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Pharmaceutical factory explosion kills 17, injures 36

23 August 2024

An explosion and fire in southern India killed at least 17 people and injured dozens more after a solvent leak on 22 August. The blast occurred at around midday at a facility owned by Escientia Advanced Sciences in the state of Andhra Pradesh....
Offshore gas boom in Southeast Asia, $100 billion forecast by 2028

19 July 2024

Offshore gas production in Southeast Asia is poised to unlock a $100 billion (£77bn) potential, driven by a flurry of planned final investment decisions (FIDs) expected to materialise by 2028, according to latest analysis from research and energy intelligence company Rystad Energy....
Coal mine explosion kills 12 in Pakistan

22 March 2024

An explosion in a coal mine killed 12 people in southwestern Pakistan on 19 March. The blast occurred after a build-up of methane gas within the mine, located in the country’s Balochistan region, local officials said....
Explosion at Indian chemical plant kills seven, injures 27

05 December 2023

Seven people were killed by an explosion at a chemical plant in western India on 29 November. The incident happened at a facility operated by chemical manufacturer Aether Industries and left 27 others with injuries....
“Greenwashing”: industry now able to provide independent proof for environmental claims

14 November 2023

With accusations of greenwashing increasing, industry has urgently needed independent proof that environmental and sustainability claims have been established based on agreed methodology and best practice....

Pharmaceutical plant explosion kills two, injures five 04 July 2023

A fire and explosion at a pharmaceutical facility in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India killed two people and injured five others on 30 June. Local officials said a fire broke out in a solvent reactor at a plant owned by Sahithi Pharma....

Blast furnace incident injures 19 at Tata Steel plant 13 June 2023

At least 19 people have been injured after a steam pipe exploded at a Tata Steel plant in India. The incident happened in the town of Dhenkanal in the eastern Indian state of Odisha on 13 June. Two of the injured are reported to be in critical conditions....

Coal mine gas leak kills six in Pakistan 15 March 2023

A gas leak in a coal mine killed six people in Pakistan’s Balochistan region on March 3. Five people were also injured and required hospitalisation after attempting to rescue trapped workers....

Essar to invest £3 billion in UK and India energy transitions 27 February 2023

Indian multinational conglomerate Essar Group has announced the formation of Essar Energy Transition (EET) to drive the creation of an energy transition hub in North West England. EET plans to invest a total of £2.9 billion in developing a range of low carbon energy transition projects over the next five years, of which £1.9 billion will be invested across its site at Stanlow and £1 billion in India....

Chemical plant explosion and fire kills two, injures 17 05 January 2023

An explosion and fire at a chemical plant in Maharashtra, India killed two people and left 17 others injured on January 1. The incident occurred at a chemical plant operated by Jindal Poly Films which produces polyester and polypropylene films....