Odisha plans to restore coastal green cover
Uprooted trees in Puri. Nearly 22 lakh trees have been destroyed in the cyclone in Odisha.Biswaranjan Rout Cyclone Fani-hit State aims at planting over 1.3 crore saplings as per a five-year scheme
Uprooted trees in Puri. Nearly 22 lakh trees have been destroyed in the cyclone in Odisha.Biswaranjan Rout Cyclone Fani-hit State aims at planting over 1.3 crore saplings as per a five-year scheme
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has decided to electrify 1,900 villages with alternative energy sources through the Orissa Renewable Energy Development Agency (OREDA). This was decided at a highlevel
Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned hearing on dispute on allocation of iron ore mines in 2,500 hectares in the Khandadhar hills in Odisha to South Korean steel major Posco, which has proposed
Bhubaneswar: Apparently not worried over the pace of implementation of mega steel projects like Posco and ArcelorMittal in Odisha, the steel ministry on Friday said that mega projects need time. Mega
BHUBANESWAR; Faulty baseline information provided by developers in the environment impact assessment (EIA) is a major reason why the industrial and development projects are facing delay or rejection. The
PARADIP: The district administration felled around 1,000 trees at Nuagaon for the proposed Posco project on Wednesday. Things, however, were not the same at Gadakujang panchayat, where villagers prevented
Green tribunal slaps notices on Posco, Orissa & MoEF; Seeks info about clearance granted to the project In what appears to be a setback to the Posco’s dream 12-million ton steel project, the National
<p> The MoU, which was valid for five years, was signed on June 21, 2005. The company had expressed its intent to set up a 12 million tonne per annum steel plant in Jagatsinghpur district near the Paradip port. It was the only document the company had as proof of its existence in India.</p>
<p> A severe drought looms large over many parts of Orissa due to inadequate rainfall this season. Most of the districts have received half the normal rainfall. According to revenue department sources, Nuapada district in western Orissa has received 56 per cent rainfall while Boudh and Malkangiri recorded 63 and 61 per cent,</p>
<p> The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday served notices on the Union ministry for environment and forest (MoEF), Orissa government, Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) and Posco India enquiring them about the circumstances under which environmental clearance was given to the South Korean company’s proposal for setting up a 12 million tonne steel plant and a captive port in Jagatsinghpur district.</p>
In fresh trouble for Posco’s proposed iron and steel plant in Orissa, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday admitted a petition challenging the environmental clearance granted to the project and