This report analyses carbon abatement measures for achieving net zero in the cement industry and plots a MAC curve for existing plants across the country. The marginal abatement cost (MAC) curve plots
10-MT GUJARAT, ANDHRA UNITS ON THE BLOCK; COULD FETCH . 9,000 CRORE SABARINATH M, RAVI TEJA SHARMA & MAULIK VYAS The AV Birla Group and French cement giant Lafarge are in talks to buy out Jaiprakash
The biggest scam in coal is that despite having one of the world’s largest reserves of coal, India is unable to dig it up fast enough. This results in lost production and jobs, imports of expensive coal
JAIPUR: Ten investment proposals worth Rs 9,800 crore will be tabled for approval by the state Cabinet committee in a meeting scheduled on Wednesday. If cleared, these companies, ranging form automobiles to automatic teller machines, cements and pharmaceuticals, will open their manufacturing units in the state. The proposals include Brazilian firm Perto which plans to set up a manufacturing plant for automatic teller machines with an investment of Rs 200 crore. The unit will have a capacity of 1,000 machines per month and will come up in Mahindra Walled City.
Indian steel companies are getting away with causing grave damage to the environment. They are not even adhering to the country’s already lax environmental laws – despite using large amounts of minerals,
New Delhi If you thought that interest in climate change has tapered off, think again. Companies in India have increasingly become aware of the impact of climate change, environmental and social factors on their businesses and have taken action on critical environmental challenges like green house gas (GHG) emissions, water use and waste management. The efforts on managing GHG emissions and energy use are starting to show results, according to the fourth edition of the FE-EVI Green Business Survey. Overall, GHG intensities have decreased at an annual rate of 3%. The growth rate of absolute emissions has declined from 4.11% last year to 3.7% this year.
Shillong: The death of thousands of fish at Wah Lukha in Jaintia Hills and Ranikor river is directly linked mushrooming of cement plants and unscientific mining activities being carried out in the two districts of the state, says the KSU. “The rise in number of cement plants in Jaintia Hills has posed a great threat not only to the forests and environment but also the aquatic lives to the extend that all the rivers are poisoned making survival of aquatic lives almost impossible”, KSU Environment and Cultural Secretary J Marbaniang said.
Amid controversies over allegations of irregularities in allocation of coal mines, the Coal Ministry has identified 54 blocks to be allocated to various sectors, including power, steel and cement. Of 54
New Delhi Power, cement and steel companies, which are facing uncertainty due to environmental and other regulatory issues over their captive coal blocks, can now relax. This is because the government will soon come out with a policy on allocation of alternative coal blocks to them. The group of ministers on coal, slated to meet here on Wednesday, is expected to approve the new policy proposed by the coal ministry. The idea, said a government source, is to remove impediments to use captive mining rights. The proposed policy would help develop projects worth billions of dollars in these sectors.
Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), a statutory body under the Union ministry of power, is planning to save 2,308 Mw of energy worth around Rs 11,540 crore during the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) by mandating the labelling of electronic products. Of this, 400 Mw, worth Rs 2,000 crore, is expected to be saved from the air-conditioners segment. The central government has already mandated four products – split air-conditioners, fluorescent lamps, transformers and frost-free refrigerators – under the energy efficiency star-labelling to reduce energy consumption, and identified 10 products on a voluntary basis.
Indonesia's progress in reforming its forestry sector will not be sufficient to meet its pledge to reduce carbon emissions by 26 percent by 2020, Norway's environment minister said on Tuesday. Indonesia
