Cement, Energy and Environment July-Sep 2002

\ be advisory in character. It wi ll advise both the Indi an Bureau of Mines and the Government. The Board will be at li berty to correspond directly with Govt. The Indian Bureau ofMines will provide the Secretariat to the Board. The Board shou ld devise its own working rules and procedures but the Government would expect it to meet at least tw ice a year. The functions of the Board wi ll ' be as follows: I. To review and advise on the programme ofwork duri ng the coming year. 2. ..., J. 4. 5. To review and advise on the Annua l Five Year plan and proposals of Indian Bureau of Mines. To apprise from time to time the work, in d ifferent areas done by the Indian Bureau of Mines. To advise on systems of Management Information and Management accounting. To advise on ways and means of making Indian Bureau of Mines functioni ng more effective. DEVENDRA MISHRA , DIRECTOR Courtesy: Federation ofIndian Mineral industries FIMI Circular No.24, B/22/02 dated 5 August, 2002 Tel: (Of f) 6410786, 6410078, Fax: 91-11-6217004 Email: fedmin@nda.vsn/ .net.in COAL ROYALTY RATE HIKED TO 19% AFTER 8 YEARS The Economics Times, New Delhi, J/.07.02 After a gap of eight years, the government has hiked the rate of royalty on coa l up to 19% from preva iling ave rage of 12.76% benefiting the coal producing states to the tune of Rs 500 crore. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, at its meeting la te on Monday, approved the proposal of the ministry of coal and mines to revise the rates of royalty wh ich would continue to be on per tonne basis, an official spokesperson said on Tuesday. Courtesy: Cement News Digest, 27-31 Jul 02, P- 7 Fax: 022-2040582 TENURE Email: cmabb@bomJ.vsnl.nel.in The tenure of the Advisory Board Web: www.cmaindia.org will be for two years. ORDER Ordered that this Reso lution be communicated to a ll the State Government and Central Ministries of the Govt. of India, Prime Mini s ter 's Office, Cabinet Secretariat, Min istry of Parliamentary Affa ir, Planning Commi ss ion, Contro ll er and Auditor General of India, Indian Bureau ofMines, Geological Survey of India and Department of Atomic Energy. CALIFORNIA TO LEAD USA IN REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION The Statesman, 22 Jul 02 California is setto lead the US in red ucing GHG (greenhpuse gas) emission, with the Governor, Mr Gray Davi s, expected to sign a landmark global warmi ng Bill. The Ca lifornia Climate Bill, recently passed by the state assembly, makes Ca li fornia the first state requiring automakers to reduce emiss ions of carbon dioxide and methane-GHG that contribute to global warming. The state also has more seri ous pollution prob lem than any other state and the li on's s hare of California, carbon dioxide emission comes from the transportation sector. Cars and tntcks produce 57% of global warming emissions from fossil fuel combustion in California, compared to 31% for country as a whole. The Bill instructs the California Air Resources Board to develop and adopt regulations that achieve the maximum feas ible reduction global warmi ng emissions by passenger vehicles and light duty tru cks in Ca lifornia . Not surpri si ngly, environmental advocates have hailed the bill as the most significant step ever taken to control heat trapping gases in the US, while automakers have opposed it saying that California is taking a unilateral step to increase the fue l efficiency of vehicles. Courtesy: TERJ Newswire. 16-3 I Jul. 02. P27 Fax: .J6821-I-I or -16821-15 Email: outreach@teri.res.in Web: www.teriin.01g EPA TO MOVE AHEAD \VITH DIESEL TRUCK RULES Charlolle S. Garvey, Washington Correspot?dent A Federal court directed the Environmental Protection Agency to go ahead with rules impos ing tougher control standards for diesel emissions from on-road trucks. The ru les could impact some aggregate mini ng operations. The US Distri ct Court for the District of Columbia rejected arguments made by the petrochemical and truck engin e industries to block the regulations. EPA ' s new fuel standard is designed