The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Net generation from the project is expected to be 104.10 million units State-run Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC) will set up a 50 Mega Watt (MW) wind power project in a bid to harness green energy potential, said, a senior GMDC official. The fresh addition will take the total capacity …
Rs 15,000-crore aluminium park stuck as both parties ponder setting up of smelter Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC)’s ambitious Rs 15,000-crore aluminium park in Kutch, Gujarat, is again staring at hurdles. GMDC wants to set up a one-million-tonne alumina refinery and a 50,00,000-tonne aluminium smelter. However, its partner, National Aluminium …
Kolkata: The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) once again seems to be putting the brakes on exploration activity for identifying new, mineable coal reserves, which are crucial to the country’s rising coal demand. AK Debnath, chairman and managing director, Central Mine & Planning Design Institute (CMPDI), told FE that …
Guj CM had written a series of letters to PM since June 2010 seeking additional coal blocks for Guj Mineral Dev Corp The Centre has turned down Gujarat government requests for coal blocks. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi had written a series of letters to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh since …
Plans to open International Centre on Mining Safety and Automation with industry support State-owned mining major, Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd (GMDC) is planning to set up centres of excellence for the stone industry in North Gujarat. The company is also searching for an industry partner to set up an …
Continuing its crackdown on non-serious players, the Ministry of Coal deallocated two more coal blocks- Baitarani West and Naini- allotted in Odisha in view of the unsatisfactory progress in development of the coal mines and end-use plants. The deallocation has been effected by the ministry on the basis of recommendations …
Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL), which had announced to close down its alumina refinery in Odisha from December 5 for want of bauxite, may go for a temporary shutdown of the facility in a day or two, much before the due date. With no immediate supply of bauxite in sight, the …
State-run caustic soda major Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd (GACL) has joined hands with National Aluminium Company (Nalco) for setting up 200,000 tonnes per annum (TPA) caustic soda project at Dahej in Gujarat. "The feasibility report for the proposed project is currently on and is likely to be completed by …
Vedanta Aluminium, which runs a 1 million tonne alumina refinery in Orissa’s Kalahandi district, may shut down within a fortnight due to acute shortage of bauxite. The refinery at Lanjigarh block has been going through an ore supply crisis after the environment ministry in August 2010 withdrew the stage II …
GMDC has put on hold its plans to set up indigenous coal-based thermal power plants with an estimated investment of Rs 20,000 crore to generate 4,000 MW. Uncertainties over the coal blocks allocated to the state PSU appears to be a key reason for the decision. Five years ago, the …
LONDON stock market-listed Vedanta Resources has won the bauxite mining bid of Gujarat governmentowned Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC). The Anil Agrawal-owned company will get 5 lakh tonnes of bauxite from the GMDC-owned mines. With ample supply from the Gujarat mines, Vedanta can run its Orissa-based refinery with the fullest …
Palak Shah / Mumbai March 5, 2010, 0:25 IST The share prices of top mining companies like Sesa Goa and Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation gained between 2 and 7 per cent in Thursday
The Gujarat government has allotted Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation's (GMDC) Naini coal block in Orissa, to Adani and Torrent groups, a top company official has said. Both Guajarat-based companies will have 50 per cent share each in the block, which was awarded to the state-run GMDC by the government of …
