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 …
Upset with the stiff inter-ministerial differences continuing to derail its efforts in bringing about greater transparency in the mining sector by streamlining the grant of mineral concessions, the Centre today constituted a Group of Ministers (GoM) to iron out the wrinkles. The 10-member GoM to be headed by Finance Minister …
The United States has discovered nearly $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan, far beyond any previously known reserves and enough to fundamentally alter the Afghan economy and perhaps the Afghan war itself, according to senior American government officials. The previously unknown deposits
Prafulla Das BHUBANESWAR: Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will visit the three gram panchayats in Jagatsinghpur district, where thousands of villagers oppose displacement and demand the shifting of the site of a proposed Posco steel plant. Mr. Patnaik agreed to the Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti's demand that he visit the …
Coal supply to 1080 Mw captive power plant of the public sector National Aluminium Company (Nalco) located at Angul may be snapped soon as the Bharatpur coal mine in the Talcher coalfields which supplies coal to this plant is on the verge of closure due to non-availability of land. A …
Kalpana Pathak / Mumbai June 14, 2010, 0:44 IST The estimated $3-bn Vedanta University was to start Phase-I by mid-2011 but is facing stiff opposition from locals. The Anil Agarwal Foundation
Mining sector reforms have long been a victim of state apathy, which has led to the endemic menace of illegal mining. The reform process is now mired in inter-ministerial differences. The law, mines and steel ministries have aired their own sets of views on how to reform the sector, thereby …
Differences between the law and mines ministries have widened on the issue of allowing mineral exports (of iron ore), with the law ministry demanding changes in the draft Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Bill 2010 to ensure conservation of minerals. So much so that Veerappa Moily
Virendra Pandit Soon after dedicating the 250-megawatt, lignite coal-based power plant in Surat district to the people recently, the State-promoted Gujarat Industries Power Corporation Ltd (GIPCL) is now planning to invest around Rs 3,000 crore on in its second phase of nearly 600 MW on a greenfield thermal power project …
Subhomoy Bhattacharjee Raipur: The sal seed harvested by tribals through large parts of Naxalism-affected districts of Orissa and Chhattisgarh is bought by global chocolate manufacturers. But those chocolates cannot come to India. Under the Food and Adulteration Act, use of butter extracted from sal seed in place of cocoa is …
Nayanima Basu / New Delhi June 9, 2010, 0:33 IST The steel ministry has proposed to introduce stricter norms for iron ore exports by way of bringing in a grading system for duties. It is also considering eligibility criteria for exporters or companies engaged in the activity to discourage exports …
DR Dogra For any large developing economy, the state of its metals and mining industry is of great significance, given the immense positive externalities the industry holds for infrastructure, engineering and other core sectors. As economic growth follows an S-curve, the initial stage of this growth needs to be led …
Weightage will be numerical in l character and enable a composite ranking based on the bid price and marks assigned for each criterion SEEKING to fulfill a long-felt need for a transparent mineral concession regime, the government is all set to empower the states to start competitive bidding for granting …
It Allegedly Changed The River Mouth Towards The Village To Protect Its Lignite Mine Surat: The fast approaching monsoon season is giving sleepless nights to residents of Charetha village in Mangrol taluka. Reason: Gujarat Industries Power Company Limited (GIPCL) has allegedly changed the river mouth towards the village in order …
Bhubaneswar: The Orissa mining scam, billed by some as the biggest loot of public property ever, has shocked even those who know little of the nitty-gritty of mining operations. In a nutshell, ores were extracted from mines much beyond the permitted limit. In many cases, mining was done without any …
New Delhi: The government plans to force foreign and domestic mining firms to share a quarter of their net profit with local communities, seeking to undercut a sense of alienation among its rural poor opposed to giving up land for industry. In a country where two-thirds of the population lives …
Karnataka has reconfirmed its status of being one of the premier investment destinations in the country by sewing up investments totalling over Rs 4 lakh crore this year. As part of the two-day Global Investors Meet (GIM) that began Thursday over 400 MoUs will be signed, some of which involve …
V. Sridhar BANGALORE: World's biggest steel producer Arcelor Mittal on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Karnataka Government to establish a 6-million tonne integrated steel plant in Bellary district. Speaking to media persons here on the sidelines of the two-day Global Investors Meet, organised by the State Government, …
Bangalore: More than 3,000 investors from India and overseas gathered at the inaugural event of the two-day Global Investors Meet, organised by the Karnataka government in Bangalore on Thursday. Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa said about 400 MoUs are likely to be signed during the event, involving an investment of …
