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 the process of land acquisition for the project. "According to sources available with Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (the state's …
The Naveen Patnaik government is facing court strictures and opposition criticism for irregularities in grant of mining leases. WHEN Naveen Patnaik stepped into his father Biju Patnaik's shoes and donned the mantle of leadership of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) to become the Chief Minister of Orissa for the first …
A Union environment ministry panel has recommended temporary withdrawal of the forest clearance given to South Korean giant POSCO's proposed US $12 billion integrated steel plant in Orissa’s Jagatsinghpur district. On November 18 the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) said the project violates the Forest Rights Act (FRA). FAC is an …
THE Orissa government will renew the agreement signed in 2004 with South Korean major Posco, six months after its expiry, signalling the state's intention to support the completion of Posco
NEW DELHI: Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) and South Korean steel giant POSCO are likely to come out with the detailed project report for jointly setting up a 1.5-million tonne steel plant in Bokaro, Jharkhand, within a month. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a conference here, Steel …
South Korean steel giant Posco and state-run SAIL are likely to come out with the detailed project report for jointly setting up a 1.5 tonne per annum steel plant in Bokaro, Jharkhand, in a month, a top government official said on Tuesday. "Some discussions have been carried out and we …
Indu Bhan The Supreme Court on Monday sought reply from South Korean steel major Posco, the Centre, the Orissa government and others on three cross-appeals challenging the Orissa High Court order that quashed the state government
J. Venkatesan New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered that status quo be maintained on the Orissa High Court judgment cancelling the State's decision to grant prospective iron ore mining licence to the South Korean steel major, Posco, over the Kandadhar mines.A Bench of Justices R.V. Raveendran and A.K. …
Bhubaneshwar, Dec. 6: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Centre, Orissa government and Posco on the petition filed by Geomin Minerals and Marketing Limited , a mine and mineral company, challenging the Orissa High Court order quashing the notification issued by the state government for grant of …
Petitioner Geomin Says It Applied For Licence For Khandadhar Mines Before Posco THE Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre, the Orissa government and to South Korean steel major Posco on a petition filed by Geomin Minerals and Marketing, challenging an earlier Orissa High Court order. The high …
The company claims to have carried out potential site analysis for the port (and the steel plant). Their short-listed sites were Jatadharmohan creek (JMC) near Paradip and Dhamra port. Dhamra had already been granted to Dhamra Port Company Limited (joint venture Tata Steel and L&T;) in 1999. To consider an …
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 …
The government must stop dilly-dallying over the project and apply the law regardless of the fact that it is India's single largest foreign investment proposal. TWO giant metallurgical projects, both in Orissa. Both promoted by big multinational corporations with tremendous influence. Both opposed by environmental and tribal rights activists because …
The decision on the Rs 54,000-crore Posco project in Orissa has been delayed further with the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) seeking additional information on the impact of the company
A construction firm accused India's government of high-handedness on Monday and South Korea's POSCO received another setback in its plans to make the country's biggest foreign direct investment, intensifying an ongoing dispute between business and government over the environment ministry's aggressive enforcement of green rules. A forest panel said permits …
The fate of South Korean giant Posco's Rs 54,000 crore integrated steel plant in Odisha hangs in balance with a green panel on Friday recommending to the Environment Ministry to temporarily reject the nod given to the project citing alleged infringement of Forest Rights Act. However, when contacted, Union environment …
