Dengue cases on the rise in Bhubaneswar
BHUBANESWAR: Dengue positive cases are on the rise in the capital city. Though the state government claims that it takes several measures to control dengue disease, positive cases have crossed 650 mark
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Green hurdle over, Posco awaits SC nod for Kandadhar mines
Posco India may be celebrating conditional clearances to its steel plant and port projects, but its worries are far from over, with the issue of captive iron ore mines
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Final order on POSCO dated 31st January, 2011
<p>MoEF has granted conditional environmental clearance to POSCO for its steel-cum-captive-power plant & a captive minor port at Orissa and has demanded an assurance from the state government that forest rights are not being violated.</p>
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Posco plant, Indias largest FDI, gets the green flag
Clearing a protracted uncertainty over India
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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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To speed up projects, communicate better, panel tells forest ministry
Concerned over the huge delays in execution of core sector projects, an internal panel of the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI) has called for better communication between the project authorities and the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF). The ministry, which is the nodal agency for monitoring the implementation of infrastructure projects in the country, had la
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Paradip oil spills into Kaudia river
Hundreds of acres of prawn gheries and river creeks were affected due to leakage of crude oil from the Halidia-Paradip pipeline of the Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) near Sandhkud under Kujanga tehsil in Jagatsinghpur district. According to sources, on Thursday night, the pipeline leaked with oil spreading into Kaudia river and creeks.
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POSCOs port halt
<p>The Posco steel plant and port planned in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district have run into fresh trouble. An expert appraisal committee (EAC) of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests deferred its decision on clearing the port project, saying the South Korean steel giant did not furnish sufficient details.</p>
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Posco may soon get six-year extension of MoU from Orissa govt
Debabrata Mohanty Posco, whose 12 million tonne steel project in Orissa
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Government to vet Posco port report
BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa Government today said it would 'thoroughly evaluate' Posco-India's detailed project report (DPR) for its proposed port project before recommending the proposal to Centre for clearance. The State Government was aware of the concerns expressed by authorities of Paradip Port Trust (PPT) and the Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways over the plan to establish a p
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After forest panel setback, Posco Orissa plant faces coastal hurdle
Approval Deferred Due To Insufficient Impact Details Of Its Captive Port At Jatadhari IN A move that could further delay South Korean steel giant Posco