Expert team to submit report on Posco by October
August 23rd, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 22 (IANS) An expert team reviewing the environmental impact assessment of Posco's proposed $12 billion steel plant in Odisha will submit its report by October, the team said ... Read more...
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MoEF expert team visits Posco plant site in Odisha
August 21st, 2012 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 21 (IANS) A four-member expert team deputed by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) Tuesday visited the site of South Korean steel major Posco's proposed steel plant ... Read more...
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Odisha villagers lift blockades from Jindal project site
July 25th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 25 (IANS) The economic blockade, launched by villagers near a steel project site in Odisha demanding higher compensation for land, was lifted Wednesday after the authorities agreed to ... Read more...
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Protests hit steel project in Odisha
July 23rd, 2012 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 23 (IANS) Construction work at Jindal Steel and Power Ltd's (JSPL) steel and power project in Odisha was partially hit Monday as many workers kept away from work ... Read more...
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Sajjan Jindal’s Bengal steel project to start soon
July 11th, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 11 (IANS) The West Bengal government and JSW Bengal Steel have resolved their differences and will sign an agreement for the Rs.350 billion integrated steel plant at Salboni ... Read more...
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India is a profitable business opportunity, PM tells Korean CEOs (Lead)
March 26th, 2012 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, March 26 (IANS) Investment from South Korea is a "priority" for India, visiting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday, adding that the government was taking "proactive" steps to ... Read more...
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Korean investment a priority, Posco will happen: Manmohan Singh
March 26th, 2012 - 10:46 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, March 26 (IANS) Investment from South Korea is a "priority" for India, visiting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday, adding that the government was taking "proactive" steps improve ... Read more...
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Posco seeks lifting of curbs on project site entry
March 2nd, 2012 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 1 (IANS) Posco-India, a subsidiary of South Korean steel major Posco, Thursday asked Odisha to lift the restriction on entering the site of its proposed steel plant in ... Read more...
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Clashes over road construction at Posco site, one killed
December 14th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 14 (IANS) At least one person was killed and two injured at the site of the proposed Posco steel project in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district Wednesday when clashes broke ... Read more...
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Arrest of anti-Posco leader triggers tension
November 27th, 2011 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 27 (IANS) The arrest of top anti-Posco leader Abhaya Sahu has triggered tension in Odisha's Jagatsingpur district as thousands of villagers blocked roads and sealed entry points to ... Read more...
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Anti-POSCO leader held
November 26th, 2011 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 25 (IANS) Abhaya Sahu, the top leader of the anti-Posco agitation in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district, was arrested Friday over various cases against him, including a dowry death, police ... Read more...
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Come to Chhattisgarh for deals in food processing and IT: Chief minister (Interview)
September 4th, 2011 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 4 (IANS) Chhattisgarh needs investment in downstream sectors - mainly in food processing and information technology (IT) - as the state has already enough in power and ... Read more...
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Bengal to vest 270 acres from JSW Steel
August 10th, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IANS) Alleging that the Sajjan Jindal-promoted JSW Bengal violated rules by buying land above permissible limit, the West Bengal government Wednesday said it would vest 270 acres ... Read more...
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Over 1,600 families need rehabilitation in Posco site
August 4th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Over 1,600 families who have been affected by the land acquisition by the South Korean steel major Posco in Orissa, need rehabilitation, parliament was told ... Read more...
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Wrong site delaying Posco plan: Orissa Congress chief (Interview)
July 18th, 2011 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 18 (IANS) The wrong site and a proposal to swap iron ore are delaying the $12 billion Posco steel project, says Orissa Congress chief Niranjan Patnaik, promising to ... Read more...
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Speedy decisions on Posco, Vedanta: Jayanthi Natarajan
July 17th, 2011 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) While insisting that the environment must be protected at all costs, Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan Sunday said "the past is over" and she will ensure ... Read more...
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Rahul in favour of industries but with proper rehabilitation (Lead)
July 13th, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 13 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said his party is in favour of industrialisation but that has to be done with proper rehabilitation of those ... Read more...
