Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
India is one of the least explored countries in the world with an exploration spend of $15-20 million annually Even after recast of its decade old National Mineral Policy (NMP), the Mines ministry can hardly expect to garner major private investments in mineral exploration space, say industry stakeholders. The ministry …
Govt to encash the bank guarantee for these projects worth up to Rs 350 cr The BJP led Uttar Pradesh government cancelled power purchase agreement (PPAs) with seven coal based power projects totaling 7040 MW which failed to meet their commissioning targets. These projects were awarded through MoU route to …
To make Odisha an industrial state, the Naveen Patnaik government signed MoUs with 30 independent power producers (IPPs) to set up their units in the state since 2005. Eleven years on, only three IPPs - Vedanta Limited at Jharsuguda, GMR Kamalanga Energy Limited in Dhenkanal and Jindal India Thermal Power …
BHUBANESWAR: Jindal Steel & Power Ltd's raw material woes seem to continue as Odisha has decided to challenge the company's claim to 12 million tonnes of iron ore. The state's decision comes three months after the Odisha High Court directed JSPL be allowed access to the ore, worth nearly Rs …
Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Energy on Wednesday said it will acquire Jindal Steel and Power Ltd's 1,000MW power plant in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh for Rs 6,500 crore with certain pre-arranged conditions. The move will help the Naveen Jindal-led steel-to-power group to pare debt burden. The consolidated debt of JSPL is around Rs …
SALBONI: The state pollution control board (PCB) will hold a public hearing at Salboni on Thursday to test the view of residents of the area on the proposed Rs 700-crore cement plant, Jindal Steel Works (JSW), as announced by chairman and managing director Sajjan Jindal last month. The residents, most …
After agreeing to acquire its hydropower assets, Sajjan Jindal is again bailing out cash-strapped Jaypee Group. Jindal's power flagship, JSW Energy, is all set to acquire Bina Thermal Power from Jaiprakash Power Ventures for about Rs 3,500 crore. The power plant has an installed capacity of 500 megawatt and sufficient …
The State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) today approved new projects worth Rs 846 crore. Among the projects cleared include a cross country pipe conveyor system proposed by Uttam Infralogic Ltd, a subsidiary of Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL). The company will install a conveyor belt to transport …
India passed an executive order on Monday to allow the auction of minerals such as iron and bauxite, a government official said, as it does for coal, to help arrest a fall in output and cut imports. India used to hand over mining licences to firms without any competitive bidding, …
Jindal Steel & Power Limited (JSPL) is an Indian business conglomerate with operations spread across India, the Middle East, Africa, and Australia. Its core areas are steel, power infrastructure and mining. It has also a specialized machinery division for manufacturing equipment, steel foundry and pressure vessels. This is JSPL’s second …
CBI investigation into alleged irregularities in granting mining permits in Saranda could limit the space for political discretion in giving green clearances The Central Bureau of Investigation, or CBI, has begun probing the environmental clearances given for iron and manganese mining in the Saranda forests of Jharkhand. The move, if …
CBI's initial investigation into the alleged irregularities in granting environment clearances and mining rights in Jharkhand forests to Jindal Steel and Power Ltd and JSW Steel has thrown up enough evidence to call the then environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan for questioning, top sources in the agency claimed. Sources say Natarajan …
Following a huge blow from the Supreme Court, and a series of serious technical glitches, the government has quietly asked Coal India to cancel the auction of three coal blocks that were put under the hammer although some 44 parties had evinced interest in them and two had finally bid. …
Approximately 40,000 mn tonnes of unexplored coal capacity will move to the govt after the SC verdict that cancelled all but four coal block allocations made over two decades The coal ministry has asked companies for details of blocks allotted to them over the past two decades in preparation for …
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) is playing wish-fulfilling genie to the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). In an effort to improve the business climate in the country, the PMO accepted a wish list of 60 proposals which would help streamline clearances for industry from CII and 30 of them have …
Centre will not press its request for sparing 46 coal blocks from cancellation at the next hearing, even as it has started identifying mines that may be available for auction The government will not press its request for sparing 46 coal blocks from cancellation at the next Supreme Court hearing, …
Judgment covers 1993-2010 period; final view on projects' fate on Sep 1 The Supreme Court on Monday held as illegal all coal blocks allocated by the Union government between 1993 and 2010. It said a final decision on the fate of the blocks would be taken on September 1. Questioning …
Forest land measuring 1838.79 hectares (ha) has been diverted for 15 industrial projects in the state between 2004 and 2013. A written reply by Bikram Arukh, minister for forest & environment in the assembly reveals that the forest land has been diverted for project proponents like Posco India, Essar Steel, …
BHUBANESWAR: The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC), probing the illegal mining in the State, visited six mines, including Uliburu iron ore and manganese mines in Joda circle of Keonjhar district, on Sunday. On its second field verification in the State, the four-member team, led by P V Jayakrishna, visited …
People of Kaniha are up in arms against rampant pollution by hundreds of coal laden trucks plying through the villages to and from Jindal India Thermal power plant. The plant authorities are using the roads built by Roads and Building Department for coal transport causing inconvenience to the travelling people …
