The Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) on Wednesday asked Bhusan Steel Ltd at Meramundali to shut down six of its sponge iron kilns for violation of pollution norms.

The Government is keen that SAIL be part of South Korean steel firm Posco's proposed $12-billion steel plant in Orissa.

Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd has said the Ministry of Environment and Forests has granted final approval for diversion of 149 hectares of forest land in Utkal-C Coal Block in Angul District

The Orissa State Pollution Control Board has issued closure notice to 10 sponge iron units of the Bhushan Group on the charge of violating pollution control norms, official sources said.

Bhubaneswar: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday urged the Centre for urgent release of Rs 1000-crore ad hoc flood assistance to Odisha in advance from the National Disaster Response Fund ev

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) on Wednesday organised mock tsunami drills at cyclone shelters of six coastal districts.

Posco India is interested in partnering state-owned Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) in future projects, including a proposed project at Sindri, even as previous issues between the two companies

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday decided to extend the provision of relief for 10 more days to help the flood-hit BPL families while the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) urged party pr

The name Indira or Rajiv Gandhi has been known to win elections in many states. Ambedkar fetches votes in Uttar Pradesh and Kamraj in Tamil Nadu.

Bhubaneswar: The war of letters between Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh and chief minister Naveen Patnaik over expenditure under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) inten