Following a huge blow from the Supreme Court, and a series of serious technical glitches, the government has quietly asked Coal India to cancel the auction of three coal blocks that were put under

BHAGALPUR/PATNA: NTPC's thermal power plant at Kahalgaon in the state is setting up bagging machines in the unit for mechanised packing of ash for use in cement firms in North-East, after warning f

In late August, India's environment ministry rejected a proposal to build what would be the country's largest hydropower plant in a remote and pristine part of the country's northeast because of th

The coal ministry is taking legal recourse to ensure that the auction of coal blocks to government companies and corporations — started in December 2012 — does not get bogged down by the Supreme Co

SHILLONG: The Meghalaya Eco-Friendly Students Union (MEFSU) has decided to resort to legal course of action following the Government’s alleged indifferent attitude in penalizing the nine erring cem

Verdict will clear cloud on whether these blocks would be re-allocated or let off the hook with penalty

Unilever Nepal and Shivam Cement Industry have joined hands in an environmental effort by signing an agreement to incinerate waste generated by Unilever in the burner of Shivam’s cement factory.

Efforts to limit climate change below a given temperature level require that global emissions of CO2 cumulated over time remain below a limited quota. This quota varies depending on the temperature level, the desired probability of staying below this level and the contributions of other gases. In spite of this restriction, global emissions of CO2 from fossil fuel combustion and cement production have continued to grow by 2.5% per year on average over the past decade.

The 2014 Global Carbon Budget has been released ahead of the U.N. Climate Summit, showing that carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel burning and cement production increased by 2.3% in 2013 to new record levels. It said that emissions were 61% above the 1990 levels (the Kyoto Protocol reference year).

BEIJING - China's top economic planner announced Friday it would double charges for pollutant disposal in the latest move against pollution.

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