SAMBALPUR: Closure of Orient Paper Mills (OPM) at Brajrajnagar proved bane for some and boon for others. The shutdown of OPM way back in 1999 left many people jobless, but it continues to benefit farmers with the Paper Mill Sludge (PMS) left behind by the mill helping farmers strike right pH balance. The use of PMS has helped the farmers which is also reflecting on the productivity.

Untreated effluent from Azad Pulp and Paper Mill pollutes water of the Nagor River at Bigram in Kahaloo upazila of Bogra district.

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: Climate change politics has always been contentious because of its direct link with economic growth. The Kyoto Protocol that had set a meagre target of reducing emissions from developed countries is all set to be jettisoned because these countries have failed to reduce their emissions and find this protocol

Environmental clearance (EC) is likely to pave the way for revival of the defunct Ashok Paper Mill. An application to the effect submitted by Assam Government is pending with the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF).

Cutting emissions beyond 2020 is tough; land and water needs will create social turmoil

NEW DELHI: Once the low-hanging fruit of energy efficiency technologies has been plucked in order to meet India's 2020 commitment to reduce emissions intensity, the country will find it difficult and expensive to reduce any further, according to a study by the Centre for Science and Environment.