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 …
Agitated residents of Balli took to the streets by blocking bauxite transporting trucks on the main Balli-Cananguinim road in protest against dust pollution. The residents stopped over a dozen trucks from plying on the road while transporting the ore from Naqueri to the Mormugao Port Trust. The residents hit on …
COMPILED BY ROHINI RAMAKRISHNAN Thousands of people, a majority of them tribal, have formed a 17 km (10.5 miles) human chain around the Niyamgiri hills in Orissa. They were protesting against plans to start bauxite mining in the hills by a U.K.-based multinational company. The Supreme Court last year said …
The Araku Valley, comprising Anantagiri and Sunkarimetta Reserved Forest, is one of the rich biodiversity areas in the Eastern Ghats of India. The proposed bauxite mining activity by Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation Limited in these areas would not only wipe out the virgin forests, but also destroy the pristine …
A Hindalco bauxite mine in Lohardaga Movement of bauxite from the mines of Hindalco Industries Limited came to a grinding halt today as thousands of RJD supporters gheraoed several establishments of the company in Lohardaga and Palamau districts. The blockade began at around 10am and continued till late in the …
The Orissa government has remaining licence to the National Aluminium Company (Nalco). The state government said the company can be given a prospective licence on the Potangi bauxite mines only if it agrees to give the Sashubahumali Pasangamali reserve to the Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC). Union Mines Secretary Shantanu Consul …
THE Madras High Court, on Thursday, issued a stay on bauxite mining by MALCO Ltd in Kolli Hills, acting on a petition filed by Piyush Sethia of the voluntary organisation
Bishnu Dash With a view to augment the availability of bauxite for the aluminium plants coming up in the state, the Orissa government plans to start exploration of bauxite in the Keonjhar and Koraput districts during the current fiscal. It will take up exploration in the surrounding areas of Dholkata …
Chintapalli (visag agency), Oct 3: In a nasty jolt to the government, tribals boycotted the public hearing on bauxite mining here on Friday. The police, which had besieged the area, had no clue that the tribals would stay away. The confused officials went ahead with the public hearing through there …
Visakhapatnam, Sept. 22: More than 30 years after they were first discovered, the rich bauxite deposits in Vizag Agency tracts continue to cause controversy. Though the previous Telugu Desam government signed two MoUs for mining bauxite, they did not take off. However, the Congress government is going ahead with its …
Visakhapatnam, Sept. 19: Non governmental organisations (NGOs) and those opposing the proposed bauxite mining in Vizag Agency are now demanding that the proposed environment public hearing by the AP Pollution Control Board on behalf of APMDC slated for October 3 at Chintapalli be postponed indefinitely till the government places the …
Affected by POSCO, Vedanta projects, people prepare for the final battle after Vedanta and its Indian subsidiary, Sterlite, got the green signal to mine Niyamgiri for bauxite, Dongria Kondhs living in the hills have stepped up their vigil. They are determined to oppose any attempt at mining the hills.
BATTLEGROUND FARMLAND Bs Reporter / New Delhi September 04, 2008, 1:03 IST The Anil Agarwal-owned Vedanta group has made substantial headway in land acquisition for its three projects in Orissa which entail a combined investment of over Rs 30,000 crore. The group needed 11,700 acres for its university at Puri, …
Two controversial projects in state cleared in a day. People vow to continue with the struggle on august 8, severe rains lashed tribal villages in Niyamgiri hill in Orissa. Far away in Delhi the tribals
Maulik Pathak & Harit Mehta / Ahmedabad August 27, 2008, 0:37 IST The Adani Group has tied up with Ashapura Minechem, a multi-mineral solutions provider, to set up a Rs 10,000-crore aluminium refinery at Mundra in Gujarat. Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani said the company was negotiating a 50:50 joint …
Sreelatha Menon / New Delhi August 09, 2008, 4:32 IST Bauxite mining activities of Sterlite, which were obstructed by local communities in the Niyamgiri hills in Kalahandi district of Orissa, have now got the go-ahead from the Supreme Court but petitioners say that popular protests will continue and there is …
Dhananjay Mahapatra | TNN New Delhi: This is as big as it gets. To be precise, it is Rs 60,000 crore of foreign direct investment in Indian projects. The inflation-flogged industrial sector was cheered up on Friday by the Supreme Court, which greenlighted the start of work at the much-delayed …
