Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ranu Bala Vs MoEF&CC & Others dated 05/05/2025. The applicant has alleged illegal felling of trees by the project proponent, a real estate developer company. The allegation of the applicant was that the project proponent has violated the norms by …
National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) is a Central Public Sector Enterprise under the administrative control of Ministry of Mines. NALCO is an integrated company involved in the excavation of Bauxite and production of Alumina and Aluminium. NALCO also had a captive power plant to ensure supply of power to the …
“National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), has been credited for the lowest cost producer of alumina in the world and recently it has set a record in bauxite mining,” said CMD Dr Tapan Kumar Chand. He lauded the mines and refinery team for achieving 100 per cent capacity utilisation in mines …
Bhubaneswar: The state government on Thursday announced a Rs 900-crore plan for strengthening drinking water system in rural areas. "While Rs 350 crore from the district mineral foundation would be spent in eight districts, Rs 553 crore (as recommended by 4th state finance commission) would be utilized for the purpose …
As per the joint venture agreement Nalco would have 26% stake in the new entity, NPCIL-Nalco Power Company Aluminium major Nalco has decided to drop its plan to foray into nuclear energy generation. The company had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) …
Navratna CPSU National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) has bagged the prestigious India Pride Award for the year 2015-16 for CSR, Environment Protection and Conservation, instituted by the Dainik Bhaskar Group. Nalco CMD Dr Tapan Kumar Chand received the award from Union Minister for Communications & Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad …
Overcoming the sluggish market sentiment, National Aluminium Company Limited, a central public sector unit, has performed outstandingly by registering the highest-ever production in bauxite and alumina. “The company has registered an all-time high production of 63,40,142 tonnes of bauxite in 2015-16 fiscal, which is 10.47 per cent higher, and 19,53,000 …
In the Paris Summit (United States Conference on Climate Change), held during December 2015, India has strongly advocated climate justice and adhered to the principles of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities (CBDR) on the issue of climate change actions. Intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs) for the period 2021-30 were …
BHUBANESWAR: Even as India’s role in clinching the historic Climate Change agreement at Paris has been hailed by world leaders, a novel initiative in Odisha is already showing the way for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. While the agreement calls upon all nations to limit carbon dioxide (CO2) by developing new …
The central-sector National Aluminium Company (Nalco) had a sigh of relief as the Odisha government finally allocated the Potangi bauxite mines in its favour. Nalco had been struggling to get the approval of the state government for the mines reserved for it since 1992. The Nalco chairman-cum-managing director, TK Chand, …
BHUBANESWAR: The state government has extended the lease period of Panchapatmali bauxite reserve (South Block) in Koraput district till March 31, 2020. The reserve, which has a capacity of 310 MT (spread over 1313.363 hectares), was taken on lease by Navratna PSU Nalco. The PSU has been operating the mine …
The bauxite mine of Navratna PSU National Aluminium Company Ltd, situated at Panchpatmali Hill in Odisha's Koraput district, has bagged the prestigious Pollution Control Excellence Award -2015. The award, instituted by State Pollution Control Board, Odisha (OSPCB) was conferred on NALCO in recognition of its "effective pollution control measures and …
A book on Odisha’s biodiversity titled ‘Aquatic Plants of Eastern India’ was released at the Nalco Auditorium on Sunday by Minister of Industries and School & Mass Education Debi Prasad Mishra. Additional Secretary, Union Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change Hem Pandey and Nalco CMD Tapan Kumar Chand and …
National Aluminium Company (Nalco) on Wednesday commissioned a 160-KWp rooftop solar project at its Corporate office here. The project was inaugurated by Union Minister of State for Steel and Mines Vishnu Deo Sai in presence of Nalco CMD Ansuman Das. This is the first and largest rooftop solar project commissioned …
Stung by the recent Supreme Court (SC) order, which quashed allocation of 214 coal blocks across the country, National Aluminium Company (Nalco) said it is mulling to file a review petition in the apex court to reconsider its case for Utkal-E, a coal block awarded to the aluminium major that …
Company is also planning to set up a solar power plant to meet its solar purchase obligation National Aluminium Company (Nalco), the navratna public sector undertaking under ministry of mines, plans to set up a 100 Mw wind power project with an investment of Rs 660 crore. “The project will …
The bauxite mines of Nalco has bagged the Sita Ram Rungta Social Awareness Award for 2013-14 instituted by FIMI The Panchpatmalli bauxite mines of National Aluminium Company (Nalco) has bagged the Sita Ram Rungta Social Awareness Award for 2013-14 instituted by the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI). Ansuman Das, …
The Centre is looking to move amendments to the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 to enable the licensing of three joint ventures proposed by state-owned Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd — with NTPC Ltd, Indian Oil Corporation and National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco) — to set up new atomic power …
With a vast series of mines remaining sealed in Odisha due to miss of orthodox clearances, both the state and the union government on Monday resolved to make mining activities in Odisha a legitimate mercantile activity by complying with all such requirements. A high-level meeting was convened by Chief Secretary …
Wants to lay a slurry pipeline from its CPP at Angul to Bharatpur South coal block of MCL The Odisha government had sought the nod of the Union ministry of environment & forests (MoEF) for diversion of 12.63 hectares (ha) of forest land to lay a slurry pipeline from its …
Plant has capacity of 47.6 Mw As part of its diversification plans, National Aluminium Company (Nalco), a navratna PSU under Union mines ministry has commissioned its second wind power plant at Ludarva in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan. The wind power project with a capacity of 47.6 Mw was commissioned on …
