Vapi tops list of critically polluted areas

Odisha seeks help to buy costly renewable energy

Green tribunal suspends POSCO’s clearance

The National Green Tribunal has suspended the environmental clearance granted to the controversial POSCO steel project in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district. The project was cleared by the Union environment ministry in January last year. This was challenged by Prafulla Samantray, an activist from Bhoinagar in Odisha, in the tribunal.

Guarantee of 14 companies under solar mission encashed

Acting tough on companies that did not commission solar power projects on time, NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) Limited has encashed a part of bank guarantee of 14 of them. The companies were awarded projects under batch one of the first phase of Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM). The last date of commissioning was January 9. About Rs 28 crores have been encashed from these firms located in Rajasthan, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. 

Odisha, Jharkhand mull iron ore e-auction

In a bid to counter rampant illegal mining, Odisha and Jharkhand, have decided to e-auction iron ore. The planning process is at its nascent stage, say state government officials. The measure will make the auctioning process transparent,” says a senior official from department of mines and geology in Bhubaneswar.

Green tribunal begins hearing appeal against POSCO steel plant

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has started hearing the appeal challenging environmental clearance granted to the controversial POSCO steel project in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district. The hearing began on Tuesday despite the claim of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) that the clearance to the project cannot be challenged as it was granted four years ago after following due process of law.

Polavaram fraud

Fear of submergence haunts Kurturu, a village nestled in the Papi hills of the Eastern Ghats in Andhra Pradesh. In 2005, a band of officials, an unusual sight in this remote village in West Godavari district, visited the place and marked a rock.

UN heritage status for Odisha's Koraput farming system

Violence at POSCO site

The site of $12 billion POSCO project in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha saw violent clashes on December 14 when the state administration resumed construction of a 12 km coastal road linking the steel plant to the captive port. Villagers opposed to POSCO clashed with project proponents and workers of a private construction company, Paradip Paribahan, leaving one person dead and injuring 25 others.

A march to highlight land struggles in India

Gandhi Jayanti, October 2, this year is going to witness a new movement. Activists belonging to a non-profit, Ekta Parishad, will undertake a Jan Satyagraha Samwad Yatra to highlight the ongoing land and livelihood struggles across the country.