CEOs need to accelerate their action plans to safeguard the production of commodities critical to the global population and economy as heat stress and drought risk rise around the world, according to PwC's report, Climate Risks to Nine Key Commodities: Protecting People and Prosperity, published. The report, which analysed nine …
I t is such a profitable business that industrialists were willing to pay former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda thousands of crores of rupees to get mining licenses. Therefore, it seems that the mining industry doth protest a bit too much at the increase in tax on the export of …
Minerals are a finite and non-renewable resource, and must be exploited wisely in the larger interest of the State. While on the one hand, mineral exploration brings about increased economic activity and development of the State, it can have adverse social and ecological consequences which must be sincerely and adequately …
Safety, environment and revenue to the Government are the order of preference considered while preparing the Mineral Policy. Measures will be continued for checking unauthorized mining stocking and transportation of minerals. Steps will be taken for necessary amendment of the Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rules
STEEL companies such as Ispat Industries, Essar and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam (RINL), may get access to captive iron ore mines for their steel making needs as government plans to give preferential raw material linkage to all existing steel making facilities that do not have captive source of their own. The …
Secretary Says Move To Help Fast-Track POSCO, ArcelorMittal & Other Projects Subhash Narayan NEW DELHI THE steel ministry has sought powers to grant iron ore mining lease to companies in a bid to fast-track steel projects, including those of steel giants POSCO and Arcelor Mittal, stuck for want of assured …
Q&A;: P K Mukherjee, Managing Director, Sesa Goa Abhineet Kumar / Mumbai December 24, 2009, 0:03 IST P K MukherjeeAs the global economy picks up, the demand for steel and, in turn, its raw material, iron ore, is expected to see a surge. India
SHILLONG, Dec 17: The Hynniewtrep Achik National Movement (HANM) met the Deputy Chief Minister Mukul Sangma yesterday to put forward its suggestions to the Government on the State draft mining policy 2009. Addressing a press conference today, president L Kharbani said,
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government today ordered closure of five mines in Keonjhar district for violation of forest laws. The mines which have been asked to be closed are the Katasahi Tata mines, BC Deb iron ore and manganese mines, Thakurani iron ore and manganese mines, the OMDC mines at Belagunthi …
With sand mafia having free run and taking shelter on the UP side, cops are failing to prevent ecological damage Pollution is not the only problem plaguing the Yamuna. Upstream of Wazirabad, on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border
ArcelorMittal India is yet to submit statutory forest and environment clearances for beginning mining of iron ore and manganese in West Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The company in 2005, announced its plans for opening a $10-billion steel plant in Jharkhand. However, after little progress since 2005, ArcelorMittal announced last month that it …
Suresh nikhar | Bermo Residents within the Administration of the civil sub-divisional officer Tenughat have demanded immediate steps to control pollution caused by loading, unloding of coal, coal dust and other minirals. The locality reels under air, water and sound pollution. Local residents including Kathara, Jarandih, Phusro and Chanderpura, school …
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 13 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), the Central Government makes the following rules further to amend the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960.
The State government on Friday submitted before the High Court that it was acting on the orders of Chief Secretary over granting permission to MSPL for transportation of ore. MSPL, a mining company, has filed a petition seeking directions to Deputy Commissioner of Bellary for issuing mining dispatch permit as …
SHILLONG: The Draft Mining Policy (DMP) is likely to dominate the proceedings of the four-day Winter Session of the State Assembly which begins here from Friday. On the first day private members' bills will be introduced, discussions for which is scheduled from December 7. The Assembly will take up obituary …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Environmentalists in the state have alleged major loopholes in the new Kerala mineral policy being prepared by the State Government on the basis of the policy formulated by the Central Government. Apart from the ambiguities regarding the depth to which mining can be done, there are also clauses which …
Nellore, Dec. 2: More than 1,132 hectares of land dotted by silica mines is going to be a part of the Port-based SEZ proposed in the southern side of the Krishnapatnam port. The port itself will run the special economic zone, revenue officials said. Incidentally, the extent is under lease …
