Protection of mankind depends on safe nature’
The future of mankind will be protected only when the nature is kept unharmed, viewed environmentalists and intellectuals at an award distribution ceremony held by the House of Nature, Environment and
Orissa
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SC Directive on Shah Panel Report Worries Odisha Govt
The Supreme Court directive to the Centre to place before it the Justice M B Shah Commission’s report on illegal mining in Odisha has come as a rude shock to the state government. The Odisha Government,
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SC: produce panel report on illegal mining in Odisha
The government has marked the report as ‘secret’ The Supreme Court has ordered the Centre to file copies of the Justice Shah Commission report on illegal iron ore mining in Odisha. The government had marked the report as ‘secret’ and decided not to put it in public domain until it was tabled in Parliament.
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Green Nod for Posco, But It’s Still Red for N-Plant
MEA says site allotment for S Korea deferred due to pending projects South Korea’s first lady President Park Geun-hye has a lot to cheer about the environmental clearance to Posco’s Rs 52,000-crore steel plant project in Odisha after an eight-year delay, but she will be disappointed with Delhi’s decision to go slow on the bilateral nuclear pact and not allot any site for the reactor during her four-day visit to India beginning January 15.
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Odisha Paves Way for Posco to Prospect in Khandadhar
Approvals come ahead of South Korean president Park Geun-hye’s visit to India Odisha chief minister Na veen Patnaik has cleared the way for Posco to prospect the Khandadhar region, which has an estimated iron-ore reserve of 200 million tonnes, days after the central government removed a major hurdle faced by the South Korean major.
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Port developers asked to submit forest diversion plans
Odisha govt also seeks detailed work plans of projects along with milestones and timelines from them The state government has urged developers of non-major ports to submit the proposals for forest clearances with the required documents like gram sabha resolutions, DGPS (differential global positioning system) survey and FRA (Forest Right Act) certificate by January 31.
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225Tribal to celebrate stop to Niyamgiri mining
Upbeat over Centre's refusal to allow bauxite mining at the Niyamgiri hills by Vedanta, tribals, especially Dongria Kondhs, have decided to celebrate it by organizing a massive rally in Rayagada district
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Drop in number of migratory birds visiting Chilika
The arrival of winged visitors to Chilika Lake, the biggest waterfowl habitat in the country, has dropped this season with 1.58 lakh fewer migratory birds sighted than the previous season. Ornithologists said the number of birds had perhaps dwindled due to effect of cyclone Phailin.
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70 projects worth 1.5L cr okayed after Natarajan’s exit from MoEF
Ex-environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan may have dismissed speculation that delays in green clearances for several highvalue projects led to her ouster, but environmental nods to over 70 projects worth
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SC tells Centre to submit Shah Commission report on illegal mining by Jan 27
The Central Government has been asked by the Supreme Court to submit the Justice Shah Commission report on illegal mining in Odisha and Jharkhand to it by January 27. A green bench headed by Justice
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Waste management project to be implemented soon
The much-awaited Rs 40-crore solid waste management project (SWMP) in Berhampur town in South Odisha will be implemented soon in public private partnership (PPP) mode. Berhampur Municipal Corporation