Will competition commission order rein in cement cartel?

Cement companies are under-utilising capacity deliberately to keep prices high, allege builders association

The other brick in the wall

Expressly defending white asbestos

The asbestos cement industry is back on the sly with its misinformation campaign. On July 15, 2003, The Indian Express and The Financial Express …

Jettison geography

A fresh map of coastal Gujarat may enable the completion of a jetty whose construction is under dispute

Sordid saga

The Sanghi jetty case takes a new turn as the Gujarat high court directs the Union government to re-examine the issue of environment clearance

Conform, or else

Political see-saw

Cementing possibilities

After water, concrete (mainly cement) is the most widely used material on the planet. It is also the second largest industrial emitter of carbon …

Saying yes to degradation

Himachal cement plants face flak

The Himachal government's plans to install cement plants in the state create a none too happy situation

Curse of limestone

Farmers from 12 Rajasthan villages refuse to part with fertile land for cement companies

Buried in cement dust: Kashmir’s saffron production takes a hit, farmers forced to switch occupation

Despite protests, cement factories have been allowed to be set up right next to saffron fields, complain growers

Here are some ways to reduce carbon footprint of cement industry

More than 99 per cent of the greenhouse gases emitted from the manufacturing process is CO2

Concrete worries

Cement kilns are the third largest contributors of carbon dioxide

Under siege

Pollution fears cloud future of cement plants

The announcement that more cement factories will be set up in the state has unleashed a controversy. Units already operational have not …

Dusty deaths

Project brings cheap cement to the village

Narasimharaju's dream of providing inexpensive cement for rural use will come true when his plant starts production later this year.

Creating panic

Making cement production less polluting

Researchers are trying to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the manufacture of cement by finding alternatives to limestone

COP28 side-event on carbon capture technologies in cement sector highlights key barriers and successes

Electricity demand, CO2 leakage risks to drinking water and high costs among key issues  

Mining industry makes all-out bid to send right signals before WSSD

Burning problem

Problems behind the pugmarks

Translocating some lions from Gujarat's Gir sanctuary -- the home of the endangered Asiatic lion -- to the Kuno wildlife sanctuary in Madhya …

Matrix reloaded

Adding jute fiber to cement mix can make buildings stronger