Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
Ore major keeping domestic price lower than landed cost of import; falling rupee does not come to rescue as international ore prices have also softened The rupee slide could result in a rise of the steel industry's import bill for key inputs, like coke. But, for now, it is unlikely …
Central government will decide if South Korean steelmaker POSCO can have preferential access to an iron ore mine for its planned $12 billion steel plant, a top court said, providing a boost to the troubled project billed as the country's largest foreign direct investment (FDI). POSCO, the world's fourth-largest steel …
Odisha government had first recommended granting of PL to Posco India in 2006 to the government of India Posco India has welcomed the Supreme Court judgement on granting it prospecting licence (PL) for Khandadhar iron ore mines in Sudergarh district of Odisha. “We welcome the judgement of the Supreme Court …
The Supreme Court today set aside the Orissa High Court order which had quashed state government's petition to allot iron ore licence to South Korean steel major Posco in Khandadhar hills in Sundergarh district for a multi-crore steel plant. A Bench headed by Mr Justice RM Lodha asked the Centre …
Welcoming Supreme Court’s judgement on Khandadhar iron ore mine case, Posco-India today assured would significantly help to expedite the project and hoped the Central Government would ensure a quick and final decision on the matter. “We welcome the judgement by the honourable Supreme Court on Khandadhar mining case. Once we …
EC letter to M/s NSL Mining Resources India Pvt.ltd from MoEF regarding Iron Ore Beneficiation Plant with throughput of 0.75 MTPA to obtain 0.25 MTPA Beneficiated Ore of M/s NSL Mining Resources India Pvt. Ltd at Village Muddavaram, Distt. Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh (4.92 ha).
The state government has already acquired 2,000 acres of land for the Posco project Moving ahead in its land acquisition spree for the Posco project, the Jagatsinghpur district administration aims to complete acquisition of 700 acres of land for the mega steel project in a week. The state government has …
Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) is cracking its whip on factory owners in Giridih, Koderma and Dhanbad districts for flouting environmental guidelines. The board, after inspections, warned eight sponge iron and other factories - including Saluja Steel, Mongia Steel Ltd - in Giridih for violating norms. JSPCB chairman Mani …
To facilitate execution of VSP's expansion programme, the state govt had also agreed to allot iron ore mines Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP), belonging to Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), has embarked upon a massive expansion plan involving an investment of Rs 42,400 crore. To facilitate execution of VSP's expansion programme, …
The statutory environment panel has revoked the clearance given to South Korean steel major Posco’s Rs 54,000-crore integrated steel plant and port project in Jagatsinghpur in Odisha, raising fears that the venture may get further delayed. Posco will now have to go through the process of environmental clearance— at least …
The Andhra Pradesh Government finally decided to take back 10,760 acres of its land allotted to Brahmani Industries Limited (BIL) of former Karnataka Tourism Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy, now in jail in connection with Obulapuram Mining Company case. Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy went through all the files and …
JSW Steel is looking to secure mining leases, including bidding for new mines, in Karnataka after last week's Supreme Court judgement lifting the mining ban in the state. "The category-C mines are going to be auctioned. So we are awaiting that... We will definitely apply (for new mining leases) and …
The apex court order to restart mining in Karnataka may not provide immediate relief to the steel industry, as it will take at least 18 months to obtain statutory approvals, rating agency India Ratings, said. Moreover, a few mines have to renew their mining leases as it had expired when …
States have no power to frame a mining policy dehors the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act and the Mineral Concession Rules. Reiterating this point, the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed review petitions filed by the Centre, JSW Steel Ltd and others seeking review of the September 2010 judgment …
Parliament’s Standing Committee on Coal and Steel has indicted the government for “totally abusing its powers” in allotting coal mines between 1993 and 2010 through the “most non-transparent procedure” to “few fortunate ones for their own benefit”. “The government cannot give largesse on its arbitrary discretion or its sweet will,” …
The Odisha government today submitted a status report on the Posco project at a meeting convened at Udyog Bhawan in New Delhi. The report mentioned the steps taken for the progress of the project work, said sources. The meeting, was presided over by the joint secretary of Department of Industrial …
A parliamentary panel has called for cancelling allotments of all coal blocks awarded to companies where production was yet to commence. The Standing Committee on Coal and Steel called all allocations done between 1993 and 2010 “unauthorised and illegal” and recommended action against the parties involved, in its report tabled …
Project opponents handing over land; Odisha offers to withdraw cases against activists Even as the Centre is set to review the progress on the Posco mega steel plant in Odisha, in an inter-departmental ministerial committee meeting on Tuesday, the renewed land acquisition drive for the plant, near Paradip, continued peacefully …
Land acquisition for the Rs 52,000 crore Posco steel project resumed in Jagatsinghpur district on Monday after being suspended for about two-and-a-half months. The restarting of the demolition of betel vines at Gobindpur village at the proposed plant site near Paradip coincided with Posco-India CMD YW Yoon meeting Development Commissioner …
The Supreme Court today refused to review its September 13, 2010, ruling which had ruled that states cannot frame policies to allot mining leases outside the scheme laid down in the MMDR act and the mineral concession rules. A bench led by Justice P Sathasivam directed Karnataka to decide all …
