Air Pollution

150 Villagers Besiege Paper Factory Over Air Pollution

Irate members of the public besieged the cement factory of Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited (TNPL) here, as raw material from there, carried by the wind, was causing health problems for peop

Publication Date: 
05/05/2014
New Indian Express (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Karur (D), Tamil Nadu Newsprint And Papers (TNPL), Industrial Pollution, Health Effects, Air Pollution
Hazardous Waste

Industrial pollution ravages green fields in Vangal-Pugalur belt

A gut wrenching odour emanating from the greenish yellow coloured “water” flowing down the Popular Mudaliar channel hits the nostrils forcing one to back off the channel banks.

Publication Date: 
03/11/2012
L. Renganathan
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Karur (D), Industrial Pollution, Water Pollution, Farmers, Cauvery, River Pollution, Tamil Nadu Newsprint And Papers (TNPL), Industrial Waste, Paint And Dye Industry, Hazardous Waste, Tamil Nadu
Environment

Tamil Nadu Newsprints and Papers Limited gets environment-friendly tag

To be labelled with FSC logo highlighting the PSU’s environmental concerns

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has granted certificates in Forest Management and Chain of Custody to Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited (TNPL). This could enable TNPL products to be labelled with the FSC logo highlighting the PSU’s social and environmental concerns and contributions. FSC is an independent, non-governmental, non-profit organisation established by leading social, environmental and economic players to promote responsible management of forests. FSC issues certificates in Forest Management (FM) and Chain of Custody (CoC).

Publication Date: 
20/08/2012
L. Renganathan
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu Newsprint And Papers (TNPL), Forest Management, Afforestation, Rehabilitation, Land Degradation, United States Of America (US), Farmers, Environment, Tamil Nadu
Industry

TN to invest Rs 515 cr in govt-run cement plants

The Tamil Nadu government has issued orders to upgrade two of its cement plants with an investment of around Rs 515 crore.

Publication Date: 
15/05/2012
TE Narasimhan
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu Newsprint And Papers (TNPL), Cement Industry, Noyyal, Tiruppur, Erode (D), Karur (D), Industry, Tamil Nadu
Industry

Carbon footprint reduction strategies and efforts by TNPL

Indian paper industries are now constantly working to become more eco-friendly by effective utilization of resources. In the same line, TNPL (Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Ltd.) initiated many innovative measures to reduce energy consumption and to reduce the carbon foot print.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2011
S. Chinnaraj, T. Vijayakumar, M. Senthil Kumar & et al
IPPTA
23
1
147-150
Tags:
Paper and Pulp Industry, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Carbon Dioxide, Tamil Nadu Newsprint And Papers (TNPL), Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Emissions Trading
Industry

Conservation initiatives earn green award for TNPL

It is adjudged best performer in pulp and paper category

Good job:Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah (right) handing over the Best Performer Award to the TNPL Managing Director, T.K. Ramachandran (second from right), at a function in New Delhi recently.

Publication Date: 
09/06/2010
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Environment, Tamil Nadu Newsprint And Papers (TNPL), Industry, Awards, Tamil Nadu, Hindu (Chennai)
Industry

Water and wastewater management at TNPL

The pulp and paper industry is water intensive among major chemical process industries. Water is the medium where all the pulp and paper making process are carried out and used as vehicle to transport the pulp in the mills from one unit operations to another. A major fraction of water used becomes contaminated during various processes.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2010
Chinnaraj S., Rajesh K. S., Karunanithi P. & et al
IPPTA
22
1
151
Tags:
Water Management, Water Conservation, Paper and Pulp Industry, Industrial Waste Treatment, Wastewater Recycling, Tamil Nadu Newsprint And Papers (TNPL), Industry, IPPTA, Chinnaraj S., Rajesh K. S., Karunanithi P. & et al
Industry

Residents oppose cement plant on TNPL premises

Earlier promises yet to be kept by TNPL, allege people

Cement plant to cost Rs. 78.11 crore

Effluents have destroyed fertile area: MLA

Publication Date: 
03/12/2009
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Tamil Nadu Newsprint And Papers (TNPL), Industry, Cement Industry, Tamil Nadu, Karur (D)
Water Pollution

Farmers allege pollution of Pugalur channel

No effluent let out, says TNPL MD Mohammed Nasimuddin

Effluents released into the channel on September 14: Associations

Plan to gherao TNPL paper mill at Kagithapuram

Publication Date: 
18/09/2009
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Water Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Tamil Nadu Newsprint And Papers (TNPL), Industrial Waste, Tamil Nadu, Karur (D)
Industry

Big mills turn to waste paper

A raw material faster to source.
Eco issue
Owing to environmental concerns, large paper manufacturers are bound to look at waste paper as a supplement, say industry sources

R. Balaji

Chennai, July 17 Large paper mills that have depended on virgin raw material will increasingly look at recycling paper to increase raw material availability, say industry experts.

Publication Date: 
18/07/2009
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Paper and Pulp Industry, Tamil Nadu Newsprint And Papers (TNPL), Recyclable Waste, Waste Treatment

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