No Posco, but 3L trees axed for project
Bhubaneswar: As uncertainty prevails over South Korean steel giant Posco's proposed plant near Paradip, the state government on Tuesday informed the assembly that around three lakh trees were felled during
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Green panel suspends Posco's environmental clearance
The directive puts the current single-largest FDI in the country at risk Within days of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s assurance to South Korea that all was well with the $12-billion Posco project, the situation has taken a new turn. In a major setback to the South Korean steel giant, the National Green Tribunal today suspended the environment clearance granted to Posco’s proposed mega project in Orissa a year ago.
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Naveen government has misused Land Acquisition Act, says CAG
The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India has found that the Naveen Patnaik government has ‘misused' the Land Acquisition Act for acquiring land for several big industrial projects, including the proposed mega steel plant by South Korean steel major Posco. “Emergency Provisions of Section 17 (4) were misused and applied arbitrarily even without indicating detailed justification for the same and without fulfilment of prescribed conditions,” the CAG has stated.
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Posco faces fresh green tribunal hurdle
Placing fresh hurdles before India’s biggest FDI project — Rs 50,000 crore Posco Integrated Steel Plant in Odisha — the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday suspended the final 2011 environmental order
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Posco project in trouble as Green Tribunal suspends environmental clearance
It seeks fresh review by experts, new conditions, compliance with deadline The Rs.51,000-crore Posco steel project in Odisha is back in limbo with the National Green Tribunal suspending the Environment Ministry's nod for the country's single largest FDI venture. The government has been told to have a fresh review conducted by experts to recommend new conditions and ensure compliance with a clear deadline.
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Tribunal Suspends Approval of Posco Steel Project in India
An Indian tribunal dealt a fresh blow on Friday to a long-delayed, high-profile steel project proposed by the South Korean company Posco by suspending its environmental approval and directing regulators
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Green tribunal denies nod for Posco project
The Rs 50,000-crore Posco steel plant in Odisha hit a snag after the National Green Tribunal denied clearance to the project. The Tribunal held that the project will remain suspended till the Environment
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POSCO judgment of National Green Tribunal
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has suspended the environment clearance granted to the proposed POSCO project in Orissa on grounds of faulty Environment Impact Assessment. Read text of this NGT verdict appreciated by the anti-POSCO activists.
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Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding the Forest Clearance granted to POSCO in Jagatsinhpur district of Orissa by the MOEF, 30/03/2012
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Praffula Samantra Vs Union of India and Others dated 30/03/2012. This appeal is filed against the final order dated 31.1.2011 of the Ministry of
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PM invites Korean investments in solar, nuclear sectors
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked South Korean businessmen to help India expand its burgeoning solar and nuclear power sectors by investing in these environment-friendly technologies. "We are committed to increasing energy efficiency and the share of renewables, including solar and nuclear power, in our energy mix," Singh told a group of top Korean CEOs here.
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Manmohan Assures South Korea on Implementation of Posco Project
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday assured South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on the implementation of the $12-billion Posco steel project in Odisha. During the bilateral talks, Singh told Lee that