2013 global forest products facts and figures
Global production of all major wood products continued to show steady growth in 2013 for the fourth consecutive year, according to new data published by FAO. While the production of industrial roundwood,
View ArticleHindon water unfit even for bathing, says pollution board
Discharge from slaughterhouses; sugar, paper and chemical units making Hindon, Kali dirty. Effluent discharged from sugar and paper mills, slaughter houses, and chemical industries in Uttar Pradesh are
View ArticleAsia 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 its...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by Century...
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,
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of pollution norms...
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...
View ArticleChina 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.
View ArticleProduction at MPM comes to a halt again
Board objects to mill’s failure to honour pollution control norms The production at Mysore Paper Mills (MPM), a public sector undertaking in Bhadravati, has been halted from April 15 owing to the...
View ArticleOne 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. Loss of forest habitat through pulp and paper
View ArticleConservationists 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...
View ArticleOver 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. Listing the achievements of his...
View ArticleDraft notification on the various standards for pulp & paper industry
The following draft notification, which the Central Government proposes to issue under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), is hereby published for the information of public likely to be
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by M/s Rama...
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
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by Ramaa...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ramaa Shyama Papers Ltd. Vs. Smt. Sunaina Singh & Ors. dated 03/08/2015 regarding pollution caused by Ramaa Shyama Papers Ltd., Bareilly, Uttar
View ArticlePaper mill directed to ensure pollution control measures
The National Green Tribunal has directed Mysore Paper Mills (MPM), a public sector undertaking in Bhadravati, not to operate its fourth boiler till pollution control measures are put in place at the firm.
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by Ramaa...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ramaa Shyama Papers Ltd. Vs. Smt. Sunaina Singh & Ors. dated 11/08/2015 regarding pollution caused by Ramaa Shyama Papers Ltd., Bareilly, Uttar
View ArticlePulp & paper giant retires plantations to curb emissions
One of the world's largest pulp and paper manufacturers has today (13 August) pledged to immediately retire some of its commercial plantation areas in a bid to cut greenhouse gas emissions. edie editor
View ArticleInter-sectoral water allocation and conflicts: Perspectives from Rajasthan
The law and policy frameworks for allocation or reallocation of water to different uses, or within a category of use, remain underdeveloped in India. This paper intends providing a starting point for a
View ArticleArunachal to sign MoUs for boosting bamboo sector
Arunachal Pradesh will soon ink Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) and Hindustan Paper Corporation to help potential bamboo growers in the state. Arunachal Pradesh
View ArticleUP based paper mill to shut down for causing pollution
An Uttar Pradesh paper mill has told the National Green Tribunal that they have decided to immediately shut down their operations in the wake of the Central Pollution Control Board's direction to close
View ArticleIndonesia investigates 10 firms over smog-causing forest fires
Indonesia is investigating 10 firms over worsening forest fires that have created a blanket of smog over Southeast Asia, threatening them with sanctions if they are found responsible, a government...
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