The IMF’s April 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa presents a clear warning: regional growth is slowing, debt pressures are mounting, and donor assistance is declining. Yet the report outlines critical opportunities particularly in domestic revenue mobilization, structural reform, and private sector activation that can shape a more resilient …
Co to restart process as most approvals have expired the five-year time limit The Odisha government would provide the required land to Posco India for its proposed 12-million-tonne integrated steel plant project near Paradip only after the project gets environment clearance from the Union ministry for forest and environment. The …
Mumbai The Children’s Investment Fund Management (TCI) confirmed on Thursday that it had sought R1,500 crore in compensation from the board of Coal India (CIL) for allegedly under-pricing coal that resulted in revenue losses running into crores. The UK-based fund has already filed a petition against the miner in the …
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), operator of the Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu, told the Supreme Court on Thursday that it will ensure that human population residing in the ‘exclusivity’ zone of the plant, if any, are paid adequate compensation and are properly relocated. “Although we …
PANJIM: Goa State Pollution Control Board is thinking of shifting the coal cargo which is lying at Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) to avoid the possibility of a fire since it lies close to Indian Oil Corporation's tanks. A meeting of MPT officials has been called on Friday to discuss the …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government is seriously contemplating to revive the old agreement with Australian mining giant Rio Tinto for undertaking mining activities in the State. The three-day visit of Australian High Commissioner Peter Varghese commencing from Friday has brightened the prospects of a fresh agreement. He has sought an appointment …
A 10-member Atomic Energy Regulatory Board team is camping at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) site for inspecting the first of the 2 X 1,000 MWe reactors, which has been loaded with enriched uranium fuel assemblies and is ready for criticality. The AERB team, which reached Anu Vijay Township, KKNPP …
Health and environment are as important as is plant safety, says judge The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to spell out how nuclear waste/spent fuel will be handled or transported after the Kudankulam plant in Tamil Nadu becomes operational. A Bench of Justices K.S. Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra on …
Makes clear that 17 safety measures are additional, not a condition precedent Attorney General G. E. Vahanvati has asserted in the Supreme Court that the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is absolutely safe and all apprehensions over safety of the plant are completely baseless. Making this submission before a Bench of …
The Supreme Court (SC) today asked the government what mechanism it will put in place to handle nuclear waste at the Kudankulam power plant once it becomes operational. A Bench of justices, K S Radhakrishnan and Deepak Misra asked the Centre and the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCL), which …
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) general secretary Vaiko on Tuesday strongly pleaded in the Supreme Court for a permanent closure of the copper smelting plant of Sterlite Industries at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu. He made this submission before a Bench of Justices A.K. Patnaik and H.L. Gokhale, hearing an appeal …
Stone-crushing units continue to operate in defiance of court order Several government orders, verdicts of the courts, including directions from the Supreme Court, seem to have had no impact on the quarries and stone-crushing units around the Bannerghatta National Park (BNP). They have not only indulged in the illegal blasting …
PANJIM: The Goa unit of All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) has decided to file intervention application in the Supreme Court, seeking directives for immediate resumption of all legal mining operations in Goa. The application would be filed on November 2, when the ongoing case would be heard next. Addressing …
Makes clear that 17 safety measures are additional, not a condition precedent Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati asserted in the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant was absolutely safe and all apprehensions on safety of the plant were completely baseless. Making this submission before a Bench of …
New Delhi: The Atomic Energy Regulatory Body (AERB) on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) had undergone stringent safety scrutiny by experts before being given permission to undertake staged operations towards full commissioning. Attorney general G E Vahanvati said the 17 post-Fukushima safety requirements highlighted …
The Supreme Court (SC) today asked the government what mechanism it will put in place to handle nuclear waste at the Kudankulam power plant once it becomes operational. A Bench of justices, K S Radhakrishnan and Deepak Misra asked the Centre and the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCL), which …
The Supreme Court on Monday admitted a public interest litigation (PIL) on contentious joint venture pact between the state-owned resource company Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) and Delhi-based Sainik Mining & Allied Services Ltd (SMASL) for raising of coal from a block allotted to the former. In the PIL the petitioner …
PANJIM: In the wake of Supreme Court order suspending mining operations in the State, including halt on transportation of iron ore, Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has decided to hold a special meeting of its board of directors (BoD) in the first week of November, to once again decide …
PANJIM: The mining companies have challenged Goa State Pollution Control Board’s (GSPCB) authority to question them on the excess ore production and Environment Clearance (EC) certificates issue, claiming that it is for the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) to take a stand on these aspects. GSPCB is currently hearing …
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and the Orissa government on a plea alleging that majority stake in a coal block, allocated to the state mining corporation, was illegally given to a private company. The public interest litigation (PIL) has alleged that Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) …
Uncertainty over revival of mining activity in Goa in near future is forcing barge operators to scout for new locations outside the state. This is evident from the steady flow of applications the Department of Ports, which is authorised to register and regulate vessels, is receiving from barge owners seeking …
