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A bench extended the time till August 19

The Supreme Court on Thursday extended the time for gram sabhas in Odisha to decide on allowing mining in the mineral-rich regions of Rayagada and Kalahandi districts where Vedanta proposes to set up an alumina refinery and other projects.

Gram sabhas which have considered issues have so far objected to projects to be set up by Vedanta

The Supreme Court today extended the time for gram sabhas in Odisha to decide on allowing mining in the mineral-rich regions where Vedanta proposes to set up alumina refinery and other projects.

Wildlife Society of Odisha (WSO) has urged the ministry of environment and forest (MOEF) to initiate action against the state-owned Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) for violating the Forest (Conserv

Vedanta is unlikely to get clearance to mine Niyamgiri hills to feed its alumina refinery at Lanjigarh in Odisha.

The state government that is embroiled in the mining scam on Tuesday drew flak when it invited mine owners for a computer training without proper arrangement.

The Dongria Kondhs of Kunakeda in Kalahandi district on Wednesday declared that worshipping their presiding deity, Niyamraja, was their birthright and no force on earth could snatch away their reli

OMC to auction 300,000 tonne leftover iron ore fines

The state government has taken over the B K Mohanty iron ore mines at Uliburu in Joda area after it was established prima facie that the miner had illegally raised minerals beyond its permitted area without any lawful authority.

Committee had recently visited the state to take stock of mitigation measures taken to prevent environmental degradation

A Parliamentary Standing committee on science & technology and forest & environment has sought a report from the Odisha government on status of all working and non-working mines in the state.

Report on ore linkage is almost in the final stage

CSM technology is the IT arm of the steel and mines department and helps maintaining daily mineral transaction data on website orissaminerals.gov.in

The state steel and mines department has decided to send its officials to Karnataka to study modalities of iron ore e-auction there, as it is gearing up to start selling minerals thorough a single electronic platform here.

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