The Orissa government on Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Orissa High Court order that quashed its decision to permit South Korean steel major Posco to mine iron ore in Sundergarh district of the state. The matter is likely to come up for hearing in November end. The state government had recommended the grant of prospecting licence (PL) to Posco India for the Khandadhar mines for its 12-million-tonne steel plant...
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Posco positive: PM to tell Seoul by P Vaidyanathan Iyer
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will reassure South Korea President Lee Myung-bak that India will address all issues related to Pohang Steel Company’s (Posco’s) proposed $12-billion steel project in Orissa in a “constructive manner.” Posco India, which first announced the setting up of the massive plant five years ago, is facing environment roadblocks. Lee is likely to take up Posco’s case with Singh tomorrow. The two leaders, who are here for the East...
More »India drops to 87th rank in Integrity Index
India has fallen three places to 87th in Transparency International's latest Corruption Perceptions Index, in which 178 countries were surveyed. India's integrity score has fallen to 3.3 out of 10 in 2010 while it was 3.5 in 2007 and 3.4 in 2008 and 2009. Transparency International India chairman P.S. Bawa on Tuesday said the recent damaging revelations in the Commonwealth Games contracts seems to have increased the perception about corruption and...
More »Orissa Government to move SC over Khandadhar mines on Oct 29
The state government is likely to file a special leave petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court on October 29 Challenging the judgement of the Orissa High Court to set ASIde recommendation of prospecting license (PL) in favour of Posco . As per section 11 (5) of Mining and Minerals Development and Regulation (MMDR) Act, the state government will urge the Apex court to lease out Khandadhar mines on the bASIs of...
More »For whom the bell tolls by Moushumi Basu
It is imperative that the committee constituted to look into charges of corruption in the Commonwealth Games should also include violations of labour laws within its purview. One of the more blatant and visible scams of the recently concluded Commonwealth Games relates to how the thousands of workers who worked on the games construction sites were denied minimum wages, safety equipment, housing and other benefits constitutionally due to them. In an interview...
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