Bhubaneswar: The Posco Project on Orissa receives yet another setback. The Forest Advisory Committee has given the Rs 52,000 crore-steel project proposed near the port town of Paradip, red signal on the basis of non-compliance of Forest Rights Act, which basically means community go-ahead was not taken for project. But the Orissa government has refused to conduct another process under Forest Rights Act to get community go ahead. Orissa Chief...
09:22 AM, Nov 03, 2010
New Delhi: Peeved at the appointment of “activists” in the forest panel for clearing Rs 54,000 crore steel project of Posco, Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh advised Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh to be “pragmatic". “The approach has to be pragmatic and not dogmatic. When there is an issue of development some sort of compromises have to be made,” said Singh, when asked as to what his advice would be for Jairam...
07:06 PM, Oct 27, 2010
Environmental ministry has asked for a comprehensive environmental assessment report as Posco tries to go ahead with the project in Orissa. ...
10:05 AM, Oct 20, 2010
Bhubaneshwar: The four-member panel appointed by the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has submitted its report to the Environment Ministry on Posco's proposed steel Project. There has been no final decision on the project yet. The panel has submitted two separate reports where three members are suggesting cancellation of the existing environment laws. Headed by former environment secretary Meena Gupta, the central team probing alleged irregularities in the implementation...
05:07 PM, Oct 18, 2010
Bhubaneshwar: A four-member Meena Gupta Committee is on a visit to the Posco steel plant site to gather views of the people affected by the project in Jagatsinghpur. The Committee is to ascertain if the forest rights act was properly followed. The land acquisation process by the state government was stalled following adverse report by the Saxena Committee. Now the question is will the Posco go the Vedanta way? "We...
08:07 AM, Aug 30, 2010
Speaking to CNN-IBN Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai, Orissa CM also said all villages except one supported Posco project. ...
11:39 PM, Aug 23, 2010
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday assured the Orissa government of faster clearances to various projects facing delays in the state, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said. Patnaik, facing heat from the Centre over mining projects in his state, met Singh and raised concerns over the delay in environment clearances to projects like the Posco steel project and Vedanta bauxite mining initiative. "I discussed about Posco and told him...
01:43 PM, Aug 23, 2010
South Korean steel major POSCO plans to set up a $ 12 billion steel project on that land. ...
11:17 PM, Jul 27, 2010
The Orissa government says it won't acquire 300 acres of disputed land. But the protesters are not satisfied. ...
09:17 AM, May 21, 2010
Police fired rubber bullets and teargas shells to evict protesters, mostly women and children. ...
08:36 PM, May 15, 2010
About 1500 policemen have been mobilised in the area to begin forest survey and land acquisition. ...
11:31 AM, May 15, 2010
Even pro-Posco group have expressed dissatisfaction over compensation. ...
12:06 PM, Feb 15, 2010
Environment and Forests Ministry gave the clearance on Wednesday. ...
01:50 PM, Jan 01, 2010
Lee Dong-hee said POSCO has had constructive meetings with Orissa CM. ...
11:27 AM, Aug 27, 2009
Posco plant needs 20 mn tonnes/year of iron ore over 30 years for steel production at full capacity. ...
10:55 AM, Aug 27, 2009
Orissa government calls BJP's allegations baseless. ...
08:27 AM, May 12, 2009
More than 500 policemen have been deployed in Orissa. ...
03:13 PM, Oct 13, 2008
Unmukt Chand is the flavor of the season, having led India to their third Under-19 World Cup with an unbeaten 111 in the final against Australia to emerge as the Man of the Match. His superlative performance has drawn accolades from all quarters, not least from former Australian captain Ian Chappell who believes the 19-year-old is ready for international cricket and must be immediately drafted into the senior Indian team. ...
12:59 AM, Jun 22, 2008
The venue has changed but the skies stand to remain overcast again and the traffic one-way despite what Ross Taylor says, as India take on New Zealand in the second Test in Bangalore starting Friday. New Zealand are hoping to avoid a second successive 2-0 series loss, having been bowled out for 159 and 164 in Hyderabad to lose by an innings and 115 runs, but just where the inspiration...
01:09 PM, Jun 21, 2008
