HPCL plans Rs.60,000-crore investment in State
Expansion of Visakh Refinery, setting up of Greenfield refinery near Visakhapatnam on the agenda State-owned Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited is keen on expediting the process for its...
View ArticlePalli sabha rejects bauxite mining in Niyamgiri hills
Three-hour-long sabha was attended by 33 of 36 adult voters from Kesarpadi. Rayagada District Judge Sarat Chandra Mishra had to trek 10 km (to and fro) crossing two overflowing hill streams on Monday to
View ArticleThird gram sabha too rejects mining project in Niyamgiri
“We are ready to die as we cannot think of life without Niyamraja”. Continuing the opposition to bauxite mining in the Niyamgiri hills, the third palli (gram) sabha held here in Trilochanpur panchayat
View ArticleWorshipping Niyamraja our birthright, say Dongria Kondhs
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 religious
View ArticleBauxite mining: ‘valuation’ is latest concern
The stunning disclosure on undervaluation of bauxite deposits in Visakhapatnam by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in its latest report is bound to cast its shadow on the State government’s
View ArticleRINL, NTPC mull joint venture to set up greenfield power plant
Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited, the corporate entity of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, and NTPC have decided in-principle to form a joint venture to set up a Greenfield coal-fired power plant. “The discussions
View ArticlePublic hearing for NTPC 4,000 MW project held amid protests
Left parties opposed the project saying it would affect livelihood of fishermen and farm workers in the area due to discharge of ash contaminating groundwater and causing ocean pollution. Environmental
View ArticleEAC concerns may delay launch of NTPC project
Doubts expressed by the Expert Appraisal Committee of the Ministry of Environment and Forests over coal linkage and evacuation of raw material for the NTPC Pudimadaka Ultra Mega Power Plant is likely to
View ArticlePetition filed in NGT against environmental clearance to Amaravati
Social activist and former IAS officer E.A.S. Sarma has filed a petition in the National Green Tribunal seeking a direction cancelling environmental clearance (EC) given by Andhra Pradesh State...
View ArticleVisakhapatnam Port takes the solar route
In a green-friendly initiative, Visakhapatnam Port is set to become first major port in India to produce solar power in the next few days. The stage is set for commissioning of the first phase of 10
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