The government would table the first report of the Justice MB Shah Commission on the alleged illegal mining activity in Odisha in Parliament soon. Recently, the panel submitted the 1,500 page-long first report to the Union mines ministry. Although the report is not in public domain, it is felt that
the report may contain preliminary observations, suggestion and overall findings besides conclusions on illega
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Govt to table 1st report of panel in Parliament
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ASSOCHAM opposes relaxation of export ban on ore
Industry body Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) and the Odisha government oppose the centre's possible move to relax the export ban imposed earlier on iron ore. In fact, Odisha governments wants the centre to ban ore export completely as it argues that a number of industries in the state are facing shortage of the raw materia
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Odisha govt cancels license of Deepak Steel
Odisha government cancelled the trading licence of Deepak Steel and Power and also refused to renew the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the firm earlier owing to irregularities committed by the firm. The MoU signed with the firm has already lapsed and the state government refused to renew it. The company has allegedly produced more iron ore than what was statutorily allowed from the from an adjacent plot in Uliburu mines. The adjacent plot was categorised as reserve forest
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Expert panel suggests renewal of green nod for Posco project
An Expert Appraisal Committee suggested the renewal of the environmental clearance for the proposed steel plant of the South Korean giant Posco at Jagatsinghpur, Odisha. Posco wants to set up a 12-mn tpa steel plant in the area. In the interim, it will be starting off with 4 mn tpa capacity and add another 4 mn t in the second phase. The committee
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PPT to have control over Kanika Sands island
Paradip Port Trust (PPT) will have control over the Kanika Sands, an island off the Odisha coast, as the union shipping ministry cancelled the earlier notification extending the port limit of Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) to cover the island. In a soon-to-be made gazette notification, the ministry decided to extend the jurisdiction of PPT to the island. At a high-level meeting with the Chief Secretary of Odisha and the chairpersons of both KoPT and PPT, the unio
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Maharashtra ranks 3rd in port projects under PPP
As on April 30, 2013, a total of five completed port projects worth over Rs 3,700 crore have been put to service delivery under the PPP model in in Maharashtra, a report by Assocham shows. The report, titled Port Developments in India shows that the state ranks second in under-construction and under-bidding port projects under public-private partnership (PPP), with a share of 15 per cent and 37 per cent, respec
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Odisha CM wants Posco to begin work on project
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has reportedly asked Posco India to begin work on the much-delayed 8 million tonne per annum (mn tpa) steel project in Jagatsinghpur district. However, the Indian arm of the South Korean steel maker faces two key problems for the proposed steel project. They are land and environment clearance
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Odisha has 2nd largest share in completed PPP projects
As on April 30, 2013, Odisha had about 17 per cent share, in value terms, among all the completed public-private partnership (PPP) port projects across the country. This is the second highest share, after Gujarat, in the completed port projects across the country. Odisha had two completed port projects worth over Rs 4,100 crore under PPP as on April 30, 2013, a report from Assocham show
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AP commands lion’s share in ports sector: Assocham study
According to a study by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) Andhra Pradesh commands the lion's share of over 46 per cent with three projects worth over Rs 20,000 crore under construction in ports sector under PPP model. Odisha accounts for second highest share of about 17 per cent in value terms in ports sector.
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Banks offer Rs 228 bn funding commitment to steel project
A consortium of 21 banks has offered funding commitment of Rs 22,800 crore for Tata Steel Odisha's proposed greenfield 6 million tonne steel plant in Kalinganagar. According to Dealogic, global deal tracking firm, this is the largest project financing loan on record. The company plans to implement the project in two phases of 3 million tonne each. So far in 2013, the India project financing loan volume stood at $14.7 billion, 13 per cent higher than $12.