National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is considering to drag union environment ministry to the court because of delay in granting environment clearance for road projects. It may be noted that recently road developer GMR Infrastructure withdrew from the contract to develop a meg
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‘Ensure zero tolerance for pollution in highway work’
A Jammu and Kashmir Assembly committee on environment, headed by CPI (M) MLA from Kulgam MY Tarigami, has voiced concern over ecological impact of 4-lane Srinagar-Jammu national highway. The panel has stressed on ensuring zero tolerance for pollution and adoption of eco-friendly practices in the construction.
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Land, green clearance hit steel projects
Some industry observers feel that governmentÂ’s policy affected many steel projects in the country. According to one estimate, at least 35-40 million tonne of capacity has been cancelled or postponed over the past few years, putting a question mark over the steel ministryÂ’s dream of taking the installed capacity to 200 million tonne from 90 million tonne now
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Ministry may urge ONGC to decommission project
Agency reports suggest that the union environment ministry would urge ONGC to decommission an abandoned pipeline project in the Nagapattinam district of T
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Push comes to shovel
In an environment of slowing economy with threats of a double-dip looming larger than ever, the industry has been hoping for some time for some good news from the government. That wait for mining companies just got longer.
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Outokumpu: Indian infrastructure needs stainless steel
Durability, strength and low mainteÂnance costs are just some of the reasons that make stainless steel an ideal material for use in bridge construction.
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Waste to energy technology: Burning up your garbage
Raw material for biogas energy is available cheaply and abundantly. As Thomas Elsenbruch explains, the technology and new products are evolving and can be easily harnessed.
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We should collaborate in O&G and renewables
Bas JA Van Vroonhoven, Manager, Business Development of FME Association, the largest organisation in the Netherlands representing employers and businesses in the technological industry.
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Green finance: The signal is amber
Funding for conventional energy infrastructure projects could become increasingly difficult to obtain as banks grow wary of environment concerns and ensuing regulatory bottlenecks.