I am your soldier in Delhi, Rahul tells tribals

Visiting Lanjigarh in Orissa against the backdrop of the Centre rejecting environment clearance for Vedanta's bauxite mining project, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Thursday hailed the......

Some questions for 'tribal soldier' Rahul Gandhi

Environment struggles are now being used to create political space and new form of vote bank politics, alleges BJP activist Bhupender Yadav. The decision to reject the approval for mining in the......

Year-end 2012: The year that was for Odisha

Hitherto considered as the unchallenged leader of ruling Biju Janata Dal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was jolted by a whiff of revolt in 2012, as the year also witnessed a spate of abductions in......

Source mines for Vedanta refinery under scanner

Soon after stalling Vedanta's proposed bauxite mining project in Orissa, the Environment Ministry on Tuesday said the licence granted to mining firms supplying the mineral to its alumina refinery......

Stakes rise for bauxite blocks in Odisha on Adani Group's entry

The next auction for bauxite blocks in Odisha may see heightened interest with Adani Group charting an entry into alumina refining and existing players looking to boost capacity. Photograph:......

Vedanta may scrap Orissa steel project

Billionaire Anil Agarwal-controlled Vedanta Resources has decided not to pursue a proposal to build a Rs 20,000-crore (Rs 200 billion) five-million-tonne steel project in Orissa in view of its......

Metals get their shine back

When the world was upended by the Covid-19 pandemic, metals got its shine back. Photograph: Reuters In the last two years, infrastructure spending by major economies spurred demand, energy......