Chemical Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding an illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, 29/05/2025

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 …

PCB cracks down, shuts four polluting industries

HYDERABAD: Taking a tough stand, the Telangana Pollution Control Board (TPCB) closed four industries on the outskirts of the city for violating pollution norms. It issued the closure orders after a task force committee meeting chaired by TPCB member-secretary P Satyanarayan Reddy met here on Tuesday on action to be …

Derabassi pharma industries to have CETP: PPCB

Patiala: Following efforts put in by the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), major pharmaceutical companies having their manufacturing plants in and around Derabassi in Mohali district have decided to come up with a Rs 80-crore common effluent treatment plant (CETP). Showing environmental concerns, the pharmaceutical companies have formulated a formed …

‘Chemical industry stuck in pollution control norms’

Ahmedabad: The output of Gujarat's chemical industry has stagnated for the last five years mainly because of the host of rules laid out by pollution control boards of the state and Centre. Industry experts in basic chemicals, cosmetics and dyes export promotion council (Chemexil) hold pollution control norms responsible for …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by Himadri Chemicals, Singur, West Bengal, 16/01/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Shivaji Chatterjee Vs Himadri Chemical & Others dated 16/01/2018 regarding pollution caused by Himadri Chemicals, Singur, West Bengal. The Applicant Shivaji Chatterjee prays for an interim direction for inspection of the unit by a Committee which …

SRF gets green nod for Rs 4,800-cr expansion project in Guj

Multi-business entity SRF Ltd has received green nod for expansion of its specialty chemicals, pesticide and fluoro chemicals manufacturing plant at Dahej in Gujarat, which will entail an investment of Rs 4,800 crore, as per the official document. The company wants to increase the production capacity of specialty chemicals, pesticide …

NGT sets aside environment nod to cyanide unit in Olpaad

Surat: The National Green Tribunal's (NGT) western bench has set aside environmental clearance (EC) issued to Hindustan Chemical Company (HCC) based at Hasanabad in Olpaad taluka of Surat for expansion of its manufacturing unit for production of sodium cyanide and mandalo nitride. The Khedut Samaj Gujarat (KSG), Priyavaran Suraksha Samiti …

Order of the National Green Tribunal on the matter to declare the process of manufacturing of LABSA as a white category industry, Kolkata, West Bengal, …

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Sai Sulphonates Pvt. Ltd. Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/12/2017 to declare the process of manufacturing of LABSA as a white category industry having zero pollution potential based upon its self assessment carried out …

Energy efficiency and GHG emissions: prospective scenarios for the Chemical and Petrochemical Industry

This study analyses the savings potential of energy consumption and GHG emissions from cost-effective technological improvements in the chemical and petrochemical industry up to 2050. The analysis follows a bottom-up approach; that is, it is based on information at facility level of existing plants with their production characteristics, best available …

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding the closure directions issued by the closure directions issued by Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board against a chemical industry, …

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Prasoon Kumar Vs Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board & Others dated 28/11/2017 regarding the closure directions issued by the closure directions issued by Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board against the chemical industry of Prasoon Kumar under Section 33 …

Departments concerned pass the buck

No clarity on responsibility for checking chemical storage The recent fire incident at the plastic factory, which resulted in the loss of several lives, has brought to the fore some questions with respect to responsibility for ensuring safety of residents. When The Tribune contacted different departments and asked them about …

25 polluting textile units lose power

Tirupur: Collector KS Palanisamy on Monday passed an order to disconnect electricity to as many as 25 textile printing and washing units, which had been discharging untreated chemical effluents. The action was taken based on the requisition by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB). Hundreds of small units involved …

Decision on EC to Zuari expansion deferred again

VASCO: For the second time, the Expert Appraisal Committee EAC (Industry-2) of the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change has deferred their decision on granting environmental clearance to Zuari Agro Chemicals Limited (ZACL) for the proposed expansion of fertilizer blending unit for NPK production, gas turbine (GT), heat recovery …

NESREA commends Notore for adherence to global environmental standard

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, NESREA, has expressed satisfaction with the commitment of Notore Chemical Industries Plc in Onne, Rivers State, to environmental standards and control. This came as the company also unveiled its certification by the International Standards Organisation to be ISO 9001:2015 compliant. Addressing journalists …

Kanpur’s famous leather units inching towards closure

Crackdown on cow slaughter, demonetisation affected supply of raw material. Lucknow: Demonetisation hit them hard and local sales plummeted. Then, the crackdown on cow slaughter affected the supply of raw material and now, the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) order on removing all polluting units along the Ganga is sounding the …

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding industrial pollution caused by Matharau Chemical Industries, Sangrur District, Punjab, 06/07/2017

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gurcharan Singh Matharu Vs Parminder Singh & Others dated 06/07/2017. This is a Review Application filed by Gurucharan Singh Matharu against the Judgement dated 23/09/2017 whereby Gurucharan Singh Matharu, Director of Matharu Chemical Industries along with other Respondent industrial units …

Telangana: Residents worry about emissions

The residents alleged that they were suffering from throat irritation, headaches, breathing difficulty and allergies due to the emissions. Hyderabad: Residents of Nizampet, Bachupally, have complained about increase in factory emissions during the monsoon. They alleged that pharma companies in the vicinity were releasing large quantities of untreated emissions into …

Chemical leak probe hits speed bump

A probe into a chemical leak in a Tughlakabad container depot, triggering noxious fumes which hit scores of schoolgirls here, seems to have hit a speed bump. Questions about the leak may not be answered for months, as the Delhi Police is now sending a formal request to a China-based …

The most neglected threat to public health in China is toxic soil

TANG DONGHUA, a wiry 47-year-old farmer wearing a Greenpeace T-shirt, smokes a cigarette and gesticulates towards his paddy fields in the hills of southern Hunan province. The leaves of his rice plants poke about a foot above water. Mr Tang says he expects to harvest about one tonne of rice …

Natco Pharma gets green nod for Rs 480 cr expansion project

Natco Pharma has received environment clearance (EC) for its Rs 480 crore expansion project in Telangana that would generate 1,500 jobs. The proposal is to increase the production capacity of 66 Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and API intermediates at a time with research and development activity from 115.5 tonnes per …

Study impact of Tughlakabad gas leak: NGT to AIIMS panel

The National Green Tribunal NGT) on Monday directed a panel from the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) to study the impact of the Tughlakabad chemical leak on the children who were affected, and submit a report. It also constituted a panel, comprising the Environment Ministry, Central Pollution Control …

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