Vedanta is sourcing bauxite from Gujarat and its BALCO project in Chhattisgarh , so it is paying hefty sums on the transportation.
Procedural delays, bureaucratic hassles and lack of political will may result in the possibility of yet another foreign direct investment (FDI) project shying away from Orissa.
The global aluminum industry, as part of its program of materials stewardship, is encouraging industry to collect and reuse aluminium by "mining the infrastructure of society". For such urban mining to take place, industries need to understand comprehensively the complete life cycle of aluminum and its products.
This essay contends that the economic liberalization, privatization and globalization (LPG) model of development in India is virtually depriving the tribal people and other agriculture dependent poor people of their traditional means of sustainable livelihood by promoting the unregulated growth of mineral-based industries in the tribal regions of India.
KORAPUT: People and the villages in the periphery of NALCO at Damanjodi in Koraput district could enjoy the benefits of real development to a greater extent if the village leaders, district administration and NALCO authorities who are the three key players responsible for the growth to happen could bring better collaboration among themselves, said Chitta Ranjan Pradhan, the Chief Managing Director
Contrary to assurances given by the Goa government to crack down on rampant mining in forest areas, its report submitted to the union Ministry of Environment and Forests has recommended drastic reduction of eco fragile zones near wildlife sanctuaries.
Environmentalists as well as opposition parties have slammed the government over the report on eco fragile zone.
