Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
With the Orissa government strengthening surveillance on illegal transportation of minerals like iron ore, manganese and chrome ore by rail and road, mines mafias have started air-lifting the materials from the state. On reports that mines mafias are now using private planes to air-lift illegal minerals from Joda-Barbir sector of …
BALASORE: Here's bad news for the farmers of the calamity-prone northern Orissa region. The surface soil is turning acidic day-by-day, thereby threatening the crop pattern and the yield. According to a latest study by the soil testing laboratory at Balasore, about 60 per cent soil in the region is acidic …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government will speed up land acquisition to expedite national highway (NH) projects. Taking stock at a review meeting here, Chief Secretary Bijay Kumar Patnaik directed the Revenue Department to accelerate land acquisition and hand over the lands to the National Highway Authorities of India (NHAI). Particularly, the …
BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) will contribute ` 200 crore to be spent under the corporate social responsibility (CSR) through the Chief Minister
BHUBANESWAR: Though agroclimatic zones in Orissa are conducive for horticulture, the State is yet to figure prominently in the country's horticulture map. This below par potential performance is mainly attributed to the lack of budgetary indication by the authorities concerned at least a year before in the form of advance …
CUTTACK: In response to a notice, the Union Government today informed the Orissa High Court that it was willing to offer all assistance required to probe the alleged mining scam in the State.
It expresses willingness to extend all necessary assistance CUTTACK: In response to a notice, the Union government in an affidavit has informed the High Court that it is willing to offer all necessary assistance if any agency of Government of India, including CBI, is called upon to investigate into the …
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
This report by Mining Zone People’s Solidarity Group investigates actual impacts of the POSCO project on people of Jagatsinghpur, Keonjhar and Sundergerh in Orissa where the steel plant, the port, and the mines will be set up. This report presents a comprehensive analysis of the claims advanced by the State …
Bhubaneswar: Steel and mines minister Raghunath Mohanty on Thursday said that show-cause notices would be served to Indrani Patnaik Mines Limited (IPML) and SN Das Mohapatra Mines Limited (SNDML) seeking explanation from them as to why their mines leases not be cancelled. Basing on the recommendations of the State Vigilance …
Contaminated water sources and the virtual absence of health care claim dozens of lives in the State, now in the grip of cholera. COME monsoon and the backward regions of Orissa are in the grip of water-borne diseases. This year too has been no different. According to official figures, 150 …
Contaminated water sources and the virtual absence of health care claim dozens of lives in the State, now in the grip of cholera. COME monsoon and the backward regions of Orissa are in the grip of water-borne diseases. This year too has been no different. According to official figures, 150 …
BHUBANESWAR: The Ministry of Mines is seriously contemplating to introduce the Gujarat model of e-royalty pass system in all the states as the new initiative has paid good dividends. While the e-royalty pass has significantly improved collection of royalty, it has helped the Gujarat Government in curbing illegal mining and …
While the mowing down of seven elephants in Dooars, West Bengal, by a speeding goods train has led to a national outrage, there is not even a murmur in Orissa
THE vigilance wing of the Orissa government, which has been investigating into cases of illegal mining in the state, will recommend cancellation of the mining lease awarded to SN Das Mahapatra Ltd and Indrani Patnaik Mines (IPML) for indulging in massive illegal mining, according to Vigilance Department director Anup Patnaik. …
BHUBHNESWAR: It seems Ministry of Environment and Forests has its attention trained on Orissa. After the Vedanta and Posco issues, Union Minister Jairam Ramesh has shot off a letter to the State government asking it to take necessary action against recurrence of electrocution of elephants. In last two months, at …
BHUBANESWAR: It took more than 18 years for the State Government to reject the mining lease application of Ram Bahadur Thakur Limited (RBTL) for manganese ore over an area of 96.56 hectares in Keonjhar district.The Government took up the issue only after the multi-crore mining scam rocked the State and …
AKSHAYA KUMAR SAHOO BHUBANESWAR Tribal residents belonging to Juang and Bhuyan communities went on dharna in the Keonjhar district collectorate on Sunday protesting large-scale plantation of commercial trees like acacia, eucalyptus and teak in local forests after cutting down natural sal trees. The Juang and Bhuyan communities are largely dependent …
