ANGUL: Cracking the whip, the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has imposed a fine of Rs 54,000 on Bhusan Steel Limited in Dhenkanal district for dumping its slurry in an open ground ne

BHUBANESWAR: A day after Similipal was rocked by the news __ poaching of four elephants __ the Forest and Environment Department on Monday pressed the panic button.

BHUBANESWAR: Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a Coal India subsidiary, has responded positively to the State Government’s proposal for establishment of a coal washery and coal reject-based power

State gets a pat from Planning Commission for good performance

The Annual Plan for Odisha for 2012-13 was on Friday pegged at Rs.17,250 crore at a meeting here between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and State Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Initiating the discussions, Mr. Ahluwalia said the State's Plan performance during 2011-12 had been satisfactory and the government's efforts towards improving the human development indicators were laudable.

The National Green Tribunal's decision to suspend the environmental clearance given to Posco vindicates the project's critics.

Bhubaneswar: South Korean Ambassador to India Kim Joong-Keun on Wednesday said Seoul was waiting for New Delhi's proposal for setting up a nuclear energy station in India.

Bhubaneswar: Optimistic of establishing Posco’s proposed mega steel project near Paradip in Odisha, South Korea on Wednesday said the company could revise its plan and go for a smaller capacity pla

Alstom Projects India Ltd has bagged two contracts for over Rs 84 crore.

SUNDARGARH:The much-awaited coal corridor proposal of the Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) to free a vast rural population from the hazards of dust pollution is not moving on the expected lines.

Mumbai: South Korean steel major Posco has sounded out unlisted Essar Steel for an alliance to build the planned $12 billion (12 million tonnes) steel plant in Orissa, which has run into repeated hurdles since the world’s fifth largest steel maker signed the construction agreement with the state government in 2005.

“They (Posco) have approached us (Essar Steel) through a third party to revive the Orissa steel plant,” a person with direct knowledge of the development, but doesn’t want to identified, told FE. “We are yet to respond to Posco’s proposal,” the person added.