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 Sarawak high court in Malaysia has set a precedent by favouring indigenous farmers over industrial developers. The court redefined the meaning of indigenous lands and ruled that the Borneo Paper and Pulp Plantation (BPP), a joint venture company, could no longer destroy the rainforest in Rumah Nor village of …
the Chloralkali industry in Tamil Nadu is spewing out effluent into the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay. The waters in the region have consequently been contaminated with lead, cadmium and mercury. Researchers at the Offshore Platform and Marine Electrochemistry Centre at the Central Electrochemical Research Institute in Tuticorin, Tamil …
Located on the Pune-Solapur highway, near village Bhadalwadi of district Pune, in Maharashtra, the mill started its operations in1997. Although it was rated, it was not ranked by grp as the company had not been operational during the entire period considered for ranking. Had the company been ranked it would …
GRP rated J K Paper Mills (jkpm) owned by JKCorp. as the best among the companies rated. Located in Jaykaypur town of Raygada district, Orissa, the mill scored much higher than most others on corporate policy and management systems. Even before grp had been initiated, jkpm had a comprehensive environmental …
SIV Industries Limited has a mill on the banks of river Bhavani in Sirumugai village of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. Earlier 30.6 per cent of the company's raw material requirement came from farm forestry. The company, after the GRP rating, has begun procuring its entire raw material
Century Pulp and Paper (cpp), located along the New Delhi-Nainital national highway in Nainital district, Uttar Pradesh, is a wood-based paper and pulp mill. It produces rayon grade pulp (rgp), used mostly by the textile industry, and writing and printing paper (wpp). The company got two leaves and was ranked …
Unless governments force paper companies to invest in cleaner technologies, encourage the manufacture of recycled paper and allow plantations only on lands that are
the days when companies belonging to major industrial houses could pollute with impunity and get away scot-free are over. Social activism in India has taken giants steps to forever destroy the immunity money and power granted despicable owners of such companies. Production processes used to be unsustainable and by-products contaminated …
wastepaper usually lands up in garbage bins all over the world. But, of late, in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, it has been finding its way elsewhere
grasim industries ltd ( gil ), an Aditya Birla group company, sought the permission of the Kerala government to close down its viscose plant located on the banks of the river Chaliyar at Mavoor, Kozhikode district. The company also posted copies of the notice to the trade unions on August …
What are the anthropogenic factors leading to the increase of dioxin in the environment? The biggest source of dioxin is the pulp and paper and petrochemical industries, and incinerators. The pulp and paper industry uses bleaching agents like chlorine which are major contributors of dioxin. Are the incidences of abnormalities …
a pulp and fibre unit, owned by Grasim Industries, is facing criticism from Kerala-based environmentalists led by the Chaliyar Action Council. On July 12, the council demanded immediate closure of the unit, along with full compensation for victims of pollution in the area. At a press conference held recently, council …
foresters of the British Columbia province have waged a long battle with environmental groups, but the industry has been warned it must accept independent certification of their environmental practices or lose markets. Greenpeace and other environmentalist have demanded that producers use an independent non-profit organisation, the Forest Stewardship Council ( …
recycling paper is not the best option to protect the environment. Say this to the archetypal "green' activist and you will be labelled "pro-industry' and insensitive to the environment. You are bound to be reminded that the forests
A printing process based on reprintable papers has been developed that would help avoid wastage of paper. The new system envisages tiny dots of special ink encapsulated within an ordinary paper. By raising the temperature in the printer, the paper can be wiped clean which is stable in the same …
mike bugara, a villager of Mount Kenya in Kenya, has been an ardent conser-vationist. Inspired by the papyrus of the ancient Egyptians who made paper from leaves of maize, banana and eucalyptus trees, Bugara opted for an indigenous material: elephant dung! He boiled pot-fulls of elephant dung in his yard …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of T. N. Godavarman Thirumulkpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 12/12/1996 regarding the true scope of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 and the meaning of the word "forest" used therein.
paper manufacturers in Europe, the us and other industrialised countries are up in arms against a proposed European Union ( eu ) plan to adopt eco-labelling for paper. The eu scheme, which is to come into effect soon, entails paper manufacturers to affix an eco-label on their products not only …
HANDMADE paper or recycled paper is in hot demand these days as wood for the paper industry is becoming a scarce resource. IRED-Forum, No 54, brought out by a Geneva-based NGO, Development Innovations and Networks, offers a simple and easy method to make recycled paper at home. For papermaking, one …
Budget cuts on paper imports from 35 to 10 per cent would put the brakes on the local paper recycling industry in Sri Lanka. While the tax cuts could prove to be a bonanza to solid waste exporters, who export the waste to India for procuring recycled raw material from …
