Vedanta Aluminum Ltd (VAL) is open to make a fresh proposal to obtain environmental clearance for the expansion plans at its aluminum unit in Lanjigarh, Orissa. However, the company said it wanted the government to consider its application on par with other companies like Lavasa, Posco, SAIL and Jindal Power Ltd, who had recently got a green nod for their projects.
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has sought clarification from Jindal Ecopolis, the waste management company setting up a waste-to-energy plant at Okhla, saying that it would not be permitted to operate if the company fails to provide technical details about pollution control at the incineration plant.
It may be noted that Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has already made it clear that t
The Union environment ministry has asked Naveen Jindal-owned Jindal Steel & Power to respond to allegations that it had built its coal washery at Raigarh in Chhattisgarh without environmental clearance, reports Meera Mohanty from New Delhi. While the Ministry of Environment & Forests approves washeries of more than 100,000 tonnes per annum capacity, state boards can clear smaller ones.
Bhubaneswar: The case relating to violation of forest laws by Jindal Steel & Power for its six million tonne steel plant at Angul has taken a new turn with the state forest and environment department asking the ministry of environment & forests (MoEF) to take necessary action under Environment Protection Act (EPA)-1986 against JSPL.
It may be noted that the MoEF in March this year had directed
BHUBANESWAR: The Managing Director of Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) and Congress MP Navin Jindal on Tuesday said acquisition of agricultural land for industries should be avoided.
Jindal met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the Secretariat and discussed the investment proposal of the company in Orissa.
Talking to media-persons after the meeting, Jindal maintained that there were some
Bhubaneswar The Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL), which is all set to commission its 2 million tonne steel plant next month, is desperately looking for iron ore linkage.
JSPL vice-president and managing director Naveen Jindal urged Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik for allotment of a captive iron ore mine for the plant.
Jindal met the Orissa CM on Tuesday and discussed the steel projec
State-owned power companies whose coal blocks were taken back last week have questioned the government's move to revoke their licences while sparing private companies.
Public sector firms, including NTPC, Damodar Valley Corporation, Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corp and Jharkhand State Electricity Board, said they have invested huge sums in developing the mines while many private firms have
