Forests

Conservationists Press Jakarta to Follow Industry Lead on Forests

Conservationists are urging the Indonesian government to listen to business and start taking deforestation seriously after a major paper giant joined the growing ranks of companies pledging to stop

Publication Date: 
09/06/2015
Sudan Vision (Sudan)
Tags:
Forests, Deforestation, Indonesia, Paper and Pulp Industry, Wildlife, Endangered Species, Tiger
Environment

Over 500 applications for environmental clearances approved: Javadekar

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said over 500 of the 3,200 online applications received for environmental clearances were approved last year.

Publication Date: 
09/06/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment Clearance (EC), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Regulations, Cement Industry, Chemical Industry, Fertiliser Industry, Paper and Pulp Industry, Wildlife Management, Pollution, Environment
Forests

One of world's largest paper companies ends forest destruction in Indonesia

Jakarta: One of the world's largest manufacturers of pulp and paper in Indonesia has announced it will immediately stop logging in all natural forests.

Publication Date: 
04/06/2015
Sydney Morning Herald
Tags:
Forests, Deforestation, Paper and Pulp Industry, Indonesia, Forest Management, Greenpeace, Biodiversity
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by M/s Rama Shyama Paper Pvt. Ltd., Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, 07/05/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Sunaina Singh Vs. Rama Shyama Paper Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. dated 07/05/2015 regarding pollution caused by M/s Rama Shyama Paper Pvt. Ltd., Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh.

The Tribunal in its order noted that "tt is evident from the results that unit is not meeting with the stipulated norms of effluent discharge with respect of parameters SS and BOD. Thus poses serious pollution problem in Nakatia Nalla as well as River Ramganga, a tributary of River Ganga."

Judgement Date: 
07/05/2015
Tags:
Paper and Pulp Industry, Industrial Pollution, Bareilly (D), Uttar Pradesh, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Industrial Waste, Ganga, River Pollution
Water Pollution

China to ban water-polluting paper mills, oil refineries

China will ban water-polluting paper mills, oil refineries, pesticide producers and other industrial plants by the end of 2016, as it moves to tackle severe pollution of the country's water supply.

Publication Date: 
16/04/2015
Reuters
Tags:
Water Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Environment, China, Paper and Pulp Industry, River Pollution, Water Supply, Water Quality
Environment

Production at MPM comes to a halt again

Board objects to mill’s failure to honour pollution control norms

Publication Date: 
16/04/2015
Veerendra P.M.
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Karnataka, Paper and Pulp Industry, Industrial Pollution, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Ash, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Environment
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of pollution norms by Sukhraj Agro Paper, 20/03/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of M/s Sukhraj Agro Paper Ltd. Vs. Punjab P.C.B. & Ors. dated 23/03/2015 regarding violation of pollution norms by Sukhraj Agro Paper.

Judgement Date: 
23/03/2015
Tags:
Paper and Pulp Industry, Industrial Pollution, Punjab, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Industrial Waste
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by Century Pulp and Paper mill, Nainital,Uttarakhand, 27/02/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Gauri Maulekhi Vs. Union of India & Ors dated 27/02/2015 regarding pollution caused by Century Pulp and Paper mill, Nainital,Uttarakhand. The Tribunal noted that the industry was ordered to be closed in the year 2011. After it undertook to comply with the directions issued under the Water and Air Act, the industry was permitted to restart its operation.

Judgement Date: 
27/02/2015
Tags:
Paper and Pulp Industry, Industrial Pollution, Nainital (D), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), River Pollution, Waste Disposal, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Air Pollution, Groundwater Pollution
Industry

Asia Pulp & Paper defends CSR commitments following damning report

Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has insisted it is committed to supporting the rights of communities in and around its operations after an investigation of the firm claimed it is 'lagging behind' on it

Publication Date: 
21/01/2015
Edie (UK)
Tags:
Industry, Environment, Paper and Pulp Industry, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Land, Conflicts, Indonesia
Water Pollution

Hindon water unfit even for bathing, says pollution board

Discharge from slaughterhouses; sugar, paper and chemical units making Hindon, Kali dirty.

Publication Date: 
18/12/2014
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Hindon, River Pollution, Sugar Industry, Paper and Pulp Industry, Chemical Industry, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

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