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 Orissa government on Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Orissa High Court order that quashed its decision to permit South Korean steel major Posco to mine iron ore in Sundergarh district of the state. The matter is likely to come up for hearing in November end. The state …
THE tribal affairs ministry appears to be all set to resist dealing with the issue of implementation of the Forest Rights Act in the Posco project area in Orissa. The ministry is expected to stick to the letter of the Forest Rights Act to steer clear of the controversial issue. …
With the Orissa government dallying on going to the Supreme Court against the High Court order cancelling recommendation of prospecting licence (PL) for Khadadhar iron ore deposits in favour of Posco, the South Korean steel major has filed a special leave petition (SLP) in the apex court challenging the high …
The Orissa government will file a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court this week, challenging the verdict of the Orissa High Court that quashed its recommendation of prospective licence (PL) for iron ore mining by Posco in Khandadhar, Sundargarh district, which is one of the richest ore blocks …
BHUBANESWAR: In tune with its new strategy for India, ArcelorMittal has decided to go ahead with its steel plant project in Orissa in phases of three million tonne capacity each. With the fate of all the big ticket projects in the State, including Posco
BHUBANESWAR: The State government on Monday strongly put forth its stand that no laws had been violated at the project site of the South Korean major Posco
The fate of the Rs 54,000-crore Posco steel plant in Orissa will be discussed tomorrow when the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) will meet Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh to come up with a course of action on the proposed steel plant. The FAC met today to discuss the issue.
Reports of the expert committee constituted by Minsitry of Environment and Forests to investigate into the proposal submitted by POSCO India Pvt. Limited for establishment of an Integrated Steel Plant and Captive Port in Jagatsinghpur District, Orissa. This includes report by Meena Gupta, the Chair of the Committee and a …
The Orissa government will reply to the queries made by the Centre on the Meena Gupta panel report on Posco project in the next three days, Chief Secretary B K Patnaik said on Wednesday.
Bhubaneswar: South Korean steel major Posco on Wednesday made it clear that it has never violated any law or procedure for obtaining any governmental clearance whatsoever required for its proposed steel project near Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district. The company, in response to the opinion of the Meena Gupta Committee report …
