Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
Ranchi, March 16: A study on the environmental impact of various polluting industries, particularly sponge iron units, projects an alarming scenario in Jharkhand, blaming state agencies for their failure to monitor the seriousness of the problem. The study, conducted by Delhi-based NGO PRIA and completed in association with Ramesh Sharan …
IN A bid to put pressure on the Naveen Patnaik government, Posco is scouting for favourable places to set up plants in the country. With the groundbreaking ceremony held on Monday for Rs 4,400-crore continuous galvanising plant in Maharashtra, Posco has made it clear that it would not hesitate to …
The Dongria Kondh tribe who live in the Niyamgiri Hills of Orissa do not normally go to the top of the bauxite-rich slopes. The hilltop is considered sacred, the place where their presiding deity Niyam Raja (literally, the King of Law), or the Universal Lawgiver, is said to reside, and …
South korean steel major posco has announced a rehabilitation package for people using the forestland diverted for its proposed steel plant in Jagatsinghpur district of Orissa through Oriya newspapers. Activists led by the posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (ppss) made a bonfire of the printed copies of the rehabilitation package on …
Swarup Chakraborty & Ishita Ayan Dutt / Mumbai/kolkata March 09, 2010, 0:21 IST While companies in India are busy using the platform provided by movies to promote their brands and products, home-grown steel major Tata Steel has sponsored a commercial film to talk about environmental issues. Hello Zindagi, a movie …
The outlay on these projects is estimated at Rs.17,000 cr BANGALORE: NMDC will follow the Karnataka Government's policy on horizontal integration of iron ore mining by setting up a steel mill close to the mines leased by it at Donimalai in Bellary District, Joint General Manager C. Hanumantha Rao said …
Jaishankar Jayaramiah Bangalore: Even as Orissa keeps dragging its feet over land acquisition for mega steel plant project, the Karnataka government has agreed to grant ArcelorMittal and Posco the required land for setting up steel plants on a 10-year lease. Talking to FE, principal secretary for commerce and industries department …
The State Government seems to have developed a new policy for corporate social responsibility (CSR) expenditures of the mega industries. It follows the model laid by the Supreme Court in the case of Lanjigarh-based alumina project of Vedanta Resources. The annual CSR expenditure will not be below 5 per cent …
The strong interaction of the steel industry and the environment is related to the large volumes of matter that are handled by the Steel Industry. The steel plant is a huge logistical hub, where iron is not the major stream in terms of mass. Water, carbon dioxide (CO2) and steam …
BHUSHAN Steel will spend Rs 28,000 crore to build a 6 lakh tonnes steel plant in the Bellary region of Karnataka, a place other large steelmakers, including ArcelorMittal and Posco are also eyeing to build steel projects. Although a Bhushan Steel senior executive said it was a proposal that followed …
LESS than two weeks after the Church of England decided to sell its shareholding in metals and mining giant Vedanta Resources, three international shareholders have also decided to sell their holdings in the mining company because of concerns over its record on human rights. Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, Marlborough Ethical …
Ishita Ayan Dutt / Kolkata February 18, 2010, 0:38 IST State-run mining major NMDC is in talks with ArcelorMittal for its proposed 10-million tonne steel plant in Karnataka. NMDC sources claimed there had been preliminary discussions with the steel major for the proposed plant.