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, biggest FDI, gets green flag after 8 long years
The environment ministry under Veerappa Moily has approved the $ 12.6 billion Posco steel plant in Orissa, the biggest foreign direct investment in India. The proposed 12 million-tonnes-per-year plant
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Govt asks MoEF to fast-track 27 major infra projects
New Delhi : With a new minister in charge of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), the government has swung into action to fast-track green clearances for key infrastructure projects. The Cabinet
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Letter to M/s Posco India Private Limited from Ministry of Environment & Forests regarding revalidation of environmental clearance dated 7th January, 2014
Letter to M/s Posco India Private Limited from Ministry of Environment & Forests regarding revalidation of environmental clearance of Integrated Iron & Steel Plant (4.0 MTPA) with Captive Power Plant (4x100MW) at Kujang, Near Paradip, Jagatsinghpur in Odisha by M/s POSCO India Private Limited dated 7th January, 2014
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Green Revalidation May Revive Posco’s Odisha Project
The New Year has begun well for Posco India, reviving its dream of setting up a mega steel project in the state of Odisha. According to sources close to the company, a crucial revalidation of its environmental clearance has been granted. The company had resized its plans in 2013 because of the stiff opposition it faced over a land acquisition in the coastal district of Jagatsinghpur, 10km south of the port town Paradeep, to a smaller plant of 8 mt. In 2013, the Supreme Court had given a favourable judgement clearing the way for the Centre to proceed with allocation of the iron ore mine recommended for the company’s project.
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Moily Promises to Speed up Green Nod Process
New environment minister insists that ministry’s regulatory role will not be compromised Veerappa Moily took over as environment minister on Tuesday, the third in the last four and half years, promising to speed up decision-making without compromising on the ministry’s regulatory role.
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Rivers, Wildlife, Sand Mining Engaged NGT in 2013
Dumping of waste into drains, saving flora and fauna and adherence to environmental norms by industries were issues that engaged National Green Tribunal which gave a blow to the construction sector by
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Protests fail to stall Posco wall work
The boundary wall construction of Posco progressed on the third day on Monday despite protests by a section of anti-industry villagers at Nuagaon in Jagatsinghpur district. Around 250 villagers, including
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Posco asks Cabinet Secy to help renew green clearance
South Korean steel company Pohang Steel Company (Posco) has sought Cabinet Secretary Ajit Kumar Seth’s intervention in renewing the green clearance for its project in Orissa. The firm has said that South
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Lack of state approvals offsets SC’s mining ban relief, output crawls
Don’t blame just the industry for the country’s mineral production falling 2.5% in April-September, dragging down the overall industrial output and GDP. Seven months after the Supreme Court lifted the
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Land acquisition under way for ultra-mega steel project
Decks have been cleared for India’s first 12-million tonne ultra mega steel plant (UMSP). State-run mining major NMDC, which has been named the nodal agency for the project by the Prime Minister-led National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC), has started the process of acquiring land for the steel plant in Karnataka and plans to invite bids from companies wanting to set up the UMSP.