Industry

 Mundra SEZ spells displacement for fisherfolk

Livelihoods of fisherfolk is at stake as the Mundra special economic zone (sez) on the northern shore of the Gulf of Kutch gets underway. Potentially the largest sez in the country, it covers 28 km

Publication Date: 
30/03/2007
Benjamin Mackinnon
Down to Earth
Tags:
Land Use, Mangroves, Ports, Gulf Of Kachchh, Development, Economy, Displacement, Air Transport, Marine Fisherfolk, Conflicts, Economic Development, Industry, High Court, NGO, Gujarat
India

 Blue Lady docks in Gujarat but no word on breaking yet

The Blue Lady touched Indian shores in the first week of July. The 38,000-tonne ocean-liner's year-long search for a breaking yard has been dogged with controversies, with groups such as the Ban

Publication Date: 
30/08/2006
Kushal P S Yadav
Down to Earth
Tags:
Asbestos, Shipping, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Hazardous Products, Supreme Court, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), NGO, France, India, Gujarat, Toxins
Industry

 Bad planning

In a tearing hurry, the jnnurm directorate has cleared over 23 infrastructure projects worth Rs 86,482.95 crore to meet the March 31 deadline.

Publication Date: 
30/08/2006
Down to Earth
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Drainage, Slums, Urban Transport, Water Supply, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
Transport

 In Short

kandla mishap: 15 labourers were killed on June 29, 2006, at the Kandla port in Gujarat, when a Cyprus flag ship M V Pontonostos collided with the Anchor Handling Barge. The accident occurred in

Publication Date: 
30/07/2006
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Asbestos, Shipping, Ports, Transport, Legislation, Gujarat, European Union (EU), Toxic Wastes
Climate Change

 49 industrial units in Gujarat receive closure notice

GPCB issues closure noticeto 49 industrial units

Publication Date: 
14/07/2006
Manish L A
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution, Industrial Dispersal, Chemical Industry, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Drug Industry, Gujarat
Environment
Gujarat State Pollution Control Board
Environment, Water Pollution Control, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Gujarat, Environment Management, Pollution Control
Solid Waste

 In Short

green flag to blue lady: The Supreme Court, on June 5, 2006, gave the green light to the French cruise liner S S Norway, a k a Blue Lady, to enter Indian territorial waters and permitted it to

Publication Date: 
29/06/2006
Down to Earth
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Shipping, Nagarpalikas, Urban Sanitation, Solid Waste, Waste Disposal, Hazardous Products, Bannerghatta NP, Supreme Court, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India, Gujarat, Toxic Wastes
India

 Pollution penalty

13 is a bad number

Publication Date: 
14/06/2006
Mahesh L
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution, Chemical Industry, Compensation, India, Gujarat, Junagadh (D)
India

 In Short

policy on environment: On May 18, the Union cabinet approved the controversial National Environment Policy. The sanction came after much dithering and after the daft made several rounds of the prime

Publication Date: 
14/06/2006
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Pollution, Lead, Shipping, Ayurveda, Legislation, New Zealand, India, Gujarat
Industry

 Ghost act

Gujarat pollution control board smacks industries

Publication Date: 
30/05/2006
Mahesh L
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution, Pollution Control, Industry, Gujarat

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