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 …
New Delhi, Oct. 29: The Centre today approved the four-laning of the 84km Barasat-Krishnagar section of NH 34 at an estimated cost of Rs 859 crore. The cabinet committee on infrastructure cleared the project, which will help reduce travelling time between Calcutta and north Bengal. The highway is the only …
For years, residents here complained about the yellow smoke pouring from the tall chimneys of the nearby coal-fired power plant, which left a film on their cars and pebbles of coal waste in their yards. Five states
The demand for biofuels has recently increased because of rising prices of fossil fuels and diversification of energy resources. As a result, the demand for sugarcane and corn has been increasing, not only for food production, but also as sources of energy. In this context, securing supplies of phosphorus, required …
The most commonly-known f-gases are the early, so-called first generation F-gases: the CFCs that destroyed the ozone layer and were banned by the Montreal Protocol. However, in the race to save the ozone layer, the use of their second generation cousins was accelerated: HCFCs, now also banned under the Montreal …
The extent of noise pollution was assessed in SIPCOT Industrial area in Tamil Nadu. Five industrial sites were chosen randomly. They included : (1) Three textile processing industries, (2) One steel plant and (3) One chemical industry. Noise observations were made in the vicinity of boilers, power house, production area …
Common Effluent Treatment Plant Not Complying With Pollution Norms Harish Joshi | TNN Bharuch: Tough time lies ahead for chemical industries located at critically polluted industrial estates of Ankleshwar, Panoli and Vapi. Ministry of Environment and Forests, vide its circular dated August 25, has directed Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) …
With a share of more than 30% of the total industrial energy use worldwide (including feedstocks), the chemical and petrochemical sector is by far the largest energy user in industry. The sector is faced with the challenge of saving energy primarily for economic and environmental reasons. This information paper assesses …
Chemical maker DuPont said on Thursday that it would invest $120 million to boost production of a popular solar cell product. The move is part of a broader push by the chemical industry to supply solar cell producers with technologies to make the renewable energy source more efficient. DuPont hopes …
The chief minister today reviewed the progress of the Nayachar chemical hub and instructed officials to stay in touch with Delhi, which still has to grant the project environment clearance. Industries minister Nirupam Sen, finance minister Asim Dasgupta, chief secretary Asok Mohan Chakrabarti and industries secretary Sabyasachi Sen attended the …
Rajat Roy / Kolkata August 21, 2009, 0:55 IST Despite facing resistance from the Opposition as well as a section within the party, the Left Front government in West Bengal is exploring ways of reviving the shelved chemical hub project at Nayachar. Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today held a meeting …
Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno (not their real names) are the frontmen for the Yes Men. They got together to set up parody websites such as www.gwbush.com and graduated to huge anti-corporate, culture-jamming stunts targeting giants such as ExxonMobil and Dow Chemical. Their latest film, The Yes Men Fix the …
This is the letter by the Congress of United States, Washington to Chairman & CEO of Dow Chemical Company, Michigan, requesting that Dow ensures that a representative appear in the ongoing legal cases in India regarding Bhopal, that Dow meets the demands of the survivors for medical and economic rehabilitation, …
The Sindh Environment Protection Agency has identified the most pollution creating industries in the city which deserve legal action against them if they do not adopt safe environmental standards. Sources in the government watchdog said that in view of public complaints, field staffers
NAMRATA BIJI AHUJA June 1: The Marxist government of West Bengal is apparently heading for a direct confrontation with the Trinamul Congress over its industrialisation policy. The CPI(M) leadership, which is yet to recover from its worst-ever electoral drubbing in the Lok Sabha polls, has decided to expose the Trinamul
Industries minister Nirupam Sen today expressed hope that the Manmohan Singh government would not go back on its earlier cabinet approval for the chemical hub at Nayachar.
New Delhi: Her new ministerial responsibilities have not dampened her agitational spirit. Even as new ministers were taking oath on Thursday, a vintage Mamata told TOI that come hell or high water, she would not allow the proposed chemicals hub to come up in Nayachar in West Bengal.
Dow Chemical International Pvt Ltd on Tuesday inaugurated a water purification plant at Kadodara village near Dahej in Bharuch district of Gujarat, providing almost 3,000 people with a long-term sustainable clean drinking water solution. The inauguration is the fourth plant under Dow India
B Krishna Mohan / Hyderabad May 19, 2009, 0:38 IST With consumers switching to ever newer drugs, getting licences for changing product lines is an issue. The Bulk Drug Manufacturers Association (BDMA), which has over 500 members including 250 from Andhra Pradesh, has decided to request the Union government to …
