Opponents of the proposed steel plant by South Korean major Posco today burnt copies of the new compensation package issued by the company and reaffirmed their resolve to continue the stir.

Bhubaneswar: The London Stock Exchange listed Vedanta Resources has to wait for some more time to source bauxite from the Niyamgiri mines for its 1 million tonne alumina plant at Lanjigarh as the state government has decided to conduct a fresh survey of the forest area to settle the claims under Forest Right Act.

Commercial Mining May Be Opened To Private Sector In A Limited Way
Subhash Narayan NEW DELHI

IN A step towards opening the commercial coal mining to the private sector, the government may allow companies holding captive mining leases to sell excess coal in the open market to meet the increasing coal demand for power generation.

Status Quo On Demarcating Coal-Bearing Areas For Now

THE government has stepped in to end uncertainties over coal mining caused by the tough stance of the environment ministry, as it gears up for the crucial initial share sale of state-owned Coal India.

Bhubaneswar: The Rehabilitation and Peripheral Development Advisory Committee (RPDAC) of Jagatsinghpur district is meeting on Thursday to finalise the compensation package for the people going to be affected by Posco-India

Value of trees estimated at Rs 3.82 crore

The socio-economic survey on the Posco project has identified around 3000 households and 1493 betel vines in six affected villages of the project site.

Ministers will meet in three weeks to consider revamping a five-decade old mining law that tries to balance the needs of investors with those of locals affected by the industry.

SHILLONG, July 1: The Hynniewtrep Limestone Owners and Drivers

Mahesh Kulkarni / Bangalore July 1, 2010, 1:36 IST

Plans by Vedanta Resources to mine bauxite in Niyamgiri to feed its alumina refinery in Lanjigarh area of Orissa