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 …
Lamenting that undue delays in allotting captive iron ore mines to steel companies were dissuading them from going full throttle on capacity expansion, the Steel Ministry has asked the Mines Ministry to adequately equip the empowered committee to accord prior approval for mineral concessions on behalf of the Central government. …
BHUBANESWAR: Minister for Steel and Mines Raghunath Mohanty today admitted in the Assembly that there is illegal mining of iron and manganese ore in Keonjhar district. Replying to a question from Subama Naik (BJD), the Minister said cases of illegal mining and smuggling of iron and manganese ore have increased …
For handling the highest volume of exports and imports SIIL imported 17.55 lakh tonnes of Copper Concentrate and Rock Phosphate Volume of exports handled through Tuticorin Port by SIIL was 7.39 lakh tonnes Tuticorin: Sterlite Industries India Limited (SIIL) has won the prestigious award for excellence in traffic performance for …
AFTER an intensive campaign by the media and environmentalists, followed by an attack on the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) by the illicit magnesite miners, the authorities have finally decided to crack down on illicit mining. The IG-cum-Commissioner of Police Sunil Kumar Singh said on Monday that an inter-departmental coordination committee …
Several corporate houses have their eyes on the manganese reserve recently found at Patamda block of East Singhbhum. Officials in the district mining department revealed that they had received as many as 90 applications from across the country.
Chennai, July 13 The State Government has come out with a draft policy for granite mining aimed at simplifying paper work, preventing legal complications, and enabling efficient exploitation of granite reserves in Tamil Nadu in a transparent manner. The draft granite policy 2009, while continuing with the existing provisions of …
NEW DELHI: The Coal Ministry has convened a meeting of the Ministers of 17 coal and lignite producing States on August 10 to discuss policy changes, including ushering in an era of competitive bidding in allocation of coal and lignite blocks for captive mining. The Coal Minister Sri Prakash Jaiswal …
Kunal Bose / July 8, 2009, 0:33 IST Operational synergy, cost saving and some say in product pricing without inviting the glare of monopoly regulator are what inspire mergers and acquisitions (M&As;). That for Sesa Goa, a Vedanta Resources group company, the acquisition of Dempo
This act is for the scientific development of mines and minerals under the control of the Union and the regulation of activities connected therewith. It extends to the whole of India. An Act to provide for the scientific development of mines and minerals under the control of the Union and …
The draft of granite policy 2009 by the Tamil Nadu state government aimed at enabling efficient exploitation of granite reserves in Tamil Nadu in a transparent manner, with due regard to the conservation of minerals, safety of labourers, mines and environmental protection. The National Mineral Policy 2008 emphasizes that mining …
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has rapped the State-owned Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) for its organisational weakness and lack of business approach. The corporation, set up in 1956 to exploit the rich mineral resources of the state, is yet to adopt scientific methods for inventory management, internal regulation, cash …
Sarpanches, villagers up in arms Machhiwara: A large number of sarpanches of villages adjoining the Sutlej today threatened to launch an agitation against the illegal quarrying of sand from the river.
Faced with a shortage of funds to meet its expenditure, the State Government has mounted pressure on the Centre to revise the royalty on major minerals and reimburse money that it had spent on farm loan waiver scheme implemented two years ago. If this is done, the State will get …
This Public Interest Litigation is filed by Sri Sathyamoorthy, claiming to be a public spirited citizen, interested in safeguarding the public at large, against the exploitation of iron ore minerals in Karnataka.
Laboratory reflectance spectra of 18 rock samples from the Precambrian basement of north east of Hajjah were measured and analyzed using the instrument of FieldSpec3 with spectral range 0.250-2.500um. The aim of this study is to use the spectral reflectance of rocks for mapping the mineral resources in the north …
Companies from the emerging economies are a growing feature of the global mining industry. This document looks at who these companies are and the factors behind their growth. Discusses few challenges the emerging players will face as a result of the global economic crisis and also focuses on the development …
Mars may have once been both cold and wet, researchers said Wednesday, suggesting a freezing Martian landscape could still have produced water needed to sustain life. There has been debate over the issue because with some researchers believing water likely formed many features of the planet's landscape and others pointing …
Drinking water shortage in several parts of Kerala, especially in the high and midland areas of many districts, has become so acute that the inhabitants have to depend on water supply by private operators for whom it has turned out to be a lucrative business. The sharp fall in the …
