Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding air pollution near Shakurbasti Railway Station, Delhi, 14/08/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anubhav Kumar Vs Union of India & Others dated 14/08/2019 regarding air pollution affecting the environment in and around the areas Rani Bagh, Shakurbasti, Raja Park, Punjabi Bagh, Srinagar, Madipur near Shakurbasti Railway Station in Delhi on account of unscientific manner in which loading/unloading of cement is being undertaken.

Judgement Date: 
14/08/2019
Tags:
Air Pollution, Rail Transport, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Health Effects, Cement Industry, Occupational Health, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi
Environment

Cement production increases carbon footprint; firms look for greener alternative

Cement, responsible for 7% of global CO2 emissions’s contribution, is especially immense because of the chemical process required to make it

Publication Date: 
25/06/2019
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Cement Industry, Carbon Dioxide, Industrial Pollution, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment
Industry

Indian cement sector SDG roadmap

Major companies from the cement sector and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched the Indian Cement Sector SDG Roadmap at an event organized by WBCSD and UN Global Compact Network India (UN GCNI).

Publication Date: 
24/06/2019
World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s (WBCSD)
Tags:
Cement Industry, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), India
Industry

Ambient air quality and indexing with reference to suspended particulate matter and gaseous pollutants around a cement plant in OCL India Limited, Rajgangpur, Odisha, India

Cement industry is a potential anthropogenic source of air pollution. Emissions from cement plants are one of the major sources of global warming.

Publication Date: 
10/06/2019
Ambikesh Kumar Mishra, Manish Kumar Jain, Suvendu Kumar Dash
Current Science
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Tags:
Cement Industry, Industrial Pollution, Orissa (Odisha), RSPM (PM 10), Air Pollution Control, PM 2.5, Statistics
Mining

Cement firm filling up limestone mines to destroy evidence, say Talaja farmers

“The mining operations are normal and no filling up is being done.

Publication Date: 
03/06/2019
Times Of India (Rajkot)
Tags:
Gujarat, Rajkot (D), Limestone, Mining, Cement Industry
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution by Asarmeta Cement Plant, District Janjgeer Champa, Chhattisgarh, 27/03/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mathura Bai Verma, Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat Parsada Vs State of Chhattisgarh dated 27/03/2019 regarding environmental pollution by the cement plant operated by M/s Newako Wistas Corp. Limited, Asarmeta Cement Plant, Tehsil Alaktara, District Janjgeer Champa, Chhattisgarh. There is also a proposal to set up 20MW coal based Captive Power Plant which will further damage the environment. Green belt is being damaged and trees are being cut.

Judgement Date: 
27/03/2019
Tags:
Cement Industry, Industrial Pollution, Chhattisgarh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Deforestation
Energy

Material efficiency in clean energy transitions

Materials are the building blocks of society, making up the buildings, infrastructure, equipment and goods that enable businesses and people to carry out their daily activities.

Publication Date: 
14/03/2019
International Energy Agency
Tags:
Energy Efficiency, Energy Intensity, Carbon Dioxide, Iron And Steel Industry, Cement Industry, Aluminium Industry, India, Global
Mining

Birla Corp unit hits green hurdle on limestone mining

Birla Corporation stocks tanked more than 6% after ban on limestone mining near the Bassi Wildlife Sanctuary

Publication Date: 
12/03/2019
Telegraph (Kolkata)
Tags:
Mining, Limestone, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Cement Industry
Environment

CPCB ultimatum to Malabar Cements

Kochi: Citing failure to comply with emission standards, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued a directive to Malabar Cements Ltd (MCL) to submit report regarding adhering to the rules

Publication Date: 
07/01/2019
Times Of India (Kochi)
Tags:
Kerala, Cement Industry, Industrial Pollution, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Environment Act 1986, Compensation, Environment
Environment

Cement plant in Bilaspur villagers’ bane

The ACC cement plant at Barmana in Bilaspur district has become a major source of air pollution in nearby Salappar, Kangu and Dehar panchayats of Mandi district.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2019
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Himachal Pradesh, Cement Industry, Industrial Pollution, Tuberculosis (TB), Health Effects, Environment

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