The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) on the plea of Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) challenging the cancellation of the environmental clearance to the Niyamgiri Bauxite Mining Project in the state.
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The Orissa government on Friday moved the Supreme Court (SC) challenging an earlier decision of the Centre which had rejected environmental clearance given to Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta group for bauxite mining in Niyamgiri Hills.
The state government in its application filed through the Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC), said the Centre
The Orissa government today approached the Supreme Court challenging the Centre's decision to reject environmental clearance to Vedanta bauxite mining project in Niyamgiri Hills.
Challenging the Environment Ministry's order of August 24, 2010, the state government filed an application through Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC), contending that the Centre's decision was in violation of the Supreme
A mine owned by a senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader is amongst 17 mines which have been termed illegal by State Forest Department.
As per the reply given by the Forest Minister Filip Nery Rodrigues to the state Legislative Assembly, the department has already filed complaint against the manager of the mine, which is owned by Prafulla Hede, NCP
Bhubaneswar: Despite a stay on the proposed expansion of Vedanta's alumina refinery at Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district, the Centre has now sought a fresh application for the purpose from the state.
This was announced by revenue and disaster management minister Surya Narayan Patra in the State Assembly here on Monday while replying to a written question on behalf of chief minister Naveen Patnaik
