Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
New Delhi Under SPV model, government will get all statutory clearances for greenfield projects Stung by allegations that natural resources have been allotted in non-transparent ways, the government is set to start auction process in the steel sector, whereby certain large projects would be offered on the basis of the …
Among major projects stalled awaiting new legislation are Posco, ArcelorMittal, Tata Steel and Coal India More than a century after it was drawn up by British colonial rulers, India's land acquisition law is finally set for a revamp that promises to breathe life into scores of frozen industrial and infrastructure …
Rejecting charges of wrongdoing in coal block allocations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said the government has already initiated the process of cancelling mines to companies which failed to develop them and action would be taken against 'wrongdoers' if any. "We have initiated action to cancel the allocations of …
Mumbai In what will be the largest fund-raising exercise by an Indian corporate in a long time, Tata Steel plans to hit the loan market for close to R18,000 crore. The steel maker will mop up money, via the project finance route, to fund its 6-million-tonne (mt) greenfield steel plant …
New Delhi As many as 50 of the 57 captive coal blocks allocated to private firms, which are at the centre of a row over a damning CAG report, haven’t yet got various other statutory clearances. Coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal cited this and the fact that 20 of these blocks …
In what will be the largest fund-raising exercise by an Indian corporate in a long time, Tata Steel plans to hit the loan market for close to Rs 18,000 crore. The steel maker will mop up money, via the project finance route, to fund its six million tonne greenfield steel …
The recent decision of the Supreme Court capping iron ore production at 30 million tonnes per annum in Karnataka has not deterred iron and steel companies from expanding their capacities. Both the existing and new steel companies have lined up expansion plans as well as set up greenfield plants in …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests has accorded the much-awaited environment clearance to a group of mid-scale projects of Tata Steel at its upcoming industrial park at Gopalpur in south Odisha. The projects include a 55,000-tonne per annum (TPA) high carbon ferrochrome plant, a 400,000-TPA rebar mill and a desalination …
Government auditor CAG on Friday said private firms were likely to gain Rs 1.86 lakh crore from coal blocks that were allocated to them on nomination basis instead of competitive bidding, which will result in a loss to the national exchequer. The CAG in its report, tabled in Parliament, names …
The office of the Adityapur Municipal Council on Tuesday. Adityapur Municipal Council (AMC), which looks after civic and other allied services in the industrial hub in Seraikela-Kharsawan district, has roped in utility company Jusco to take charge of cleanliness in its command areas. Though the cleaning job by Jusco in …
A working paper to be circulated among members of CII and Ficci before a second meeting of the two sides next month Industry and civil society representatives agreed today on the need for a platform to discuss and create a consensus on land acquisition/utilisation and other basic issues in this …
Tata steel has got another breather as the Chhattisgarh government has renewed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) it had signed for setting up a mega steel plant in Bastar region for the third time. The steel major is setting up a 5.5 Million Tonne Per Annum (MTPA) Greenfield integrated steel …
Farmers allege compensation not enough A group of men is sitting under a grove, playing a game of cards at noon. Around them, thousands of acres of land, mostly arable, lie dotted with small hamlets. There are no roads, just dust tracks that wind around low limestone stocks and through …
Agency to seek info from coal block allottees and those who lost out; roles of state governments also to be looked into Alarge number of companies across power, steel and cement sectors, including Tata Steel, Bhushan Steel, Hindalco, Essar Power, Jindal Steel & Power, Sterlite, Adani Power, Lanco and Monnet …
Tata Steel, the anchor tenant for the industrial park being developed on 3,500 acres of land at Gopalpur, has sought extension of the in-principle approval granted for the park, which is set to be notified as a Special Economic Zone (SEZ). “The registration of land lease for the Gopalpur industrial …
The iron and steel sector is non-transparent, non-compliant with weak environmental norms and is getting away with it because of an even weaker regulatory framework When the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) started its Green Rating Project in the mid-1990s, India had just liberalised its economy. There were fears …
Bangalore2-day GIM targets investment of R6L cr in key sectors like energy & infrastructure Tata Steel on Thursday announced plans to set up a R30,000 crore steel plant in Karnataka at the government-sponsored Global Investors’ Meet (GIM) 2012. The six million tonne per annum capacity plant would come up up …
Better regulation of the sector is needed The environmental performance of the Indian iron and steel industry is poor, according to the latest indices released by the Green Rating Project of the Centre for Science and Environment. On a scale of 10 (the theoretical best), the global best practitioners score …
Bid to prevent captive mine owners from selling byproducts; make them add value to ore. The Centre has moved to clear any ambiguity that could be misused by captive mine owners to sell iron ore fines in the open market. The move comes after the Jharkhand High Court in February …
The Odisha government may impose a cap on iron ore production in the state, dealing a blow to the industry reeling under closures, loss of production and a nation-wide crackdown on illegal profiteering. A senior Odisha government official told ET on condition of anonymity that the state has begun work …
