Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

Govt gets 3 weeks to respond to plea on banning use of plastic for packaging

National Green Tribunal is hearing a case filed by Him Jagriti Uttaranchal Welfare Society

Publication Date:

09/04/2015

Tags:

Plastics, Non Biodegradable Waste, Environmental Health, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Soft Drinks, Health Effects, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

Environment

KEM report points to high toluene levels in Chembur-Mahul belt

Various symptoms exhibited by residents of Ambapada and Chereshwar in Chembur, including skin and eye irritation, breathlessness, choking sensation in the chest and frequent sneezing, match the lis

Publication Date:

27/03/2015

Author(s): Anjali Lukose

Source: Indian Express (Mumbai)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Mumbai, Toxic Wastes, Air Pollution, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Health Effects, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Air Quality Standards, Environment

Environment

4-member ministerial panel to decide on green regulator

The government on Thursday formed a panel of four ministers on setting up a national regulator for the environment.

Publication Date:

05/09/2014

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Environment, Regulations, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Ministry of Shipping Road Transport and Highways, Ministry of Power, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

Environment

Govt forms four-minister panel to create environment regulator

The government on Thursday decided to institute a committee of four ministers to prepare a framework for creating an independent environmental regulatory authority to monitor the compliance of gree

Publication Date:

05/09/2014

Source: Financial Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Environment, Regulations, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Ministry of Shipping Road Transport and Highways, Ministry of Power, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

Energy

Fertiliser ministry wants cheaper natural gas for urea units to continue

Contending that cost of urea production needs to be kept under check and so should the subsidy burden, the ministry of fertiliser has asked the petroleum ministry to continue providing natural gas

Publication Date:

30/01/2014

Author(s): Prashant Mukherjee

Source: Financial Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Natural Gas, Fertiliser Industry, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Energy