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 …
In a move aimed at dissuading the mining community from profiteering and virtually regulating the royalty system on iron ore, the Centre is likely to seek the Parliament
MV Ramsurya & PP Thimmaya MUMBAI| BANGALORE THE government has started legal proceedings against 10 iron ore mining firms, which are part of larger companies, for providing inaccurate production and pricing figures. The alleged misleading information has caused a royalty revenue loss of about Rs 5,088 crore, people close to …
April 29: On a host of pending issues, Bhupalpally based-Singareni Colliers Employees Union (SCEU), along with Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS) and five other small unions have announced a three-day strike in first week of May. The proposed strike from May 5 to 7, for which notice has already been issued …
SHILLONG, April 28: French cement giant Lafarge has to overcome yet another hurdle to resume operations in Shella areas, with a tribal village council having denied holding any meeting with Regional Chief Conservator of Forests BN Jha. The stand of the traditional village council came in the wake of the …
SHILLONG, April 28: People of Rwiang, West Khasi Hills have accepted the proposals made by a company having a coal plant in the area for protection of the environment. The public hearing, conducted by the Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board (MSPCB) at Rwiang, 20 km from Nongstoin, supported the stand …
NONGSTOIN: The public hearing on Shakambari Ferro Alloy Pvt. Ltd. Company was held on Wednesday at Rwiang village, 20 kilometres from here. In the hearing, it was decided that the company would be allowed to carry out its operations provided it adhered to the people's demands. The public hearing that …
Dilip Kumar Jha & Abhineet Kumar / Mumbai April 28, 2010, 0:46 IST The ferrous metal industry is divided over the likely impact of a steep increase in export duty on iron ore proposed by the government. The Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (Fimi) says this will make Indian ore …
Hyderabad, April 25: Dwindling coal reserves are forcing industries to go for imported coal from Indonesia, Malaysia, South Africa and China in a big way. About 50 million tonnes of coal is imported for power generation every year. This figure is expected to double by 2012 when more thermal power …
India would outpace China in GDP growth within 15 years, Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has predicted in its annual report released on Tuesday. "As China nears the top of the commodity intensity usage curve, India is expected to follow, supporting a further potential wave of strong commodity demand," Rio …
LARGER COMPANIES ARE SPENDING MORE ON LOCAL AREA DEVELOPMENT A lot is being written about the controversy surrounding a joint venture bauxite mining project of Sterlite (a Vedanta group company) and the Orissa government. Replace Vedanta with any other mining company, take away bauxite and swap it with coal or …
Coal Blocks For Project Unlikely To Get Ministry Approval BIDDERS for the ultra mega power project at Chhattisgarh, that are set to put in their pre-qualification bids by May 3, could be in for a major jolt as coal blocks linked to the 4000 mw project is unlikely to get …
Visakhapatnam , April 20: Half-clad tribals carrying bows, arrows and axes took out a rally in the city demanding the scrapping of the proposed mining of bauxite in the Agency here on Tuesday. The rally was led by the CPI state secretary, Mr K. Narayana. Prior to the rally, Mr …
The resignation of Union Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor has now put the focus strongly on how the Bhartiya Janata Party, the principal Opposition party at the Centre, has shielded the Reddy brothers -- two out of three are Cabinet ministers in the BJP government in Karnataka …
NEW DELHI: Prospective miners would soon be able to apply online for mining rights and track status of various leases and other relevant information, as the Centre is in the process of implementing a system of providing information on minerals and mines among others online.
