implement Supreme Court's direction for 24-hour power supply there. A parliamentary committee on science and technology, and environment and forest …
The glass industries in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad district today came under the scanner of the National Green Tribunal which sought response from the Centre and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on a plea seeking their closure. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notice to Uttar Pradesh …
An environmental organization has filed a lawsuit against a glass manufacturer in east China’s Shandong Province, which it claims is a major polluter, the Dezhou Intermediate People’s Court, said yesterday. The suit, brought by the All-China Environment Federation against Zhenhua Co, an affiliate of Dezhou Jinghua Group, is the first …
Order of the Allahabad High Court in the matter of Northern India Glass Manufacturers Association Vs. Union of India & Ors. on the use of natural gas as an industrial fuel by glass manufacturers, Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ), 26/02/2014.
Order of the High Court of Uttar Pradesh on damage to Taj Mahal by polluting industries particularly glass, 26/02/2014 in the matter of Northern India Glass Manufacturers Association Vs. Union of India & Ors.
This report compiles a range of benchmark curves and indicators for energy intensive industries and products. The data presented cover approximately 55% of final manufacturing industry energy use including energy use in refineries. The analysis differentiates between ICs and DCs. Based on the benchmarking data, the study provides: an overview …
This paper attempts to formulate Overall Thermal Transfer Value (OTTV) coefficients for Composite, Hot-Dry and Warm-Humid climates, the three main tropical climates in India. Four existing air-conditioned office buildings – two mid-rise and two high-rise were modeled as case studies using eQuest v.3.6, which is a DoE2.2, based building energy …
A Rs1500-crore glass complex, with a capacity to manufacture three lakh tonnes of international quality float glass every year, is being set up by Saint-Gobain, Paris-based giant firm in glass products, in the Karahani industrial area of Bhiwadi (Alwar). The foundation was laid by industries minister, Rajendra Pareek. Under the …
Date of manufacture to be marked on containers to prevent misuse. R. Balaji Chennai, July 3 When was the last time you went to a provision store to pick up that anonymous bottle of pickle or other unbranded food stuff? Do you know what the bottle contained earlier or whether …
Around fifty percent of glass industry has suspended its activities while the remaining units on the verge of closure due to gas and power loadshedding, the industry
CHENNAI: The State government on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Harsha, a Dubai-based industrial group, to set up a float glass manufacturing facility and a heavy engineering industrial unit to cater for oil and gas, energy and power sectors. The group will invest Rs.1,500 crore in the two …
A deep rumble, like the steady snores of a sleeping giant, envelops the factory. The temperature is nearly 75 degree celsius near the furnace, the surface temperature being around 300 degree celsius. Heedless of the heat, men armed with steel rods, the tips glowing, walk to and fro thrusting the …
An investment of Rs. 1,000 crore envisaged Initial capacity will be three lakh tonnes Unit to go on stream in the first quarter of 2010 Saint-Gobain Glass India, a fully-owned subsidiary of the Paris-based euro 4.1 billion Saint-Gobain Group, has decided to set up a second plant in India. The …
