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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Posco work: Govt can't wait for passage of bill in Parliament
<p> Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday said that it cannot stop developmental activities at Posco's proposed steel plant site and wait for passage of the Land Acquisition (LA) Act in the
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Vedanta may apply afresh for green nod
<p>Vedanta Aluminum Ltd (VAL) is open to make a fresh proposal to obtain environmental clearance for the expansion plans at its aluminum unit in Lanjigarh, Orissa. However, the company said it wanted the government to consider its application on par with other companies like Lavasa, Posco, SAIL and Jindal Power Ltd, who had recently got a green nod for their projects.
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HC reserves judgement on Posco hearing
Cuttack: The Odisha High Court on Wednesday reserved its judgement over passing any interim order on the ongoing exercise of land acquisition, forest clearance and forestland diversion for Posco after Advocate General (AG) Ashok Mohanty concluded his arguments in the court.
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Posco defends forest clearance, diversion
CUTTACK: Posco India Ltd has told the Orissa High Court that no illegalities were committed either by the Centre or Orissa in giving forest clearance and diverting forest land for the South Korean company. Senior advocate Sanjit Mohanty arguing during adjudication of a batch of PILs challenging land acquisition and grant of forest clearance for the steel project in the Court of Chief Justice V
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Ministry exploits loopholes for Posco
The environment ministry made a specious argument before the Cuttack bench of Orissa high court, defending its decision to clear Posco without verifying if the Forest Rights Act had been violated or not in diverting forest land to the Rs 54,000 crore integrated steel plant. It said the law
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Poscos Karnataka steel plant plans in doldrums
Bangalore The fate of South Korean steelmaker Posco's proposed plant in Karnataka remains uncertain with two groups of farmers holding different views on the project. The government has already assured protesting farmers that the project would not come up in Gadag district.
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MoEF to ensure speedy decisions on Posco, Vedanta
Bhubaneswar: Observing that environment must be protected by all means, new Union environment and forests minister Jayanthi Natarajan on Sunday said that she would ensure speedy decisions on major projects like Posco and Vedanta. In an interview to a national news channel, she said that there should be clarity on decisions taken on environmental projects and that once a clearance is made, it sh
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Face-off at Posco site again
PARADIP: Work at the proposed Posco steel project could not be taken up due to a face-off between the police and villagers at Polang under Gadakujang panchayat on Saturday.
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Land is livelihood, don't forget
My article about people fighting against Posco has brought various responses in the past fortnight (
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Young Gandhi clears air on Posco Project
BHUBANESWAR: In a bid to make amends, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who extended conditional support to the Posco project on Wednesday, said a day later that alternative land, if not agricultural, would be a better option.