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 …
The Supreme Court judgment last week directing Orissa to hold gram sabha meetings in Kalahandi and Rayagada districts over whether bauxite mining can be allowed in the Niyamgiri mountains has opened Pandora's box for projects in the state. Though Vedanta and the Orissa Mining Corporation hailed the judgment as a …
Union ministry of tribal affairs has asked Odisha state government to raise awareness on this Supreme Court order dated 18 April 2013 that continued the ban on bauxite mining by Vedanta Aluminium in the Niyamgiri Hills. Read text of this order. Supreme Court judgement dated 18/04/2013 in W.P.(C) No.180/2011 Orissa …
With the availability of bauxite out of sight, even two months after it shut down its Lanjigarh alumina refinery, Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL) has urged the Odisha government to expedite processing of the applications of state-controlled Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) for bauxite mining leases. “We have requested the state government …
After imposing penalty of about Rs 75,000 crore against 104 mining companies for excess production of ore, Odisha government has identified 111 mines violating environment laws, official sources said. "The state government has directed the collectors of districts concerned to initiate action against the defaulting mining companies as per the …
For years, he kept incurring losses as the yield did not match his expenditure on the crop. Being a traditional farmer growing indigenous varieties of rice, he never used any chemical for his crops. But, Loknath Nauri of Bissamcuttack in Rayagada district, jumped to inorganic farming when told that this …
JK Paper Ltd, a flagship company of the JK Singhania group is setting up a new 1.65 lakh tonnes per annum (TPA) paper plant at its existing unit in Rayagada in Odhisa. For this, the company plans to invested Rs 1650 crore to meet growing demand, customers’ needs and aspirations …
Flash floods triggered by incessant rains have killed one person, displaced hundreds of people and damaged paddy crops in Odisha, an official said Tuesday. Although Cyclone Nilam in the Bay of Bengal weakened into a depression, it triggered heavy rains across the state during last five days, Revenue and Disaster …
The chairman of London-headquartered Vedanta Resources, Anil Agarwal, on Wednesday, met Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik and sought his intervention for supply of bauxite to the Lanjigarh alumina refinery in Kalahandi district. “Bauxite is like oxygen to us. We have invested . 10,000 crore in Odisha to set up a …
Bhubaneswar: Calling for legal action against Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL) for the sudden closure of its refinery plant at Lanjigarh, senior BJP leader and former minister Pradip Kumar Nayak on Monday urged the State Government to protect the interests of the employees. “The closure of the refinery by Vedanta violates …
BHUBANESWAR: An independent study on nutrition status in Odisha’s Rayagada district has revealed that a whopping 75 per cent children face stunting, thanks to acute malnutrition. The study findings showed that the share of severely wasted children indicates a serious humanitarian crisis, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) classifications, …
The State Government’s aim to provide services on farmers’ doorstep failed because of disparities in the establishment of agro service centres (ASCs). The State Agriculture Policy of 2008 envisaged setting up of ASCs to provide services on farmers’ doorstep for farm mechanisation on hire basis. During 2006 to 2011, 550 …
RAYAGADA: Eight children have died in the last 10 days and as many as 30 are suffering from measles in the remote and inaccessible Silapas and Rayalghat villages under Jogipaitunga panchayat of Kashipur block. While one child died on Friday, another death was reported on Sunday. Kashipur PHC in-charge Rajendra …
Bhubaneswar: In a move to ensure inclusive growth of minerals-bearing areas of Odisha including livelihood programmes, experts have suggested floating of a micro-enterprise fund with Rs 200 crore to the state government. This fund would be utilised to ensure the tribal population’s access to credit and grants for setting new …
BHUBANESWAR: With the dust of panchayat polls slowly settling down, the Government on Thursday announced the much-awaited drought relief for the affected. According to Revenue and Disaster Management Minister SN Patro, 13,032 villages of 133 blocks and 156 wards of 34 urban local bodies in 19 districts are drought-hit. Seven …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government is keen on including iodised salt in the public distribution system (PDS) in order to ensure access by the lowest rung of the society and tackle the high prevalence of iodine deficiency disorders (IDDs) in the population, said Health Secretary Anu Garg . The proposed project …
BHUBANESWAR: The BJP Krushak Morcha on Tuesday sought the intervention of Governor MC Bhandare for inclusion of nine more districts in the list of drought-hit. A delegation led by State Krushak Morcha president Maheswar Sahu called on the Governor and submitted a 11-point charter of demands. The leaders told the …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has proposed linking the river Rushikulya with the Bansadhara through the Nandini Canal Project to overcome drinking water problem in the areas of the Ganjam district affected by drought frequently. Official sources said the State Government is in touch with the National Water Development Agency (NWDA) …
New Delhi:Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) on Monday challenged in the Supreme Court Jairam Ramesh’s last decision as the environment minister to withdraw clearance to Vedanta’s alumina project and bauxite mining in Niaymgiri hills in Lanjigarh, Kalahandi and Rayagada districts. A bench of by Justice R V Raveendran sought the Centre’s …
Hindalco Industries, the country's largest aluminium producer, has received the final forest clearance for its proposed 1.5-million-tonne, Rs 6,000-crore alumina refinery project in Orissa
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) on the plea of Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) challenging the cancellation of the environmental clearance to the Niyamgiri Bauxite Mining Project in the state. A bench comprising Justice RV Raveendran and Justice AK Patnaik also …
