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 …
China announced a series of new regulations on Monday to fine-tune its iron and steel industry in a bid to make it more energy efficient and environmentally friendly. The announcement, published by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said the new regulations relate to stricter requirements on quality of …
Australia's top polluters, from steel firms and coal miners to airlines, will save about A$2.5 billion over 5 years after a decision to align the nation's carbon scheme with Europe's, a leading analyst firm said on Tuesday. Carbon analysts RepuTex also said in a report polluters did not need to …
Government on Monday ruled out cancellation of any coal block allocation till the inter- ministerial group (IMG), constituted to review the issue, submits its report. “We have constituted the IMG, which is reviewing 58 coal blocks. It has been asked to submit its report in a time-bound manner and latest …
The Supreme Court today lifted its ban on iron ore mining operations in Karnataka by companies which have not flouted lease conditions. A three-judge Forest Bench headed by Justice Aftab Alam accepted the report of the Central Empowered Committee (CEC). The CEC report had said that Category ‘A’ leases, which …
Korba: While Parliament remains stalled over the CAG report on coal block allocations, a land acquisition row threatens to disrupt production at India’s largest open cast coal mine. In fact, it exposes a deeper malaise that afflicts India’s coal sector, where private companies, according to the CAG, were given coal …
Two coal blocks, including one given to Congress MP Naveen Jindal’s Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL), face the risk of de-allocation as their cases would be under special focus at the meeting of an inter-ministerial group (IMG) tomorrow. The coal ministry had advised the IMG to do “due diligence” …
CEC recommends permitting resumption of mining operations by Category A mines The Supreme Court will pass its order on Monday on the petitions for resuming mining in the three districts of Karnataka, which was suspended by the court last year. A bench headed by Justice Aftab Alam heard arguments from …
Steel plants in West Bengal are blatantly "flouting environmental norms" by polluting land, water and air, according to a green rating survey. New Delhi-based research body Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) studied 21 large steelmakers, 16 of which are from the eastern part of the country, to find out …
Durgapur Steel Plant of SAIL achieved record August performance since its inception in all important product categories. The production of hot metal, crude steel and saleable steel were 105 per cent, 103 per cent and 96 per cent of the targets, respectively. The plant also witnessed the best August performance …
Steel plants in West Bengal are blatantly “flouting environmental norms” by polluting land, water and air, according to a green rating survey. New Delhi-based research body Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) studied 21 large steelmakers, 16 of which are from the eastern part of the country, to find out …
Steel plants in West Bengal are blatantly "flouting environmental norms" by polluting land, water and air, according to a green rating survey. New Delhi-based research body Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) studied 21 large steelmakers, 16 of which are from the eastern part of the country, to find out …
Steel plants in West Bengal are blatantly "flouting environmental norms" by polluting land, water and air, according to a green rating survey. New Delhi-based research body Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) studied 21 large steelmakers, 16 of which are from the eastern part of the country, to find out …
For the steel ministry starved of iron ore supply, there is good news as the Supreme Court is expected to state on Monday as to how many mining leases in Karnataka, presently closed under Court orders, were fit to be reopened. The steel industry had pressed the panic button as …
The state government had offered lucrative packages to sponge iron units to switch to coal-bed methane (CBM) as an alternate fuel, but none of the units came up with a proposal, rued state environment minister Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar during the release of a report on the iron and steel sector …
Environment minister Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar today said sponge iron factories in the state had not responded to the government’s offer to undertake modernised projects for combating pollution. The 60-odd sponge iron factories are considered to be extremely polluting and have been accused of bypassing green norms. The minister was speaking …
An inter-ministerial panel under the coal ministry will decide the fate of allocation of 17 captive coal blocks allotted to big corporate houses, next week. This is on the back of severe delays in their development. This comes close on the heels of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigating …
New Delhi Under SPV model, government will get all statutory clearances for greenfield projects Stung by allegations that natural resources have been allotted in non-transparent ways, the government is set to start auction process in the steel sector, whereby certain large projects would be offered on the basis of the …
New Delhi The axe is likely to fall on about two dozen captive coal block allottees that feature in both the CAG list of companies making windfall gains and the list of entities that were issued show-cause notices by the coal ministry last year for sluggish progress on their respective …
New Delhi: The government is looking at cancelling 53 captive coal block allocations that have come under the coal ministry’s scanner for the failure of allottees to meet timelines for starting production, sources indicated on Wednesday. Several big corporates, including Tata, Arcelor Mittal and Jindal groups are among those facing …
The sprawling ILVA steelworks has loomed over the skyline of Taranto and dominated the city's economy for 50 years, but toxic pollution has transformed the site from a symbol of postwar prosperity to an emblem of Italy's long industrial decline. Following years of uncontrolled environmental abuse, the future of the …
