Chhattisgarh: The Centre approves the diversion of forest land for the Tatas' proposed steel plant in Bastar.

Public hearing conducted by the concerned company prior to applying for environmental clearance is not a mere formality but a substantive requirement of law, held the National Green Tribunal.

The National Green Tribunal has cancelled the environmental clearance given to the Jindal Steel and Power Company’s coal mining and washery project in Chhattisgarh.

In a significant decision, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday set aside the Environmental Clearance (EC) granted to the 4 MTPA Coal Mining Project of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd and 4 MTPA Coal Washery at Gare in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh on grounds of faulty public hearing.

The company had been granted EC in May 2009. The NGT has directed that the public hearing may be conducted again but not under the Additional District Magistrate (ADM) who conducted it earlier. The verdict delivered by Justice C.V Ramulu and Prof R. Nagendran held that the entire “public hearing was a farce and makes a mockery of the public hearing process”.

New Delhi: A Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on commercial mining of coal blocks in Chhattisgarh has put the main opposition BJP on the defensive, with Congress demanding resignation o

Production at the public sector Bhilai Steel Plant dipped in the 2011-12 fiscal from the previous financial year, the management said Tuesday, blaming the aging coke oven batteries for the fall.

Chief Minister Raman Singh is under severe attack from his partymen as well as Opposition Congress over a CAG report indicting his ministry for allocating coal blocks at “throwaway price” to a comp

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has exposed alleged large scale irregularities by Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation Limited (CMDCL) in awarding contract for commercial mining of a coal block in the state, leading to an anticipated loss of `1,052.20 crores revenue to state exchequer.

The CAG report, which was tabled in the state Assembly on Tuesday by chief minister Raman Singh, pointed out that the state government had accepted “abnormally low rate” from a lone bidder, which participated in the bidding for mining of Bhatgaon II Extension Coal Block in July 2008 in violation of tender rules.

Country's top iron ore producer NMDC plans to invest Rs 3,513 crore on its upcoming 3 million tonne per annum capacity steel plant at Nagarnar in Chhattisgarh.

According to the Budget documents, the state-owned firm has kept a capital expenditure target of Rs 4,655 crore in the next fiscal and over 75% of the amount (Rs 3,513 crore) will be spend on the Chhattisgarh plant, which would mark NMDC's entry into steel manufacturing.