Environment

Assessment of noise pollution and its impact in a Spicot industrial area of Tamil Nadu

The extent of noise pollution was assessed in SIPCOT Industrial area in Tamil Nadu. Five industrial sites were chosen randomly. They included : (1) Three textile processing industries, (2) One steel plant and (3) One chemical industry. Noise observations were made in the vicinity of boilers, power house, production area and mechanical shed in each industry.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2009
C. Ravichandran, P. Anand Kumar, S. Jayalakshmi
Indian Journal of Environmental Protection
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Environment, Iron And Steel Industry, Health Effects, Industrial Pollution, Chemical Industry, Textile Industry, Tamil Nadu, Noise Pollution
Water Pollution

Central ban on new units, expansion in Ankleshwar, Panoli and Vapi

Common Effluent Treatment Plant Not Complying With Pollution Norms
Harish Joshi | TNN

Publication Date: 
01/09/2009
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Water Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Chemical Industry, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Gujarat, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP)
Energy

Chemical and petrochemical sector: potential of best practice technology and other measures for improving energy efficiency

With a share of more than 30% of the total industrial energy use worldwide (including feedstocks), the chemical and petrochemical sector is by far the largest energy user in industry. The sector is faced with the challenge of saving energy primarily for economic and environmental reasons.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2009
& et al, Deger Sayg?n, Martin K. Patel, Ceci lia Tam
International Energy Agency
Tags:
Chemical Industry, Carbon Dioxide, Energy Efficiency, Petrochemical Industry, India, Global
Environment

Buddha Nayachar meeting

The chief minister today reviewed the progress of the Nayachar chemical hub and instructed officials to stay in touch with Delhi, which still has to grant the project environment clearance.

Industries minister Nirupam Sen, finance minister Asim Dasgupta, chief secretary Asok Mohan Chakrabarti and industries secretary Sabyasachi Sen attended the meeting at Writers

Publication Date: 
21/08/2009
Telegraph (Kolkata)
Tags:
Environment, Land Acquisition, Chemical Industry, West Bengal
Land

Bengal tries to revive shelved Nayachar project

Rajat Roy / Kolkata August 21, 2009, 0:55 IST

Despite facing resistance from the Opposition as well as a section within the party, the Left Front government in West Bengal is exploring ways of reviving the shelved chemical hub project at Nayachar.

Publication Date: 
21/08/2009
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Land Acquisition, Chemical Industry, West Bengal
Industry

The Yes Men: 'Take to the streets'

Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno (not their real names) are the frontmen for the Yes Men. They got together to set up parody websites such as www.gwbush.com and graduated to huge anti-corporate, culture-jamming stunts targeting giants such as ExxonMobil and Dow Chemical. Their latest film, The Yes Men Fix the World, is showing now all over the UK and in the US later in October.

Publication Date: 
15/08/2009
Kat Austen
New Scientist
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Chemical Industry, Climate Change, WTO, Drug Industry, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Industry, Multinational Corporations (MNCs), Research, Cinema, Web, Personalities, United States Of America (US), Globalisation
Industry

Industries to be issued notices over pollution

The Sindh Environment Protection Agency has identified the most pollution creating industries in the city which deserve legal action against them if they do not adopt safe environmental standards.

Publication Date: 
03/06/2009
Dawn (Pakistan)
Tags:
Environment, Air Pollution, Chemical Industry, Textile Industry, Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste, Pakistan, Sindh
Industry

Mamata to lock horns with Bengal over chemical hub

NAMRATA BIJI AHUJA

Publication Date: 
02/06/2009
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Industrial Siting, Chemical Industry, Politics, West Bengal
Land

Nayachar neither open nor shut

Industries minister Nirupam Sen today expressed hope that the Manmohan Singh government would not go back on its earlier cabinet approval for the chemical hub at Nayachar.

Publication Date: 
30/05/2009
Telegraph (Kolkata)
Tags:
Land Acquisition, Industrial Pollution, Chemical Industry, West Bengal, Environmental Security
Hazardous Waste

No chemicals hub; no Tata money: Didi

New Delhi: Her new ministerial responsibilities have not dampened her agitational spirit. Even as new ministers were taking oath on Thursday, a vintage Mamata told TOI that come hell or high water, she would not allow the proposed chemicals hub to come up in Nayachar in West Bengal.

Publication Date: 
29/05/2009
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Land Acquisition, Industrial Pollution, Chemical Industry, Hazardous Waste, Industry, Tata Motors, West Bengal, Environmental Security

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