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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Environment ministry widens Posco panels mandate
THE environment ministry has widened the scope of the Meena Gupta Committee looking into South Korean steel maker Posco
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Centre stops work at POSCO site
<p>THE Union environment ministry has written to Orissa's principal secretary (forests) directing the state to stop work on the Korean steel giant POSCO's plant in Jagatsinghpur district.</p>
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Posco: Hearings over, state hopes for the best
<p>BHUBANESWAR: While the State Government reiterated its stand that no tribals are living on the land earmarked for Posco’s steel project, the CPI, spearheading the anti-Posco agitation, on Sunday demanded that the plant be shifted elsewhere. The Meena Gupta Committee will submit its report to the Ministry of Environment and Forests within a month.
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Tension at Posco site after clashes
Tension prevailed in Noliasahi village under the Posco project site due to clashes between supporters and opponents of the project in which four persons including a panchayat committee member were injured. The clashes occurred following altercation between the two groups over disappearance of seven tribal families from the site before the visit of a Central team and their re-appearance after th
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Central team completes visit to Posco site
Prafulla Das BHUBANESWAR: The four-member Central team that came to assess the implementation of the Forest Rights Act in the area chosen for the proposed steel plant of Posco-India Private Limited in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district completed its three-day visit on Sunday. The committee, headed by the former Union Environment Secretary, Meena Gupta, met top government officials, representati
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The Butterfly Effect
A proactive minister puts Paryavaran Bhavan in focus. The development dauphins are aflutter.When did you last hear of an Indian cabinet minister being compared to Muhammad Ali? Well, that
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The Butterfly Effect
When did you last hear of an Indian cabinet minister being compared to Muhammad Ali? Well, that
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Awarness camps on forest rights at Paradip
PARADIP: Ahead of the Central team
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Act against Posco too: CPI to Centre
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MoEF team to inspect Posco site this week
<p>The fact-finding team set up by the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF)<br /> <br /> last month to probe allegations of violations of the Forest Rights Act by Posco, the Korean steel major, for its proposed project in Orissa’s Jagatsinghpur district, will visit the site on Friday and Saturday.<br />