Forests

India’s first bamboo park to come up in Tripura

Agartala: Tripura, which grows 25 varieties of bamboo, is about to make the most of this natural wealth by developing India’s first bamboo park.

Publication Date: 
31/01/2012
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
West Tripura, Bamboo, Forest Products, Industry, Agartala, North Eastern Ranges, China, Paper and Pulp Industry, Forests, Tripura
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Impact of a paper mill on surrounding Epiphytic lichen communities using multivariate analysis

The present study analyses the effect of a paper mill on epiphytic lichen communities in Barak Valley, Assam. Lichen thallus size, thallus number and frequency of occurrence, along with diversity of lichens at three levels (species, generic and family) are considered as variables to see the community composition across the distance from a paper mill.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2012
Pulak Das, Santosh Joshi, Jayashree Rout & et al
Indian Journal of Ecology
39
1
38-43
Tags:
Paper and Pulp Industry, Barak Valley, Assam, North East, Industrial Pollution
Environment

Govt clearance to paper plant - Ministry asks company to comply with pollution norms

The ministry of environment and forests has given clearance to the pulp and paper plant being set up by Kohinoor Pulp and Paper Private Limited at Matia in Goalpara.

Publication Date: 
03/11/2011
Telegraph (North East)
Tags:
Paper and Pulp Industry, Industrial Pollution, Guwahati, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Bamboo, Forest Products
Energy

Sustainable strategies

A sustainable energy system across India's industrial sector can help the country reduce its energy consumption faster - A CyberMedia Research Survey findings.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2011
Vivek Sharma, Vishaal Bhatnagar
Technology Review India
3
11
26-28
Tags:
Energy, India, Energy Efficiency, Industry, Chemical Fertilisers, Paper and Pulp Industry, Aluminium Industry, Chemical Industry, Textile Industry

Unfold the future: the forest fibre industry - 2050 roadmap to a low-carbon bio-economy

This roadmap attempts to lay out the future of the forest fibre industry and its potential to meet future consumer demands, stay competitive and deliver a CO2 emission reduction. This initiative addresses the European Commission roadmap, which modeled an overall industrial reduction of 80% in CO2 by 2050.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2011
Confederation of European Paper Industries
Tags:
Low Carbon Economy, Forest-Based Industry, Forest Products, Carbon Dioxide, Paper and Pulp Industry, European Union (EU), India, Global, Energy Efficiency, Carbon Capture and Storage, Emission Targets, Renewable Energy

Collection and recycling of waste paper in India

The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion has prepared this discussion paper on “Collection and recycling of waste paper in India”, with the objective of developing a suitable policy framework to define the obligations of producers and users, to sensitize the citizens to improve the segregation, collection and reuse of waste paper in the

Publication Date: 
21/10/2011
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
Tags:
Waste Recycling, Paper and Pulp Industry, India, Consumption Patterns, Informal Sector, Waste Management, Solid Waste, European Union (EU), Electronic Waste
Hazardous Waste

Reopen hope for paper mill

Dhubri, Oct. 12: The Jogighopa unit of Ashok Paper Mill is likely to reopen in April 2012 after nearly three decades.

Publication Date: 
13/10/2011
Telegraph (North East)
Tags:
Paper and Pulp Industry, Industrial Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Bongaigaon (D), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
Solid Waste

Turning newspaper mill waste into lightweight bricks

When two Nagpur-based researchers made a casual visit to a paper recycle mill in 2009, never did they imagine that the visit will turn into a unique innovation and a full-fledged project.

Publication Date: 
03/10/2011
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Bricks, Solid Waste, Waste Recycling, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Paper and Pulp Industry, Nagpur (D), Solar Dryers, Renewable Energy, Science And Technology, Waste Management
Forests

HPC seeks bamboo from Tripura, Manipur

The Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited (HPC) has moved the State Governments of Tripura and Manipur for sustainable supply of rawmaterial for its Cachar Paper Mill and has made arrangement to impo

Publication Date: 
05/09/2011
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
Tags:
Manipur, Bamboo, Forest Products, Cachar Paper Mills, Paper and Pulp Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Imports, Bangladesh
Industry

Jar experiments on the effluents of Karnaphuli paper mills

Treatment of Karnaphuli Paper Mills effluent was carried out by coagulation precipitation method.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2011
S. Safiullah, M. R. R. Khan, M. A. Sabur & et al
Everything About Water
262-265
Tags:
Paper and Pulp Industry, Industrial Waste Treatment, Bangladesh, South Asia

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