Indian cement industry has conserved 1 million tonnes of coal through sustainable cement production practices

CII and Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA) in its efforts to appreciate and acknowledge thought leaders and green champions who have contributed significantly to the growth and spread of the cement sector, annually felicitates one senior person with the ‘CII- CMA Distinguished Personality Award’.

No pun intended. What are the fuels that fuel the cement production processes, is the question. However, even before we delve into that matter, why not spend a few words on why is it important to talk about cement fuels.

According to the Bureau of Energy Efficiency India (BEE India), India is the second largest producer of cement in the world.

While the cement companies have made a lot of efforts in adopting the latest computerised digital techniques with Distributed Control System

AFR, when fully expanded, stands for Alternate Fuels and Raw Materials. From the time the acronym was coined, the definition of AFR has undergone changes and flexible interpretations, both in terms of alternative fuels, and alternative raw materials.

India's GDP growth rates are consistently falling every quarter through calendar 2018, and the forecast for the fourth quarter of FY19 is a further drop. Mint says that eight of the 16 high-frequency macroeconomic indicators are in the red and only four in green, (indicating that) the Indian economy continues to remain weak.

The interim budget for FY 2019 – 20 presented today by Minister of Railways & Minister of Coal, Piyush Goyal is very positive for the real estate sector, said Shishir Baijal, Chairman & Managing Director, Knight Frank India.

Though it was supposed to be an interim budget, it has given a direction for the whole year by announcing different schemes to boost disposable income, which will eventually help revive consumer demand, including for cement.