Indian Oil to complete Paradip refinery by 2012
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NALCO Q4 net profit dips
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Bhusan Energy buys 0.19 pc of Orissa Sponge
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RSP achieves best production in feb
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Kalinganagar steel units demand reduction in iron-ore price
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Sahara Power to set up 1,320 Mw project in Orissa
Orissa to monior implementation of green norms by industries
With the fate of POSCO and Vedanta projects hanging in balance over green norms, Orissa government has constituted a squad to monitor implementation of different environmental and forest laws by the industries. "The state-level squad will primarily ensure that the industries implement forest acts and pollution control laws besides keeping a watch on siphoning of state's revenue by industries," said a senior official after a review meeting on action taken on the decisions made in the High Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) chaired by chief minister Naveen Patnaik. More
Congress demands closure of Vedanta refinery
ThrCongress on Friday sought closure of Vedanta refinery at ecologically fragile Lanjigarh following the Centre's show cause notice and denial of mining at Niyamgiri. "The alumina refinery at lanjigarh in Kalahandi district should be shut down forthwith," working president of Orissa Pradesh Congress Committee and MP Bhakta Charan Das told reporters, accusing the state government of promoting Vedanta by adopting an "anti-tribal approach". More