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 …
Farmers allege compensation not enough A group of men is sitting under a grove, playing a game of cards at noon. Around them, thousands of acres of land, mostly arable, lie dotted with small hamlets. There are no roads, just dust tracks that wind around low limestone stocks and through …
Calcutta, July 10: Work on Bengal’s largest industrial venture is likely to get under way in October as the Jindals and the Mamata Banerjee government have resolved differences over the Rs 35,000-crore steel and power project five years after it was conceived. Biswadip Gupta, the chief executive of JSW Bengal …
Facing stiff opposition from the Naxals, the Indian Railways, which is building a track to augment supply of iron ore for Bhilai Steel Plant, has told the Ministry of Home Affairs that contractors are threatening to abandon the project and certain measures need to be taken with immediate effect. Among …
The agreement was signed with the Japanese firm in Tokyo India's largest steel maker SAIL today inked the final pact with Japan's Kobe Steel to set up a 500,000-tonne plant in West Bengal to produce a key steel making raw material. The facility entailing an investment of Rs 1,500 crore …
Agitators ask Patnaik government to withdraw project from locality Hundreds of villagers staged a rally at Gobindpur village of Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district on Monday to reiterate their strong opposition to a fresh move by the Naveen Patnaik government to acquire land for the proposed Posco mega steel plant project. The …
Bhusan Steel Limited (BSL), which runs a 3.1 million tonne steel plant at Meramundali, Dhenkanal district is in soup for going ahead with expansion work without environmental clearance. The Dhenkanal district collector has filed a case against the company in the local sub divisional judicial magistrate (SDJM) court for violation …
Several industrial units in the district have made a ‘private arrangement’ with farmers by providing them compensation for the crop loss due to the effluents released into their fields. However, the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) contends that there is no provision in the law for such compensation. According …
The union home ministry has decided to provide adequate security cover to Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) for development of its greenfield ironore mines in Chhattisgarh. The move comes in response to the steel ministry's request, on behalf of the company, for security to start work at its greenfield …
NEW DELHI, 6 JULY: State-run Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) will ink the final pact with Japan's Kobe Steel next week to set up a 0.5-million-ton (MT) capacity specialised steel plant at Durgapur, West Bengal, entailing an investment of Rs 1,500 crore. “India's largest steel producer SAIL and Kobe …
HC had pointed out irregularities in land acquisition in October 2011. In a move to appease protesting locals, the Odisha government has decided against acquiring about 438 acres of private land for the 12-million tonne (MT) steel plant proposed to be set up by Posco near Paradip. The state government’s …
The state government has decided that Posco India will have to pay the same price for rehabilitation colony land as it has paid for the project area, following a complaint raised by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). “Steps will be taken to request Posco India to pay equivalent compensation …
Sponge iron industries hit hard, says Hegde Former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde said on Thursday that the mining industry can survive only if it adopts sustainable mining practices while paying special attention to the conservation of the environment. Speaking on ‘Rebuilding Karnataka: Investors’ Angle, Logistical Issues and Sustainability’, at …
ANGUL: The affected villagers of Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) have threatened economic blockade protesting delay in convening of the Rehabilitation and Peripheral Development Advisory Committee (RPDAC) meeting. The agitators hailing from 40 affected villages of JSPL assembled at the collectorate on Wednesday. They staged a demonstration and burnt …
Posco-India, which had initially proposed to invest $12 billion to set up a 12-million-tonne per annum (MTPA) steel plant on 4,004 acres of land near Paradip in Orissa, has submitted a revised proposal to the state government seeking transfer of 2,700 acre land in its favour for establishing a 8 …
Eight Karnataka iron ore mines will resume operations by the end of July, possibly adding around 5.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) and easing some supply constraints. “The reclamation & rehabilitation (R&R;) plans of eight mines have been cleared and final approval will be given by the central empowered committee …
Bangalore Eight Karnataka iron ore mines will resume operations by the end of July, possibly adding around 5.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) and easing some supply constraints. “The reclamation & rehabilitation (R&R;) plans of eight mines have been cleared and final approval will be given by the central empowered …
Ranchi, July 4: Sesa Goa Limited, whose MoU for setting up a 0.4 MTPA steel mill was cancelled by the state government in April, has approached the industry department to renew the agreements signed in 2003-04. State industry department sources said company officials have given a representation to the office …
Rehabilitation, reclamation plan cleared After receiving brickbats for long, the troubled mining industry has finally got some reprieve. The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) of the Supreme Court has given its nod to eight mining firms located in Bellary and Chitradurga districts to resume their operations. Speaking at a seminar on …
The country's steel production capacity has reached 80 MT per annum with plans to ramp it up to 120 MTPA during the current fiscal An inter-ministerial panel will meet later this month to sort out issues impeding big-ticket investments in the steel sector. "An inter-ministerial group (IMG) on July 25 …
New Delhi Move to optimise fuel availability and cut down restrictive transportation charges The government is considering allowing power and steel companies to swap their coal linkages among group entities, subsidiaries and special purpose vehicles, in a bid to optimise fuel availability and cut down the restrictive transportation charges. At …
