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 ball in state govt's court, says Ramesh
Jairam Ramesh It is for the government of Orissa to meet the legal rules if the mammoth Posco steel project is to be cleared by him, said Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh. A day ahead of a meeting with Orisa chief minister Naveen Patnaik, who reiterated that project clearance is vital for both state and nation, Ramesh said:
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Vedanta oustees call for fresh relief package
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ArcelorMittal, Posco investment in Odisha negligible
Bhubaneswar: Two of the world's leading steel-makers, ArcelorMittal and Posco, had proposed to invest Rs 91,000 crore for setting up mega steel units in Odisha, but their actual investment was negligible even about half a decade after signing MoUs with the state government. While ArcelorMittal had proposed to invest Rs 40,000 crore on its proposed 12-mtpa greenfield steel mill in Keonjhar distr
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ArcelorMittal & Posco investments negligible
Bhubaneshwar Two of the world
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Orissa Govt Claims Fake Villagers Stopping Posco
Govt accuses Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti of forgery in Palli Sabha resolutions The Orissa government has disputed claims of the Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti that the Palli Sabha (panchayats) of Dhinkia and Gobindpur, which come under the proposed Posco steel plant project, had passed resolutions on February 5 and 6, asserting their eligibility under the Forest Rights Act and rejecting cons
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Ramesh's letter on Posco to be sent to forest dept: Naveen
Bhubaneswar: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday said that the letter of Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh to the state putting on hold the forest clearance to the Posco greenfield steel cum captive power plant and asking to stick to provisions of Forest Rights Act, will be sent to forest department for verification. After forest department's scrutiny, we will respond to the MoEF, Pa
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POSCO: Government alleges fabrication
BHUBANESWAR: Even as Union Minister of State for Environment and Forest (MoEF) Jairam Ramesh put the conditional clearance to Posco project on hold basing on an e-mail, the Orissa Government report to the Centre has claimed that the anti-Posco activist have forged and fabricated documents on palli sabha resolutions. "The palli sabha resolutions relating to Gobindpur and Dhinkia villages appende
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POSCO: Orissa to act after examining order
A day after Union Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh put the forest clearance for the Rs 54,000- crore POSCO steel project on hold, the state government said it would closely examine the MoEF order before taking any further action. On Thursday, Ramesh had held back forest clearance, asking the state government to recognise the rights of the people of Dhinkia and Gobindpur villages i
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Anti-Posco activists to hold meet today
Jagatsinghpur: The anti-Posco activists under the banner of Posco Pratirodha Sangram Samiti (PPSS) on Thursday decided to congregate at a meeting at Patanahat on Friday in protest against the assurance report submitted by the Odisha government on Wednesday to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). In the protest meeting the activists have decided to burn the copy of the assurance repor
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State to renew MoU with Posco-India soon
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday said that it would soon renew the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Korean steel major Posco for its proposed steel plant near Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district. The steel and mines department has already received the recommendation of the law department in this regard. The nodal department will soon invite Posco for renewal of the Mo