Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
The brick-kiln owners in the state have opposed the government notification asking them to use fly ash for making bricks. As per the notification, a brick-kiln in 100 kilometre radius of any thermal plant is required to add 25 per cent of fly ash in the material used to make …
CPI(M)-Trinamul rivalry affects aid to cyclone Aila victims relief funds from the central government to help victims of cyclone Aila in West Bengal have hardly reached the needy. Political one-upmanship between the ruling cpi(m) in the state and Mamata Banerjee
RASHME SEHGAL The recent Supreme Court judgment giving a go ahead to the construction of the Games Village has opened the doors for further construction along the Yamuna bank. The Delhi Master Plan already spells out new land uses along the banks which is expected to lead to eventual canalisation …
Coal exports from Meghalaya to Bangladesh will resume tomorrow after the neighbouring country lifted its ban, official sources said, reports PTI. The ban on coal from Meghalaya was imposed by Bangladesh on June 30 citing high sulphur content which caused pollution, but was lifted after a fortnight as brick kilns …
Mumbai About 2,000 people from 25 agricultural and fishing villages gathered at Poynad Village on Alibaug-Dharamtar Road, about 113 km from Mumbai, on Thursday to protest against a proposed coal-fired thermal power plant. In a silent demonstration organised with the assistance of Greenpeace, the villagers stood together to form a …
Widespread pollution by the Vedanta refinery in Orissa raises serious questions about environmental monitoring. At first sight the images are picture perfect. There are gurgling streams, a rushing river, a tree-dotted landscape, all of which are partially covered in snow, the kind of destinations tour operators peddle every summer. Then …
Lieutenant-Governor Tejendra Khanna is proposing to convert the 22-kilometre Yamuna riverbank stretch into a biodiversity zone, seen by experts as a radical ecological solution to the dying river. The lieutenant-governor (L-G), also chairperson of the Yamuna Development Authority, has asked the Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystems (CEMDE) to …
The precious portland cement essentially meant for structural application is invariably used for masonry work, where as the masonry cement still remains far from common knowledge and usage. An attempt has been made in the present study to explore the possibilities of obtaining the characteristics of masonry cement from the …
Children more susceptible to respiratory, eye ailments Anil Jerath Polluted air here is causing respiratory and ophthalmic diseases, particularly among children. According to doctors almost every second child visiting a paediatrician or general practitioner, shows symptoms of respiratory or ophthalmic diseases and the incidence was increasing. Dr H S Narang, …
The top layer of accumulated sand washed down by floods over millions of years, makes river floodplains into giant aquifers. We propose a scheme for the natural storage of excess monsoon river-water discharge in the extensive and deep sand top layer of the floodplain of the river. The excess monsoon …
The Environmental Protection Agency will oversee the cleanup of a huge coal ash spill that brought national attention to the environmental risks of storing the power plant byproduct. The agency
Ropar: No pong ash is being used from Ropar thermal plant for the construction of Kurali-Kiratpur Sahib stretch of the National Highway 21 despite strict guidelines of the government of India. Under notification issued by the Union government on September 14, 1999, use of fly ash, if available, is mandatory …
Fly ash is an amorphous ferroalumino silicate, an important solid waste around thermal power plants. It creates problems leading to environmental degradation due to improper utilization or disposal. However, fly ash is a useful ameliorant that may improve the physical, chemical and biological properties of soils and is a source …
Outstanding advances have been made in the technologies of using cemented fill throughout the world. The choice of a cemented fill system, its mix composition and their proportion depends on the stope geometry, strength requirement, strata condition, working condition and the economy of the mining method as a whole. The …
The cement companies, which have signed MoUs with the Orissa government, for setting up of cement units in the state, will be asked to utilise 25 percent of the fly ash generated by them in various forms. This will be a mandatory condition for them and the Orissa government is …
Differences in foliage tissue concentration of elements were assessed for Prosopis juliflora, Calotropis gigantia and Ipomoea fistulosa growing on abandoned fly ash and a control soil. In general, plants from the fly ash exhibited reduced concentrations of N, K, Ca, Mg, S and Mn while elevated trace element concentration in …