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Niyamgiri tribals join anti-Posco protests
July 7th, 2011 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 7 (IANS) A group of tribals belonging to primitive Dangaria Kandh community from Orissa's Niyamgiri area Thursday joined the villagers' protest against land acquisition for the $12 billion ... Read more...
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Orissa resumes work at Posco site
July 5th, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 5 (IANS) The Orissa government Tuesday resumed work on the land taken over for South Korean steel major Posco's project in Jagatsinghpur district, an official said. The work ... Read more...
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Orissa to resume work at Posco site
July 1st, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 1 (IANS) The Orissa government said Friday it is likely to resume work at the site of the $12 billion Posco project as a group of protesting villagers ... Read more...
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Anti-Posco protests continue; supporters want demands met (Lead)
June 27th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 27 (IANS) A few thousand people, including women and children, continued their protest against South Korean major Posco's proposed steel plant in a village in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district ... Read more...
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Deadlock over Posco land acquisition continues
June 25th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 25 (IANS) The deadlock over land acquisition for the Posco steel project in Orissa continued Saturday with the administration yet to find a resolution to the crisis, ... Read more...
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Orissa halts land acquisition for Posco
June 21st, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 21 (IANS) The Orissa government Tuesday halted land acquisition for Posco's $12 billion project in Jagatsinghpur due to opposition from locals, an official said.
"We have halted it indefinitely ... Read more...
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Agnivesh joins Posco land acquisition opposition (Lead)
June 18th, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 18 (IANS) Social activist Swami Agnivesh Saturday opposed the "forceful" acquisition of land for the $12 billion Posco steel project in Orissa, adding that he will take ... Read more...
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Anti-Posco group slams Ramesh
June 12th, 2011 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Reacting to Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh's concern over use of force against villagers opposing land acquisition in Orissa for the Posco steel ... Read more...
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Jairam seeks peaceful land acquisition for Posco
June 12th, 2011 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 12 (IANS) Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh Sunday asked the Orissa government to ensure that land is acquired only through peaceful and law-governed means for South Korean ... Read more...
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Anti-Posco stir hots up in Orissa
June 11th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 11 (IANS) The stir against South Korean steel major Posco's proposed $12 billion steel project intensified with thousands continuing their sit-in demonstration Saturday at the project site, official ... Read more...
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Hundreds court arrest to protest Posco (Lead)
June 6th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 6 (IANS) Hundreds of people, among them activists and leaders of five political parties, held a demonstration here Monday and courted arrests to protest forcible acquisition of ... Read more...
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Hundreds court arrest to protest Posco
June 6th, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 6 (IANS) Nearly 500 people, comprising activists and leaders of five political parties, held a demonstration here Monday and courted arrest to protest forcible land acquisition for a ... Read more...
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Anti-Posco agitators held, released
June 3rd, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 3 (IANS) A group of villagers in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district were Friday detained and later released when they opposed land acquisition for the proposed $12 billion steel project ... Read more...
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NMDC to set up India’s largest blast furnace in Chhattisgarh
June 1st, 2011 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 31 (IANS) The National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd (NMDC) Tuesday signed an agreement for setting up India's largest blast furnace of 4,506 cubic metres capacity for its upcoming ... Read more...
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Jairam Ramesh: politics of compromise or middle path?
May 12th, 2011 - 10:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Until a few months ago, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh was hogging the headlines by halting some of the biggest projects for violation of green norms. ... Read more...
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Orissa gets final nod for Posco project (Lead)
May 2nd, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The union environment ministry Monday granted final approval to the Orissa government for diversion of 1,253 hectares of forest land for setting up the ... Read more...
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Jairam Ramesh grants final approval to Orissa’s Posco project
May 2nd, 2011 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 2 (ANI): Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh today granted final approval to Orissa for diversion of 1,253 hectares of forest land for Posco's steel project.Ramesh ... Read more...
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Jairam Ramesh questions Orissa’s intention on Posco
May 1st, 2011 - 3:44 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 30 (IANS) Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh Saturday questioned the Orissa's government intention on the proposed steel project by South Korean steel major Posco, saying it has not ... Read more...
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