The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC), under the ministry of forests and environment, has scheduled yet another meeting on Friday for clearing projects in violation of the Central Information Commiss

Villagers of Taraikela in Jharsuguda district are up in arms against Bhusan Power and Steel Limited (BPSL) over construction of an ash pond in the village.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed that an iron and steel plant near an airport in Jharsuguda district of Odisha be not allowed to reopen till allegations against it of polluting the en

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed that an iron and steel plant near an airport in Jharsuguda district of Odisha be not allowed to reopen till allegations against it of polluting the en

Vedanta Alumina Limited (VAL), on Wednesday, shut down its alumina refinery at Lanjigarh in Odisha’s Kalahandi district, and stopped feeding bauxites and started washing its tanks.

The forest and environment department of the Odisha government has asked Sterlite Energy (SEL), a Vedanta group company, to immediately deposit its contribution towards Odisha Environment Managemen

Forest and environment minister Bijayshree Routray today informed the State Assembly that the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has found 43 stations of nine main rivers of the state as

BHUBANESWAR: The State Government owes us Rs 700 crore towards energy bill and I believe the payment will be made to us soon,’’ chairman of Vendanta Resources Anil Agarwal told reporters.

BHUBANESWAR: The South West Monsoon withdrew from most parts of Odisha on Monday signalling the end of rainy season which recorded a rare zero percent deviation this year.

Jharsuguda facility may shut down in a month

A day after shutting down its bauxite refining unit at Lanjigarh temporarily citing unavailability of bauxite ore, Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL), has said it can hardly run its smelter facility at Jharsuguda for a month in the absence of enough alumina to run the plant. “Amid raw material supply problems, we can run the smelter plant hardly by a month or so,” said an official of VAL smelter plant.