Gangadhar S Patil | ENS ACTIVISTS has urged the state government to realise the longpending dream of an Elephant Corridor in Ooty foothills, alleging that the authorities were using the stretch to acquire lands illegally. "The authorities under the cover of identifying Elephant corridors have created a new and unscientific Elephant Corridors," according to a joint petition filed by activist
Energy department has urged bulk power purchaser Gridco & Ipicol to study similar policies of other states Coming under a veiled attack from independent power producers (IPPs) due to its demand for free power, the Odisha government has now decided to scrutinize policies of other states before taking any final call on its comprehensive thermal power policy on the pipeline. The state energy department has urged bulk power purchaser Gridco and investment promotion agency- Industrial Promotion & Investment Corporation of Odisha Ltd (Ipicol) to study similar policies of other states.
Debabrata Mohanty A week after the Ministry of Environment and Forests threw the Vedanta Aluminium project in Orissa into doldrums by denying final stage forest clearance, the fate of the 12 million tonne per annum steel project by Korean steelmaker Posco appears to be bleak after the ministry widened the ambit of the Meena Gupta panel looking into the steel project. In July this year, the
Built over a 10-acre property with investment of around `750 crore, EA is all set to be Chennai's future landmark Everyone knows that I was the first person in Tamil Nadu to provide residential apartments in high-rise buildings for those who were living on pavements...but the government is now in a position to beg for land to expand the airport assuring the people that they will be given an altern
THE environment ministry has widened the scope of the Meena Gupta Committee looking into South Korean steel maker Posco
<p>BHUBANESWAR: While the State Government reiterated its stand that no tribals are living on the land earmarked for Posco’s steel project, the CPI, spearheading the anti-Posco agitation, on Sunday demanded that the plant be shifted elsewhere. The Meena Gupta Committee will submit its report to the Ministry of Environment and Forests within a month.
Bhubaneswar: Terming UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's nod to give national status to Congress-led Andhra Pradesh Government as betrayal to Odisha, the Biju Yuva Janata Dal on Sunday threatened that it would resort to statewide protests in coming days. In a release, BYJD state coordinator Sanjay Das Burma said that at least 29 villages along with thousands hectares of forest land would be submerge
The agitation over Government move to acquire agricultural land for setting up townships near Yamuna Expressway is all set to gain momentum after farmers in western Uttar Pradesh put Mayawati government on notice. Farmers of Aligarh have decided to go on an indefinite hunger strike from Monday to demand compensation as given to the cultivators in Noida in lieu of their lands while their counter
Prafulla Das BHUBANESWAR: The four-member Central team that came to assess the implementation of the Forest Rights Act in the area chosen for the proposed steel plant of Posco-India Private Limited in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district completed its three-day visit on Sunday. The committee, headed by the former Union Environment Secretary, Meena Gupta, met top government officials, representati
<p>A Rs1500-crore glass complex, with a capacity to manufacture three lakh tonnes of international quality float glass every year, is being set up by Saint-Gobain, Paris-based giant firm in glass products, in the Karahani industrial area of Bhiwadi (Alwar).
<div>The government's decision to reject Vedanta's proposed $1.7 billion bauxite mining project in Orissa has been hailed by green lobby terming it as a great step towards people's empowerment and saving pristine wildlife in the eco-fragile Niyamgiri Hills.</div> <div> </div> <div>"It's a great step foward in people's empowerment.
<br />ORISSA chief minister Naveen Patnaik has said that he has received assurances from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and environment minister Jairam Ramesh on speedy clearance for Posco
The objectives of the National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy are: to minimise displacement and to promote,' as far as possible, non-displacing or least-displacing alternatives; to ensure adequate rehabilitation package and expeditious' implementation of the rehabilitation process with the active participation of the affected families; to ensure that special care is.
New Delhi: Facing heat from the Centre over mining projects in his State, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is expected to raise concerns over recommendations of a government panel on the matter with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday.<br /><br />Mr. Patnaik said he would apprise Dr. Singh on the adverse effects the recommendations would have on investments in the State.<br />
<p>Orissa Chief Minister To Discuss Problems Faced By Posco And Vedanta In The State</p><p>Our Political Bureau NEW DELHI</p>
Land as a resource in any country will always be in short supply as it cannot be created, unlike other resources such as capital or labour. As the Indian economy grows, more land will be required to support the industrial growth, which will further increase the gap between supply and demand.
NEW DELHI: Naveen Jindal-owned Jindal Steel, Bolivia, a subsidiary of Jindal Steel and Power, on Friday announced that it had got 3,000 acres additionally to flag off its $2.1-billion steel and power plant in Santa Cruz area of Bolivia. This would trigger activity by the company to resume activities to develop the El Mutun iron ore deposit and steel plant project.
Bhubaneswar: Sending a note of assurance, the Centre on Thursday assured the Odisha government that no area of the state would be submerged due to coming up of the Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh. In a letter to chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday, Union forest and environment minister Jairam Ramesh said that the Centre is as much concerned for Odisha as for Andhra Pradesh. Briefin
Farmers agitating against the proposed Mopa airport have severely criticised the Pernem police for attempting to stifle their protests. A leader of the Mopa Vimantal Pidit Shetkari Samitte (Mopa International Airport Affected Farmers Committee) has claimed that Pernem police acted on a "false" media report and sent notices to them, warning them against holding any protests on Independence Day. O
Urmi A Goswami NEW DELHI RAISING doubts on the impartiality of the Saxena-Pandey committee appointed by the Centre, the Orissa government has questioned the authenticity of their findings about violations in the Posco project area.
