| Vendata expects quick nod for Orissa project | 22-NOV-09 |
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| Mining giant Vedanta Resources today said it expects speedy clearance from the Centre for bauxite mining at the Niyamgiri hills in Orissa after the state government claimed the project would not cause any displacement of tribals. |
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| Panel to decide BF-sponge mix for steel making | 21-NOV-09 |
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| The Orissa government has constituted a committee under the chairmanship of the Development Commissioner (DC) to determine the mix between the blast furnace and the sponge iron route for production of steel in the state. |
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| Wood and paint world | 21-NOV-09 |
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| Two artists explore different mediums in an exhibition that explores their respective skills. |
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| 15 Orissa districts suffer 50% crop loss | 19-NOV-09 |
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| Though the Orissa government has not yet declared any district as drought affected, 3264 villages and 41 wards spread over 15 districts have suffered more than 50 percent crop loss in the production of autumn paddy. |
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| AES-Orissa talks fail to resolve tricky issues | 18-NOV-09 |
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| The senior officials of the Orissa government today held discussion with a team of officials of AES to thrash out issues obstructing the proposed expansion of Ib Thermal Power Station (ITPS) at Jharsuguda, comprising establishment of 3rd and 4th units of the station with capacity of 660 Mw each. |
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| Orissa govt suspends work in 128 ore mines | 18-NOV-09 |
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| Continuing action against illegal mining, the state steel and mines department has issued ‘stop mining’ notice to 128 mines, which includes 63 mines that were asked to suspend operation about a week back. |
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| OHPC, NHPC to set up hydro projects in Orissa | 17-NOV-09 |
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| The state owned power generator, Orissa Hydro Power Corporation (OHPC) will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) for developing some multi-purpose projects in the state with a generating capacity of above 25 Mw. |
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| 844 sick SSI units non-existent in Orissa | 16-NOV-09 |
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| About 844 sick small scale industries (SSIs) in Orissa having a loan outstanding of Rs 5.9 crore are not in existence. These units account for 32.27 percent of the total sick SSIs in the state. |
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| Tata Steel to start work at Orissa plant in December | 15-NOV-09 |
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| Tata Steel would start work on its Kalinganar plant in Orissa from December. The company had 3,200 acres in possession but could not start work as 20 per cent of the project-affected persons were yet to be relocated, according to Managing Director H M Nerurkar. |
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