Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Bhavesh Arun Karekar & Others Vs MoEF&CC & Others dated 15/04/2024. The matter related to non-compliance of the terms and conditions of Consent to Operate and Environmental Clearance (EC) granted to M/s. Ashapur Meinchem Ltd., village …
Bhubaneswar: Taking a dig at the unilateral decision of the Centre to give go-ahead signal to the contentious Polavarm project in Andhra Pradesh, BJD Rajya Sabha MP Pyari Mohan Mohapatra on Thursday said that a protest meeting will be held in Malkangiri district soon. Briefing newsmen here, Mohapatra, while terming …
Bhubaneswar: The ministry of environment and forest on Wednesday issued show cause notice to Vedanta Aluminum Ltd asking as to why the Stage II environment clearance should be given and why its six million expansion proposal of its aluminum refinery should not be stopped. Just a few days ago, the …
P Raghavan The refusal of bauxite mining rights at Niyamgiri in Orissa marks a major turning point in the battle for natural resources in India. The clash between the investors, who argue about the need for tapping the rich potential of India
Joe C Mathew / New Delhi September 01, 2010, 1:20 IST A 15-year agreement between India and Britain that assures equitable treatment to cross-border investors from both countries may technically permit Vedanta to seek legal action against the central government if its investments in Orissa suffer for no fault of …
A proactive minister puts Paryavaran Bhavan in focus. The development dauphins are aflutter.When did you last hear of an Indian cabinet minister being compared to Muhammad Ali? Well, that
It took us a day to trek to the Niyamgiri hill to Lakhpadar village in Orissa, where Lado Sikaka is back home. Picked up a few days earlier by the Rayagada police on charges of being a Maoist supporter, the Dongria Khond Niyamgiri Surasksa Samiti (NSS) member was allegedly beaten …
In politics, the dramatic always finds place in history's viewfinder. The Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh, has emerged as India's most spectacular green warrior. With the permanently windswept hair of a prophet, the erudition of a Chanakya, the cultivated flamboyance of a Medici and the fanaticism …
Rajahmundry, Aug. 27: Environmentalists called for the intervention of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi to stall bauxite mining in Visakha district by the Jindal group as it is going to affect the livelihood of inhabitants of Seethapalli and other villages and cause health hazards to them. Taking the cue from …
Rajeev Deshpande & Subodh Ghildiyal | TNN New Delhi: In a Niyamgiri repeat, the Centre has brought to a halt plans for bauxite mining in the picturesque Araku region of Andhra’s Visakhapatnam district after ordering a comprehensive re-evaluation of environmental and human costs of the project. In a recent decision, …
Dilip Bisoi Bhubaneshwar VEDANTA HAS BEEN ASSURED SASUBAHUMALI MINES REPORTEDLY, WHICH PROMISES ABOUT 81 MILLION TONNE OF DEPOSITS With bauxite from Niyamgiri out of the question, Vedanta Aluminium, the aluminium arm of London-based Vedanta Resources, is now looking up to the state government for alternative arrangement of bauxite supply to …
LANJIGARH WITH the Environment Ministry denying clearance to the Vedanta bauxite mining project in Niyamgiri, the Congress in Orissa is going all out to project party general secretary Rahul Gandhi as the "saviour of tribals". The Adivasi Adhikar Samavesh, which will be addressed by Gandhi tomorrow, is the brainchild of …
