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 …
BS Reporter / Bhubaneswar February 3, 2009, 0:41 IST Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has lined up an investment of Rs 4,000 crore for implementation of its various mining projects in Orissa. The steel PSU
NMDC Limited is set to secure mining lease for Sansangora deposit in Jharkhand. The company, which had already obtained mining lease for Kumaraswamy deposit in Karnataka and deposit-11B in Bailadilla (Chhattisgarh), expects to increase its production by 65-70 per cent with these new and existing mines in the next three …
No rules to check illegal practices in iron ore-rich Jharkhand Folklore has it that when iron ore explorers first came to Jharkhand, they were surprised to find tribesmen using axes made of iron. When asked about the source of the iron, the tribesmen pointed to a hill and called it …
By Akshaya Kumar Sahoo Bhubaneswar Jan. 12: Politics has once again begun to impact the fate of the Rs 52,000-crore Posco steel project at Paradip in Orissa. After the Congress, the BJP has of late indicated it will oppose the project on the ground that if the promised Khandadhar iron …
As tribals protested in India, Vietnam set an example WHILE the Orissa government assured support to the South Korean steel giant posco to set up its 12-million-tonne steel project in the state, the communities likely to be affected staged a protest march in Delhi on November 15. The Supreme Court …
VISAKHAPATNAM: Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. (RINL), the corporate entity of Vsakhapatnam Steel Plant, has adopted a new energy policy where it is committed to optimally utilise the various forms of energy to minimise impact on climate change. And to accomplish this, RINL will comply with Energy Conservation Act, 2001 and …
With the offtake of iron ore produced from its mines dipping by nearly 38 per cent during the past two months sending jitters through the steel ministry, state-run National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) is set to ask its buyers to lift at least 90 per cent of their contracted ore …
The groundwork for setting up four integrated steel plants in Dumka and Jamtara is likely to begin next month. The state government has agreed to renew the MoUs that expired in February this year and has directed officials to initiate necessary steps to make the proposed industries functional at the …
B MuthuramanLiquidity crisis and demand slowdown has forced Tata Steel, the country's largest steel maker, to put brakes on its greenfield projects in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. However, it will continue with its expansion plans at Jamshedpur and the construction of a 3-million tonne (MT) plant at Kalinganagar in Orissa, said …
The Unchabali Iron & Manganese Ore Mines of Srimati Indrani Patanaik is situated in Mahaparbat Pahad in Unchabali & Balda villages under Champua sub division in Keonkhar district of Orissa state.. An area covering 106.4728 hectors was granted for P.L in favour of Smt. Indrani Patnaik on 5.3.98 for a …
In the era of liberalization and privatization, a sizeable number of mineral processing industries are coming to invest in the mineral rich state of Orissa. As a result, there is large involuntary population displacement of the marginalized sections including tribal. There is resistance leading to agitation by 'already' and 'potential' …
On 2 January 2006, the police in Kalinganagar, Orissa opened fire against a group of tribal people protesting against Tatas constructing a steel plant on their lands and not paying them adequate compensation. This tragedy killing 12 persons on the spot shocked the whole nation. But even in this tragic …
For the tribals of villages in the Gumla and Khunti districts of Jharkhand, where the Arcelor-Mittal steel plant is to be situated, the company does not spell employment opportunities as much as an annihilation of their way of life, their culture and the environment. Unconvinced by the rehabilitation and resettlement …
