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 …
With barely a fortnight to go for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to South Korea, his office has convened a high-level meeting on Monday to take stock of the hurdles faced by Pohang Steel Company (Posco) in setting up a Rs 54,000 crore, 10 million tonne steel project in Odisha. …
Bhubaneswar: Chief Secretary Bijay Patnaik has been requested by the Principal secretary to the prime minister has requested the chief secretary of Odisha to personally attend the preparatory meeting on India-South Korea Economic Cooperation in New Delhi on March 19 to present facts about the progress in the implementation the …
Budget proposal for dedicated logistics corporation draws applause The railway budget push to improve last-mile connectivity has come as a major relief for user industries in the sectors of coal, power, steel and shipping. The new rail link projects, when commissioned, would go a long way in reducing the time …
The Supreme Court today allowed the appeal of Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd and directed the Orissa government to act according to the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the two, signed on May 15, 2002. Overruling the Orissa high court order, a bench headed by Justice Altamas Kabir also asked …
The postponement of the Supreme Court verdict on illegal mining in Karnataka has put steel producers in a quandary. Most of the steel companies in the State have already cut production because only low-grade iron ore is available from the e-auctions of the Metal Scrap Trading Company. The Supreme Court …
New Delhi The Centre has put Orissa government’s plans to get 33% free power from coal reject-based power plants on hold. The coal ministry has asked Orissa government not to hold up any clearances for coal blocks on the basis of such condition till a proper policy is formulated in …
Bhubaneswar: Unable to proceed with their projects due to different reasons, Vedanta Aluminium and Posco have sought more time from the Centre to implement their respective special economic zones (SEZs). An inter-ministerial Board of Approval (BoA), presided over by Union commerce secretary Rahul Khullar, will consider both the requests on …
Kolkata Government-owned Steel Authority of India (SAIL) is close to getting two coking coal blocks, Tasra and Sitanala, in Jharkhand, which will enable the steel major to mine coal in India for the first time. A source close to the development told Fe the two coking coal blocks have a …
Steel industry says its operations may come to a halt within two months if SC does not approve resumption of regular mining The scarcity of iron ore is set to worsen in Karnataka in the next one or two months, as the ore sold through electronic auctions (e-auctions) is depleting …
Steel giant cites low iron content in mines; move casts shadow on GIM-II At a time when the State government is preparing for the second edition of Global Investors’ Meet (GIM), it has come to light that the world’s largest steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal has withdrawn its application seeking iron ore …
Mining giant Rio Tinto said on Monday it plans to invest $2 billion in an iron ore project in eastern India in what it said would be Australia’s “largest investment” in the South Asian nation. Sam Walsh, chief of the Australia-based company’s global iron ore operations, said the project in …
Rajya Sabha member from Andhra Pradesh V. Hanumantha Rao has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to order a detailed review of utilisation of prime land allotted to industries under the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) as there are complaints of misuse of such land for real estate purposes. In a letter …
Australian mining major Rio Tinto is planning to invest around $2 billion (Rs 9,886 crore) in setting up a major iron ore mining project in Orissa. The investment, largest so far by the miner in India, would help it establish a strong foothold in the country’s mining space. “It is …
Mineral-rich states saw no big benefit in commiting so much land and other inputs for the units The Union government has scrapped its plan to promote Ultra Mega Steel Plants (UMSPs). Each plant was expected to have a capacity of 10 million tonnes per annum (mtpa). The idea was to …
Vedanta Aluminium Ltd has sought a level playing field by seeking a waiver on public hearings on grounds that they were conducted twice — in 2003 and 2009 — to build the refinery and smelter. The union ministry for environment and forest had early last month asked the Anil Agarwal-owned …
Farmers not ready to part with their fertile land. Farmers in the taluk have intensified their agitation against the acquisition of land for the setting up of a steel plant by Tata Metaliks. On Thursday, they arrived from Agadi village in the city in more than 35 bullock carts and …
Bhubaneswar: Delay in land acquisition and ancillary work has led to considerable cost escalation of Posco's 12 million tonne per annum mega steel plant near Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district, the South Korean steel major claimed on Thursday. Delay would lead to about 20 percet cost escalation of the project, which …
BHUBANESWAR: ArcellorMittal which has proposed to set up 12 million tonne steel plant in Keonjhar district is yet to submit the detailed project report (DPR) to the State Government because of delay in land acquisition. Steel and Mines Minister Raghunath Mohanty informed this to the members while replying to a …
BHUBANESWAR: ArcellorMittal which has proposed to set up 12 million tonne steel plant in Keonjhar district is yet to submit the detailed project report (DPR) to the State Government because of delay in land acquisition. Steel and Mines Minister Raghunath Mohanty informed this to the members while replying to a …
Bhubaneswar: As many as 36 ancillary industries and 19 downstream units were expected to come up with the commissioning of Posco's 12 mtpa steel plant near Paradip, steel and mines minister Raghunath Mohanty informed the State Assembly here on Tuesday. Replying to a question, the minister said that the ancillary …
