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 state industry and commerce minister, Mr Nirupam Sen, today said in the Assembly that the Union government is conducting a survey on the environmental hazards before giving clearance to set up a chemical hub at Nayachar. He said this while answering a question of CLP leader Dr Manas Bhuinya. …
THE Gujarat chemical industry, which is found to be generating the highest quantity of hazardous waste, has now cut down on its production. The move followed Gujarat Pollution Control Board
Pass by a chemical plant, and the plumes billowing from its smokestacks may get you thinking. What filthy concoctions are being brewed inside, and what nasty stuff is it spewing into the environment?
CIVIL APPEAL NO. 2284 OF 2010 is directed against the judgment of Madras High Court passed onOctober 31, 2008 whereby a writ petition in the nature of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the appellant
A comprehensive assessment and ranking of water disclosure practices by Ceres of 100 publicly-traded companies in 8 key sectors exposed to water-related risks - beverage, chemicals, electric power, food, homebuilding, mining, oil & gas and semiconductors. This report is the ?rst comprehensive assessment and ranking of water disclosure practices of …
Railways Gears Up To Acquire Land In Nandigram, Sweetens Deal For Farmers Rakhi Mazumdar KOLKATA IN A move rich in symbolism, the Railways is poised to acquire land in Nandigram, which had witnessed a violent land war back in March 2007 shortly after the Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee government had tried to …
Prasoon Mukherjee, whose company is involved in the Nayachar project, today fleetingly mentioned at a seminar that he had plans for an eco-tourism project at the site of the proposed chemical hub. But after the CII seminar on infrastructure, he said the details were still being worked out for the …
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has its guns set on the chemical factories at the Lote Parshuram industrial area in Chiplun. These factories, which are blatantly violating environment protection norms, have been issued show cause notice for allegedly polluting water at the Borje dam near Khed. The MPCB …
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has issued notices to 50 chemical companies in Ratnagiri district after a chemical was dumped on a national highway, polluting a dam supplying water to over 25,000 people in Khed sub-district, officials said.
The Odisha State Human Rights Commission (OSHRC) has sought a report from the Dhenkanal Collector regarding pollution by Divyajyoti Chemicals Private Limited at Kanakhai village in Bhuban block of Dhenkanal district, engaged in manufacturing of chromic acid (sodium dichromate). It is worth noting that Ramachandra Sahu of the village committee …
India's carbon intensity from energy use is set to decline until at least 2031 according to these preliminary findings of forthcoming World Bank study. Examines five sectors of Indian economy that accounted for three-quarters of CO
Is Dow liable for the waste in Bhopal factory of Union Carbide? The chemical giant says no. It has filed an application asking the Madhya Pradesh High Court to delete its name as respondent to the case. It also wants the Union ministry of chemicals and fertilizers to withdraw their …
Ajay Modi / New Delhi December 01, 2009, 1:10 IST The alcohol-based chemical industry, representing companies such as Jubilant Organosys and India Glycols, among others, believes the recent Cabinet decision to continue the order on five per cent mandatory ethanol blending with petrol is not realistic. Indian Chemical Council (ICC), …
Indonesian Salim Group associate Prasoon Mukherjee today met a senior government official, triggering speculation about progress on the proposed Nayachar chemical hub. Official sources said the Bengal government had already signed a lease agreement to hand over Nayachar to the Salim-led consortium. But this could not be confirmed with either …
Water quality in and around an industrial town in Mayurbhanj district was monitored for three years by taking samples from different water abstraction structures in both pre and post monsoon periods. The present paper deals with a case study of point source water pollution due to industrial activity at Kalma …
Call to adopt latest pollution control methods. The pharmaceutical industry and chemical industries should aim at zero discharge by adopting all the latest pollution control and mitigation technologies, especially in the coastal areas, accrding to Dr B. Sengupta, former member-secretary of the Central Pollution Control Board, and presently a member …
