Air Pollution

Companies told to halt production in northern Chinese city in anti-pollution drive

About half a dozen listed Chinese companies, mainly in the pharmaceutical sector, have temporarily halted production in China's northern city of Shijiazhuang as part of a Chinese government anti-po

Publication Date: 
22/11/2016
Reuters
Tags:
Air Pollution, Industrial Pollution, China, Air Pollution Control, Iron And Steel Industry, Coal, Power Industry
Industry

Proceedings of the Sitting taken by Dr. Rameshwar Oraon, Chairperson, NCST on 17.10.2016 in the matter of repesentation of Lachhu Oram and other persons displaced for establishment of Rourkela Steel Plant

Representations were received by the Commission from Lachhu Oram and others from Sundergarh District of Odisha, who pray for justice as after acquisition of their land, for establishment of Rourkela Steel Plant erstwhile Hindusan Steel Plant, due compensation was not paid, employment was not given to family members of displaced persons.

Publication Date: 
11/11/2016
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
Tags:
Rourkela, Iron And Steel Industry, Tribals, Displacement, Land Acquisition, Supreme Court, Sundargarh (D), Orissa (Odisha), Steel Authority of India (SAIL)
Environment

Maharashtra: Shree Uttam Steel gets green nod for Rs 13,196-cr project

The company has proposed raising production capacity of its integrated steel plant to 3 mtpa from 1.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) in the existing area in Sindhudurg, Maharashtra.

Publication Date: 
14/09/2016
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Environment Clearance (EC), Sindhudurg, Central Expert Appraisal Committee (CEAC), Iron And Steel Industry, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Industrial Pollution, Air Quality Monitoring, Environment
Air Pollution

China's top steel city cuts industrial production to clear air

China's top steel making city of Tangshan has told industrial plants to cut production for two weeks from Saturday, its third such suspension since July, as Beijing battles overcapacity and polluti

Publication Date: 
08/09/2016
Reuters
Tags:
Air Pollution, China, Air Pollution Control, Industrial Pollution, Cement Industry, Iron And Steel Industry
Climate Change

A greener path to competitiveness: policies for climate action in industries and products

Industries and the products they make can play a considerable role in the global effort to tackle climate change. Making them part of the solution while helping them stay competitive is a key challenge for policy makers, according to a new report from the World Bank Group, CLASP and Carbon Trust.

Publication Date: 
31/08/2016
Etienne Kechichian, Alexios Pantelias, Ari Reeves, Guy Henley, Jiemei Liu
The World Bank
Tags:
Climate Change, Industry, Green House Gases, Energy Efficiency, India, Global, Iron And Steel Industry, Cement Industry, Chemical Industry, Aluminium Industry
Land

Trade unions oppose sports complex in steel plant land

Visakhapatnam: Even as the state government has planned to develop an integrated sports complex by taking over lands from Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP), several trade unions associated with the s

Publication Date: 
26/08/2016
Times of India (Visakhapatnam)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Land Acquisition, Iron And Steel Industry, Displacement, Vishakhapatnam (D), Land
Industry

Research and Development in Iron and Steel Sector: Standing Committee on Coal and Steel (2015-16)

The Standing Committee on Coal and Steel present this Twenty-First Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject "Research and Development in Iron and Steel Sector" relating to the Ministry of Steel. Steel is a core industry critical for India's future growth and development.

Publication Date: 
10/08/2016
Lok Sabha Secretariat
Tags:
Iron And Steel Industry, Research, Development, India, Parliament
Industry

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding environment clearance to M/s Electrotherm (India) Ltd pig iron plant, Bhachhu, Kutch, Gujarat, 02/08/2016

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M/s Electrotherm (India) Ltd. Versus Patel Vipulkumar Ramjibhai & Others dated 02/08/2016 regarding environment clearance to M/s Electrotherm (India) Ltd proposed expansion of Pig Iron Plant (150 to 350 TPD) with Captive Lignite/Coal char based Power Plant (24 MW) and WHRB (6MW) at Samakhiyali, Bhachhu, Kutch, Gujarat.

Judgement Date: 
02/08/2016
Tags:
Iron And Steel Industry, Kuchchh, Supreme Court, Environment Clearance (EC), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Gujarat, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Public Hearing
Environment

SAIL goes for third party env. compliance audit of BSP

The Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) has decided to carry out third party ‘Environment Compliance Audit’ of Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP).

Publication Date: 
27/07/2016
Pioneer (Raipur)
Tags:
Chhattisgarh, Bhilai, Steel Authority of India (SAIL), Environment Management, Compliance And Enforcement, Montreal Protocol, Environmental Security, Iron And Steel Industry, Environment
Mining

SC pulls up K'taka over fresh survey of mining area

The Supreme Court has pulled up the Karnataka government for conducting a fresh survey disregarding its 2013 order for shifting the boundary of a private lessee of iron ore mining.

Publication Date: 
26/07/2016
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Mining, Iron, Minerals, Central Empowered Committee (CEC), Iron And Steel Industry, Tumkur (D), Chitradurga (D)

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