Hit for six

Kashmiri bat-makers face willow shortage

On the timber trail

Reaping green profits

Blazing away

Indonesia is once again engulfed by forest fires

More forest cover

"There is no transparency in the Indian paper industry"

N J Rao, professor, Institute of Paper Technology, University of Roorkee, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, is one of the three technical consultants of …

EcoCheck: Australia's Southwest jarrah forests have lost their iconic giants

When Europeans first arrived in Australia's Southwest, they found vast tracts of huge jarrah trees. Now, after logging and dwindling rainfall, …

Forestland benefits

Under the Lok Vaniki scheme, a farmer can extract benefits from his land by selling its produce, including timber

The story of National Bamboo Mission

While the restructuring of the earlier Mission is good news, there is much more that needs to be done

Paperworks

Overall environment health of the pulp and paper industry is far from healthy Inefficiency in resource use plagues the industry

What should be done

Some key actions for the sustainable growth of the pulp and paper industry

Running a farm

Farm forestry can overcome the raw material scare

Chlorine check

The world moves towards totally chlorine-free bleaching

Where India stands

The demand for paper in India far exceeds its supply

The resonance

The Green Rating Project has already had an impact on Indian industry and hopefully will have more

On paper

Amrit Paper Mills

One Leaf Company SCORE 19.01% RANK TWENTY SEVEN

Mukerian Papers Ltd

One Leaf Company SCORE 20.01RANK TWENTY SIX

Grasim Industries Ltd

One Leaf CompanySCORE 20.65%RANK TWENTY FIVE

Bottom of the pile

The companies that have figured low on the ratings are characterised by more than one of the following features

SIV:On the comeback trail

BILT Ballarpur

Two Leaves CompanySCORE 33.44%RANK THREE

Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Ltd

Three Leaves CompanySCORE 38.50%RANK TWO

J K Paper Mills

Three Leaves CompanySCORE 42.75%RANK ONE

The top bracket

The companies that have figured high on the ratings have more than one of the following features