New Delhi: The UPA government on Friday moved a step closer to giving the red signal to the Vedanta mining of bauxite in the Niyamgiri hills of Orissa.
Revoking Only Forest & Not Green Clearance To Deflect Blame
Manoj Mitta | TNN
New Delhi: Though it is dubbed as India's Avatar moment, after the Hollywood blockbuster, the Vedanta mining controversy is not about choosing between development and environment.
Bhubaneswar: Though not invited to participate at the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) meeting scheduled to be held in New Delhi on August 20, the Odisha government is still expecting an opportunity to explain its stand on Vedanta's controversial Niyamgiri mining project.
Though we were hopeful of getting an invitation to place our stand before the FAC, no communication had been received from th
BHUBANESWAR: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will address a tribal rally at Lanjigarh area in the foothills of Niyamgiri hills in Orissa's Kalahandi district where Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL) has set up a refinery.
The Gandhi scion's proposed visit to Lanjigarh area comes at the time when Vedanta's mining plan in the Niyamgiri hills, has reached a crucial phase in view of the Saxena
Says Gram Sabhas Alone To Decide If They Want To Part With Forest Land
Nitin Sethi | TNN
The N C Saxena Committee that called for scrapping the Vedanta bauxite mining project in the Niyamgiri Hills of Orissa has set a precedent that could jolt the entire mining industry
The Orissa state government is upset that it has not been invited to participate in the crucial Forest Advisory Committee meeting scheduled to be held in New Delhi on Friday in order to explain its position on Vedanta Aluminium
The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) considered the report submitted by the four member committee constituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests vide its order dated 29.06.2010 for investigation into a proposal submitted by the Government of Orissa for diversion of 660.749 ha forest land in favour of Orissa Mining Corporation Ltd for bauxite mining in the Niyamgiri hills in Kalahandi and
