Bhubaneswar: As uncertainty prevails over South Korean steel giant Posco's proposed plant near Paradip, the state government on Tuesday informed the assembly that around three lakh trees were felle

BHUBANESWAR: An increase of around 500% in collection of revenue from stamp duty and registration fees helped the state government achieve a 26% growth in overall revenue collection from the mining

To curb illegal mining, the steel and mines department is planning to create a dedicated cell in Odisha Space Applications Centre (ORSAC).

In view of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Ordinance, 2015, of the Centre, the Eastern Zone Mining Association (EZMA), a mine owners' lobby, on Tuesday demanded that the state g

The Centre on Wednesday clarified to the state government that the January 12 ordinance on mines has not taken away its pre-recommendation rights to examine the eligibility of any application for l

The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has agreed to jointly develop a thermal power plant at Kamakshyanagar in Dhenkanal district with state-owned Odisha Thermal Power Corporation.

Although the state government has targeted to operate the first phase of National Waterway-5 (NW-5), linking Dhamra-Paradip-Kalinga Nagar by 2017, delay in getting environment clearance for certain