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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Fresh MoU remains ‘Ore’ of contention
Posco-India has sought some clarifications and modifications to the suggestions given by the State Government for renewal of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) for establishment of the proposed 12 million
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HC reserves order on Posco land acquisition
The Odisha High Court on Tuesday reserved judgment on a petition seeking quashing of the land acquisition proceedings undertaken for the Posco steel plant proposed to be set up at Paradip in Jagatsinghpur
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Mine allocation to Posco: SC adjourns hearing
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
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Posco to invest $200m in Tuwairqi Steel expansion
South Korean steel making company Posco will invest $200 million to expand the production capacity of Tuwairqi steel plant located near Port Qasim. To this effect, a memorandum of understanding for
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Mega projects need time: Centre
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
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Posco supporters stall work over renewal of MoU
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
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Posco hits New Green Roadblock
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
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Posco-Orissa MoU expires
<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>
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Green tribunal slaps notices on Posco, Orissa & MoEF
<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>
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Posco approval challenged in Green Tribunal
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