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A stunning variety of organisms each striving to reproduce some of them dont even need a partner to produce offspring in others the father bears the young and it turns out that in sexual reproduction the conventional model of two genetic parents doesnt always hold true at least in plants. Humans have one genetic mother and one genetic father the same generally goes for the rest of the animal world but new Research Shows that things can be different for plants it turns out that fail cress plants ...

A recent study in Materials compares rinsed ilmenite mud waste (R-MUD) with fly ash (FA) as additives in Portland cement composites, focusing on microstructural and pozzolanic properties. The results reveal that R-MUD, despite lower silicon dioxide content, exhibits higher pozzolanic activity, potentially offering a sustainable alternative to FA in cement production.

The Pollution Control Board, Assam, directs NF Railway to suspend transport and unloading of fly ash operations at Lanka railway station in Nagaon district due to air pollution. A fine of Rs 7,80,000 has been imposed for violation of pollution norms. NFR instructed to transport fly ash in sealed bags and set up mechanised unloading arrangements.

In the highly competitive cement industry in India, the Adani Group faces challenges in catching up to the leader, UltraTech Cement, owned by the Aditya Birla Group. UltraTech recently crossed 150 million tonnes in production capacity and plans to further increase it to 200 million tonnes. Adani has made strategic acquisitions but will need more to gain market share. The overall cement industry in India is expected to add significant capacity in the coming years, driven by infrastructure and hou...

PT Semen Jawa raises alternative raw materials substitution rate to 3%

Gautam Adani-led Adani group, which owns Ambuja Cements and ACC Ltd, is targeting to capture around one-fifth of the Indian cement market by FY28. Adani Cement business will implement its accelerated capex program through internal accruals and the business will continue to "remain debt free," said an investor presentation shared by Ambuja Cements.

Adani Cement also amplifies the pace of capacity expansion and is expected to have an accelerated growth rate of 16 per cent to reach 140 MTPA (million tonnes per annum) by FY2028

At present, Adani Cement is the second leading company in the sector after the Aditya Birla group firm UltraTech Cements. Ambuja, with its subsidiaries ACC Ltd, has the capacity to produce 77.4 million tonnes of cement annually.

Holcim introduces ECOAsh in Western Canada

The residents living in colonies around Buddha Dariya on Tajpur Road claimed to be suffering from the increasing levels of air pollution due to the fly ash released from nearby factories. Fly ash is a powdery component released on combustion of coal, especially from thermal power plants. The residents raised the issue during a cleanliness drive being carried out by environmentalist Balbir Singh Seechewal around the drain.