Plastic Overshoot Day marks the point when the amount of plastic waste generated exceeds the world’s capacity to manage it, resulting in environmental pollution. In 2024, the global Plastic Overshoot Day is projected to occur on September 5th. Each country has its own Plastic Overshoot Day, which is determined by …
So you thought plants are non-polluting? Three studies released recently by German scientists have turned this belief upside down. According to them, stressed plants release toluene, a smog-forming compound. This discovery could complicate pollution measurements. The results of the experiment show sunflowers and Scots pines emit toluene when stressed due …
grasim industries ltd ( gil ), an Aditya Birla group company, sought the permission of the Kerala government to close down its viscose plant located on the banks of the river Chaliyar at Mavoor, Kozhikode district. The company also posted copies of the notice to the trade unions on August …
INCREASING power production will have a disastrous effect on the environment, said G P Singh, chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Board (upseb) at a seminar on thermal power held in Lucknow recently. He added that this is happening even though environmental appraisal has now become a statutory obligation …
the environment department of the Delhi government has issued stern warnings to industrial units in the capital asking them to follow the guidelines formulated by the government or face punitive action. In a letter to the units, Rajiv Talwar, secretary, environment, cautioned them not to take the government's anti-pollution drive …
World Bank lending to India registered a massive decline from US $1,068 million in 1998 to US $400 million for the fiscal year 1999. Pressure from the US and its allies over the Pokhran nuclear tests by India in May 1998 is cited as the main reason behind the decline. …
a pulp and fibre unit, owned by Grasim Industries, is facing criticism from Kerala-based environmentalists led by the Chaliyar Action Council. On July 12, the council demanded immediate closure of the unit, along with full compensation for victims of pollution in the area. At a press conference held recently, council …
at a time when pollution levels in Delhi have reached alarming levels, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee, which monitors pollution in the capital, says that it has neither the money nor the equipment to carry out its work. The Central Pollution Control Board ( cpcb) is supposed to have provided …
the us government has filed a suit against Toyota Motor Sales usa , a subsidiary of Toyota, accusing it of equipping 22 million cars with faulty emission control monitoring systems. The federal government is seeking as much as us $60 billion in fines from the carmaker. However, Toyota in a …
Indian industry is huge and powerful. Most environ mentalists believe that it has done little to reduce pollution. Is there, therefore, anything that the civil society can do to change the situation? I am delighted to present to the readers of Down to Earth ( dte ) the results of …
At the onset of the Green Rating Project, cse set up a project advisory panel ( pap ) comprising industry leaders, judges, research and development experts, policymakers, academicians, environmentalists, journalists and other eminent members of the civil society. pap was formed to advise, guide and steer the project and give …
A competent technical panel is vital for the Green Rating Project. Keeping this in mind, cse selected three leading technologists in the pulp and paper sector to form the Technical Consultants Panel ( tcp ) to help in the rating the industry. The tcp members are: N J Rao , …
In May/June 1997, cse 's grp team released advertisements in Down To Earth inviting professionals, students, non-governmental organisations and other sections of the civil society to become a part of the "Green Rating Network'. They would be responsible for collecting data on Indian industries. The rationale behind the setting up …
June-July 1997: The first letter sent to the 28 companies in the pulp and paper sector requesting them to send their annual reports and brief profile. By the end of August 1997, only seven got back to cse with their annual report and only one of them, the West Coast …
The difficulties some of the green inspectors had to face while assessing the industries aside, most of them seem to have enjoyed conducting the exercise. "It was challenging and at the same time it gave me first-hand knowledge of double standards,' says P Udaya Chandra, who rated West Coast Paper …
With a score of 42.75 per cent, J K Paper Mills takes the lead in environmental performance, followed by Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Ltd with 38.50 per cent. Both these mills have been given three leaves rating. The best company would have received five leaves rating, but sadly no one …
• Environment policy/policy statement: Even if these companies do not have environment policy statements with all the details worked out, they do have formal environment policy statements. They also have environment departments with senior managers looking after their day-to-day affairs l Chemical recovery plants and lime kilns: Several companies that …
It is no surprise that the only Indian company that had an iso 14001 certificate even before the Green Ratings Project began has come out on top. But even the top-rated company has only scored 42.75 per cent. J K Paper Mills ( jkpm ) is owned by J K …
The company that has been rated second is located on the left bank of river Godavari in the pilgrim town of Rajahmundry, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. Not that Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Ltd's ( appml 's) environmental performance is extraordinary. But it shows consistency. The mill is ranked above …
