- Panel finds lacunae in implementation of FRA
The draft report of the joint committee of the ministries of tribal affairs and environment found both ministries wanting in implementation...
24 Dec, 2010, 04.05 AM IST
- FAC advises Environment Ministry reject forest nod to Posco
In a setback to South Korean giant Posco's Rs 54,000 crore integrated steel plant in Orissa, a forestry panel has advised the Union Environ...
03 Nov, 2010, 08.57 PM IST
- BJP hits out at Naveen on industrialisation drive
The BJP, which relied on the reports by the NC Saxena-Devendra Pandey and Meena Gupta committees appointed by the Union environment ministr...
21 Oct, 2010, 01.51 AM IST
- Decision on Vedanta mining project tomorrow: Ramesh
The fate of Vedanta's controversial mining project in Niyamgiri Hills will be decided tomorrow by Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh.
23 Aug, 2010, 11.23 PM IST
- Orissa Chief Minister to meet PM to discuss Vedanta, Posco projects
Naveen Patnaik will meet Manmohan Singh regarding NC Saxena Committee report on Vedanta mining and Posco steel plant projects.
23 Aug, 2010, 10.46 AM IST
- Naveen Patnaik to meet PM on stalled projects
Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik is taking his case to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as the fate of Vedanta’s plans to source bauxite f...
23 Aug, 2010, 04.13 AM IST
- Orissa pitches for Posco, questions panel’s findings
Raising doubts on the impartiality of the Saxena-Pandey committee appointed by the Centre, the Orissa government has questioned the authent...
19 Aug, 2010, 03.58 AM IST
- Vedanta qualifies for Cairn
Mining of Niyamgiri would be at the cost of huge environmental damage.
18 Aug, 2010, 07.23 AM IST
- Vedanta decision likely in a week
The environment ministry is likely to take a decision on the fate of Vedanta’s mining project in Orissa in a week. The NC Saxena panel, app...
18 Aug, 2010, 06.47 AM IST
- Vedanta's Orissa project in jeopardy
The panel, investigating violations of Forest Rights Act and environmental norms by the controversial company in the Niyamgiri hills in Kal...
16 Aug, 2010, 08.18 PM IST
- No mining in Niyamgiri Hills without 100 per cent clearance: Vedanta
The statement follows a government panel's report to Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh disfavouring the grant of permission to the private...
16 Aug, 2010, 07.52 PM IST
- Permission to Vedanta for mining project denied
A government panel has said no to the controversial Vedanta mining project in Orissa citing violation of a series of laws by it in active c...
16 Aug, 2010, 06.11 PM IST
- Govt pulls up Posco for forest law violation, tells co to stop work
The NC Saxena Committee said there is evidence with regard to the violation of the Forest Rights Act by the Jagatsinghpur district administ...
09 Aug, 2010, 04.10 AM IST
- Government widens scope of Saxena panel to scrutinise Orissa mining project
Armed with the Attorney General’s opinion giving it the right to deny forest clearance for bauxite mining in the Niyamgiri Hills, the envir...
24 Jul, 2010, 03.43 AM IST
- Environment Min sets up panel to look into impact of Vedanta mining on tribals, wildlife & biodiversity
The Anil Agarwal promoted Vedanta Alumina’s plans for sourcing bauxite from the Niyamgiri hills in the Kalahandi district of Orissa will ha...
30 Jun, 2010, 03.53 AM IST
- New forest rights panel fails to meet demand of activists
The environment ministry has reconstituted the joint committee set up with the ministry of tribal affairs to assess the impact of Forest Ri...
19 Apr, 2010, 05.57 AM IST
- Poverty meter: Government works out new formula to count the poor
The new survey methodology to identify the poor is yet to be finalised, though recommendations made by the NC Saxena committee and eminent ...
10 Apr, 2010, 02.39 AM IST