ISLAMABAD: Emissions from the steel mills in the capital’s industrial area is polluting the air, residents breathe, and gradually destroying the environment.

The Centre is revising the environmental norms for iron and steel sector and clearance to industries in this sector will be given on case-to-case basis, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar

The Centre is revising the environmental norms for iron and steel sector and clearance to industries in this sector will be given on case-to-case basis, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar

Steel companies, research centers and environmental groups in Beijing and its surrounding area have formed a new association to control air pollution.

In a move aimed at expediting green clearances to projects, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) is all set to launch the standard Terms of Reference (ToRs) for specific sectors.

Even as uncertainty continues to prevail over the fate of Posco’s mega steel project near Paradip, the State Government has maintained that the ball is in the Centre’s court with regard to raw mate

The ordinance, which was approved in both the lower and upper houses of the Parliament last week, was also backed by Biju Janata Dal

Presentation by Dr. Mukesh Sharma & Umed Paliwal of Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in climate change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, March 11 – 12, 2015.

At the last review meeting held here on the ultra-mega steel plant, it was decided that both NMDC and OMC would have 50% equity each

China's environmental ministry has ordered local governments in two key steel-producing cities to take tougher action against polluters from the sector as part of efforts to improve air quality.

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