Pitching for a

Steel giant ArcelorMittal has deposited Rs 268 crore with the State Government to acquire land for its proposed steel plant in Bellary district, Industries Minister Murugesh Nirani said on Wednesday.

Bhubaneswar: After facing land acquisition problems to set up a steel plant in Orissa it

Dialogue on for a possible collaboration with Korean steel giant Posco

Industry should address environment,

energy issues

Sujay Mehdudia

Review the project, party MP D. Raja writes to Manmohan

Apart from Posco and ArcelorMittal, Tata Steel has also approached Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) for a joint venture.

Bhubaneswar: An uneasy calm prevailed in the proposed Posco site in Orissa

The liberalisation process that started in India in the early 1990s has made Orissa potentially the most attractive destination for large capital-intensive projects by private-sector firms – typically mineral-based ones. These projects are facing opposition from the people, especially those likely to be displaced and those who will be indirectly affected.

The activists of the United Action Committee, a purportedly pro-Posco outfit active in the Posco steel project site near Paradip, have threatened to oppose the project if the district administration deploys police force in the

SHILLONG: Several NGOs led by the Shella Action Committee (SAC) have resolved to carry on their fight against the cement giant Lafarge to prevent it from mining in the Shella areas.

The NGOs in a joint meeting held here on Friday decided to write a letter to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh seeking extension of the prohibition imposed on the French company.

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