<p><span id="itro1">This new <a href="../../category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef" target="_parent">MoEF</a> report documents India’s evolving framework for sustainable development
May 6: Several environmentalists and leaders of opposition parties strongly opposed the setting up of a carbon black manufacturing unit and 150 mw captive power plant being developed by the Continental Carbon India Private Ltd at the public hearing organised by the AP Pollution Control Board (PCB) in the special economic zone (SEZ) in Pudi village in the district on Thursday.
The Industrial Policy, 2008 of Arunachal Pradesh is formulated to achieve the objectives: To create an investment-friendly environment in the State for industrial growth in the private/ joint venture / cooperative sectors for sustainable economic development of Arunachal Pradesh; To generate employment opportunities in the State; To make Arunachal Pradesh a preferred destination for outside invest
The Supreme Court on Friday stopped construction and development work of industrial units at the Adani group-owned Adani Port special economic zone (APSEZ) at Mundra in Kutch pending clearances from the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF). However, it allowed already functional units to continue business operations within APSEZ (formerly Mundra Port and SEZ). A bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir, while disposing of the four petitions filed by Skaps industries, Ahistrom Fiber Composites (I), Oriental Carbon Chemicals and Dorf Ketal Speciality Catalyst, set aside the Gujarat High Court’s exparte order that halted commercial production of all 12 industrial units within the SEZ till environment clearance was granted by the MoEF in favour of APSEZ.
The present investigation deals with the chemical characteristics/composition of the natural waters of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR), located within Kerala and Karnataka states respectively. Waters of both localities differ significantly in their chemical characteristics and composition. The waters of NBR - Kerala are bereft of dissolved minerals in their per unit volume, irrespective of their sources and location. In contrast to above, the waters of Karnataka have sufficient dissolved minerals in their per unit volume.
The plant has been delivered ahead of the schedule and the entire output will be allotted to the Tamil Nadu state utilities at Rs 5.50 per kilowatt hour OPG Power Ventures has commissioned a new 80 Mw thermal power plant in Chennai. The company in a statement said the Chennai III plant has been synchronised and has become fully operational and the commercial sales have now begun.
BHAWANIPATNA: After operating its refinery at Lanjigarh for seven years, Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL) on Saturday announced a temporary shutdown of its unit due to lack of raw material. Simultaneously,
An emissions trading programme, introduced in the US to provide incentives to companies for emission control, could be an effective instrument in checking air pollution
rajasthan's Barmer district administration is on a drive to shut down all erring textile colouring and printing units in Balotara area since February 1, 2007. The step comes a year too late. The
<p><strong>Copenhagen Accord: country submissions </strong><br /> <br /> By now, Australia, US, China and EU have all sent their letters to UNFCCC secretariat regarding their ‘willingness to support’ the Copenhagen Accord or not. It is interestingly to break down the communication and to read between the lines. <br /> <br />
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Rajasthan's first 1000 mw super thermal project would come up at Suratgarh. The project would target 1000 mw electricity generation, according to state energy minister Chandrabhan. The first unit of
Wisconsin utility We Energies said it signed 20-year agreements to purchase electricity from three wind-power farms to be developed in the state. The Milwaukee-based utility, a unit of Wisconsin
A total of 26 crore power units were generated through wind energy in the state so far has been transmitted into the grid of the Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board. As an alternative of power
Health Minister H C Mahadevappa today stated in the Legislative Assembly that production of anti-rabies vaccines would be increased at the State's only vaccine producing unit at Belgaum under the
In a move to remove the hurdles which come in the way of the proposed Metro rail project, the Delhi state Industrial Development corporation today stated that all the polluting industrial units would
The State and Central government should work unitedly to provide medicine at affordable cost to HIV/Aids patients apart from launching massive prevention programmes, said Dr Thelma, Coordinator,
The theme of this years’ World Environment Day is lifestyles and an opportunity to reflect on the central issue of global environmentalism - how a continually growing economic system can fit within
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/homepage/msanwal_blog.jpg" style="width: 605px; height: 118px; float: left;" /></p> <p>There are two opposing visions
Industrial estates of Gujarat are cesspools of filth and environmental health hazards. Yet the government is blindly promoting industry
