A new Chatham House report argues that significant changes in how cement and concrete are produced and used are urgently needed if we are to achieve deep cuts in emissions in line with the Paris Agreement on climate change. Making Concrete Change: Innovation in Low-carbon Cement and Concrete focuses on …
A new Chatham House report argues that significant changes in how cement and concrete are produced and used are urgently needed if we are to achieve deep cuts in emissions in line with the Paris Agreement on climate change. Making Concrete Change: Innovation in Low-carbon Cement and Concrete focuses on …
World's largest carbon producers face landmark human rights case. Filipino government body gives 47 ‘carbon majors’ 45 days to respond to allegations of human rights violations resulting from climate change. The world’s largest oil, coal, cement and mining companies have been given 45 days to respond to a complaint that …
Dried sewage sludge could be recycled by adding it to cement to make concrete, researchers in Malaysia have discovered. Disposing sludge left over from treating sewage water is a major challenge for wastewater plants. Meanwhile, the construction sector seeks economic and ecological cement replacement materials in order to meet an …
Buildings in many city centres bear the stains left by decades of heavy traffic and pollution, but a new type of cement could be about to change this by actually cleaning the air around it. An Italian construction firm has developed a 'biodynamic' mortar that is able to remove pollutants …
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has been frequently receiving Public Complaints from the nearby residents of the Railway Sidings regarding problems of Air Pollution mainly due to the loading/ unloading activities as well as transportation activities from Railway Sidings. As of now, there are no guidelines for the Environmentally Sound …
The green technology embeds self-activating bacteria into concrete to make it self-healing, but will it win over a risk-averse construction industry? Of all the carbon emitters that surround us every day it’s easy to overlook one of the most ubiquitous: concrete. The material that builds our buildings, paves our roads …
State government yet to declare buffer zones around habitat of rare species With stone quarrying and gypsum mining going on unabated in the eco-sensitive areas of the Dachigam National Park and the Lachipora Wildlife Sanctuary in Kashmir, the wildlife authorities have sought the shifting of stone quarries and gypsum mines …
New Product As Strong As Regular Cement, Likely To Take Pressure Off Depleting Limestone Reserves Buildings in the city may soon be able to reduce their carbon footprint, though by a slim margin, thanks to low-carbon cement or `LC 3'. Scientist at IIT Delhi, along with IIT Bombay , IIT …
Despite China's rapid advancement towards a green economy, the country is facing significant environmental and social challenges that must be addressed if it is to achieve its sustainable development goals, according to a joint report released by China's Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Southern Bench, on Monday, directed the local authority to keep a vigil on Adyar river in order to prevent dumping of any waste. Taking notice of a news report published in The Hindu on September 11 which highlighted the illegal dumping of cement waste into …
The primary objective is to quantify and trace historic and cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide and methane to the largest extant fossil fuel and cement producers. This project focuses on the industrial carbon fuels and cement manufacturing, and details the annual and cumulative contribution of each of the largest 90 …
Tanker operators in Thiruneermalai dispose of piles of cement waste in water body The Adyar river, once a source of pristine water, has now become a convenient dump site for cement waste. Over the last couple of weeks, several tanker operators have dumped lorry-loads of a ready mix of cement …
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 …
The Virbhadra Singh-led Congress government, in a late evening cabinet decision on Wednesday, decided to grant licence to Reliance Industries for setting up a cement plant in the Chopal tehsil of apple-producing upper Shimla district. The cement plant would be based on limestone, shale and quartzite and was given a …
Farmers of Bihaband and Danatoli villages of Rajgangpur block in Sundargarh district are a worried lot despite bumper crop. They have been compelled to shift their harvested paddy to a safe place to avoid damage from water-logging. Others with standing crops are also staring at immediate crop damage due to …
SAMBALPUR: Villagers of Khaliapali are up in arms against the ACC Cement Ltd for its alleged faulty fly ash management. Sources said crops in large tracts of land have been damaged after spilling of fly ash slurry generated from the Captive Power Plant (CPP) of ACC Cements Limited in Khaliapali. …
SHREECEMENT-ANTITRUST-FINE:Shree Cement fined $72 mln by anti-trust regulator Shree Cement Ltd has been fined $72 million by the Competition Commission of India (CCI), the anti-trust regulator said in a statement, making it the twelfth cement company to be fined in a crackdown on cartelisation in the industry. Eleven cement makers …
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 top four cement makers — ACC, Ambuja Cement, UltraTech Cement and Shree Cement — may have to shell out Rs 2,198 crore, if the Competition Commission of India (CCI) charges a penalty of eight per cent on the average turnover of the last three years. The companies have been …
Ultratech, Ambuja, India Cement, Lafarge among those fined for cartelization Competition watchdog CCI has levieed penalty of nearly Rs 6,300 cr on 11 cement companies involved in price cartel. The companies include Binani Cement, Lafarge, Grasim, ACC, Ambuja, JK Cement, Madras Cement, India Cement, Jaypee and Ultratech. The companies have …
