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Sunday, March 15, 2026
TopicCement plant

Topic: cement plant

In SC’s stop to cement unit plan near homes, farms in Punjab, a win for environment safety. What it said

Agriculturists & Vasant Valley Public School in Sangrur moved court 2 yrs ago, saying cement firm had bought 48 acres for ‘cement-related industrial unit’ in proximity to residences & lands.

Cement is hitting a wall. There’s no coming back

After decades of growth, cement consumption is bottoming out. We may never return to the peak 4.4 billion metric tons produced in 2021, even as India, Southeast Asia and Africa continue to urbanise.

NCB inaugurates new incubation centre to promote innovation and growth in the cement industry

This initiative is expected to create new opportunities for employment and technology development in the region.

Cement and carbon industry has potential to be carbon-negative. Polluter to climate solution

Numerous solutions have a role in decarbonising the cement and concrete industry, and combinations of solutions can provide it with the best chance of reaching its net zero goals.

Cement industry’s new ‘EV’ – A new low-carbon tech is here

Concrete and cement account for approximately 7% of global CO2 emissions, and if no action is taken, this number could grow dramatically.

Income tax dept raids five Shree Cement locations in Rajasthan, reports CNBC-TV18

A survey action by the I-T department is an investigative procedure carried out to ascertain a taxpayer's actual income in a financial year, the report said.

Steel to cement—Climate change has a neglected focus area. Industries need to take note

The need for continuous high-temperature heat to produce steel, cement and concrete requires huge amounts of energy. It has a huge implication.

Adani forges $10.5-billion deal with Holcim India to buy Ambuja Cement, ACC

Holcim’s sale of its Indian business is expected to close in second half of 2022. Adani Group beat other firms, including JSW Group, to become India's 2nd biggest cement manufacturer.

Holcim considering sale of $9.6 billion stake in Ambuja cements

The Swiss giant is considering a potential sale of businesses in India including Ambuja Cements Ltd. Holcim controls 63.1% of Ambuja, which has a market value of about $9.6 billion.

Marwaris’ unique talent for business comes from one quality. It’s called ‘baniya buddhi’

In 'The Ambuja Story', founder Narotam Sekhsaria recounts the highs and lows of building India's leading cement company from scratch.

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.