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 …
JHARSUGUDA: Villagers of Charla in the district have threatened to stop coal production at pit no. 5 under Belpahar Open Cast Project of (BOCP) Mahanadi Coalfields Limited from May 23 demanding immediate disbursement of compensation and job to oustees. The aggrieved villagers complained that though MCL authorities in the presence …
Dialogue on for a possible collaboration with Korean steel giant Posco Industry should address environment, energy issues KOLKATA: Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) is in talks with Arcelor Mittal and Tata Steel for exploring the possibility of striking a joint venture, SAIL Chairman S. K. Roongta said. He also …
The liberalisation process that started in India in the early 1990s has made Orissa potentially the most attractive destination for large capital-intensive projects by private-sector firms – typically mineral-based ones. These projects are facing opposition from the people, especially those likely to be displaced and those who will be indirectly …
The activists of the United Action Committee, a purportedly pro-Posco outfit active in the Posco steel project site near Paradip, have threatened to oppose the project if the district administration deploys police force in the
SHILLONG: Several NGOs led by the Shella Action Committee (SAC) have resolved to carry on their fight against the cement giant Lafarge to prevent it from mining in the Shella areas. The NGOs in a joint meeting held here on Friday decided to write a letter to Prime Minister Dr …
In the first such rejection by any ministry, Union Mines Minister B K Handique has shot down a proposal by the Finance Ministry that sought 10 per cent or more disinvestment in state-owned aluminium giant Nalco. The government holds 87.15 per cent in the navratna company that earned profits of …
CPI leader and MP Bibhu Prasad Tarai was arrested today while trying to enter the proposed steel plant site of Posco-India ahead of a rally to protest the project, police said. "Tarai was arrested as a preventive measure to avoid any law and order problem as a large number of …
Anantapur, May 11: Hundreds of unregistered granite and slab industries have been evading taxes in Tadipatri in Anantapur district for some years. There are about 200 granite and 1,500 slab industries in Tadipatri, of which 61 are granite and 632 slab industries are unregistered. But these industries are operating by …
Obalapuram Mining Co Can Resume Mining In Undisputed Areas Of Andhra: SC IN A reprieve to Reddy brothers G Janardhana and G Karunakara, the Supreme Court on Monday allowed their firm, Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC), to resume mining operations in the undisputed lease areas of Andhra Pradesh. A bench comprising …
Akshaya Kumar Saho Orissa has more than 1,530 million tonnes of bauxite reserve, according a conservative esti- mate. Major alumi- na and aluminium producers, encour- aged by the 2010 upward swing in the world markets, have decided to increase their vol- ume of production. THE MAMMOTH bauxite reserve of Orissa …
BHUBANESWAR: The long absence of a national policy framework on iron ore has hurt the sector as technology has become the casualty and scientific mining does not virtually exist in India, CMD of NMDC Ltd Rana Som said here on Friday. Barely 15 percent mines are mechanised, fully or partially, …
Industry's land may just double in two decades Most tend to focus on the emission intensity of Indian industry in order to see if India will be able to meet its voluntary commitment to reduce this by around a fifth by 2020. This, however, as a recent study by the …
Metals & Mining Major Plans To Buy Govt Stakes In Balco By August & In Hindustan Zinc Subsequently Our Bureau MUMBAI VEDANTA Resources, the LSE-listed metals and mining major, on Thursday said its consolidated net profit for the full fiscal year rose threefold to $602.3 million (about Rs 2,710 crore …
The draft action plan on climate change in the mining sector plans to carry out a study to determine appropriate policy instruments to promote energy efficiency in the mining clusters and mineral transport sector. As a measure in that direction, the directorate of mines (DoM) will be vested with the …
