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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India will forego `300,000cr for Posco project'
As the ministry of environment & forests (MoEF) gears itself to give a final verdict on the steel giant Posco next week, several financial consultants researching on this `51,000-crore mega project have questioned the MoU signed between India and South Korea. Sulakshan Fontana, who works closely with Navdanya, questions how the Indian government has agreed to sign a deal where it stands to fore
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New Year heralds new beginnings at Rameshs ministry
<p>From being a “No-Go minister”, Jairam Ramesh is wearing out the welcome mat at his Paryavaran Bhawan office as he met with at least three top industry honchos whose projects had been stalled by his environment ministry.
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Final decision on Posco by month end
The fate of the Rs 54,000-crore Posco project, India's biggest FDI, may finally see the light of the day with the of environment and forests (MoEF) showing
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Ramesh, industry in patch-up mode
Environment minister softens stand on stalled projects of Lavasa, Posco and Vedanta. Jairam Ramesh The environment ministry
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Sisterhood status for Orissa, South Korea
<p>BHUBANESWAR: ORISSA and the highly advanced South Korean province of Jellonamdo, the land of Posco, are soon to be sisters. The sisterhood would primarily be based on Buddhist tourism but would encompass development of trade ties including cooperation in small and medium industries and agriculture too. An MoU to formalise the sisterhood status would be signed in South Korea soon.
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Korea nudges India on Posco delay
The 12 million tonne per annum project, proposed in Orissa and billed as the largest FDI in India, does not encroach forest land and should be given go ahead at the earliest." Kim Jong-Hoon South Korean trade minister South Korea on Thursday urged India not to "disregard" the importance of the proposed $12 billion Posco steel project, in view of the development it is set to bring in the country b
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NHRC seeks State's report card on resettlment
BHUBANESWAR: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) took a strong note of the land acquisition policy of the State Government relating to Vedanta and directed that steps be taken to ensure that all the affected persons are rehabilitated. Addressing mediapersons here after the two-day camp sitting here on Wednesday, chairperson Justice K G Balakrishnan said the commission has asked its spec
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Ramesh softens Vedanta stand
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday he was willing to revive Vedanta Resources
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Mines, MoEF min at odds over green nod
New Delhi: The ministries of mining and environment could be on a collision course again. The ministry of environment and forests
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Posco upbeat despite green hurdle
The meeting between Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh and senior Posco officials have given hope to the prospects of the steel major in Orissa.