The new ordinance on land acquisition will allow land grabbers to deprive millions, destroy agriculture, horticulture, rivers, forests, tree cover and mangroves to extract minerals as well as......
'Those who have seen the Modi government in Gujarat know that the issues related to Hindutva and issues of economy and growth function simultaneously.' 'Modi's politics are based on the......
Following is the trascriptof President Pratibha Patil's address to the joint sittingof Parliament on Thursday.Honourable Members, I convey my good wishes to you and to all our people. On behalf of......
In the concluding interview of the series on Development and Displacement in Orissa, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Dharmendra Pradhan takes responsibility for the state government's failure to avert......
On January 2, the police opened fire on tribals protesting against the setting up of a steel plant in Kalinga Nagar, Orissa. Twelve tribals and one policeman died.The tribals were protesting the......
Bank claims procedures were followed, affected communities and stakeholders were consulted A new report by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists says the projects funded by the......
Rubbishing allegation of forcible land acquisition for Posco project near Paradip, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said on Monday force was not used for the purpose as his government believed......
Jairam Ramesh is truly India's first independent thinking environment minister and it is also probably for the first time that an environmentalist has become a minister, says Magsaysay winner......
The Orissa government and Posco India's effort to expedite land acquisition for the latter's Rs 54,000-crore (Rs 540-billion) steel project near Paradeep in Jagatsinghpur district has turned out to......
Faced with problems of acquiring land for various projects in the state, the Orissa government has decided to create exclusive land banks for industrial purpose. "I have asked the district......