Air bubbles in the solesof jogging shoes may become a relic if an ambitious regulation unveiled yesterday by the European Commission to reduce greenhouse gases is pushed through.Plans by indsutry to produce a self-cooling drink can in preparation for more heat-waves might also have to be ditched, as it is …
Education,Training Initiatives Help Firms Earn Trust Of Villagers Rakhi Mazumdar KOLKATA THERE was a time little Arsu Tadu hated going to school. She had to walk six kilometres every morning to reach a rundown shed, which was the local school in her neighbouring village near Rukka in mineral-rich Jharkhand. At …
The cabinet sub committee would meet on Monday to recommend the new draft mining policy. The committee would discuss every point of the policy before tabling it before the cabinet. The state government had constituted a committee of finance minister, commerce and industry minister, forest minister and mines resource minister …
Intensifying its efforts to secure a global footprint, state-run mineral giant National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) is understood to have signed a confidentiality agreement with ArcelorMittal for jointly developing the latter
The Jharkhand government has taken exception to a notification of the Union Ministry of Mines which has fixed the sale prices of minerals, with Chief Minister Shibu Soren writing a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to seek his intervention in the matter.
VEDANTA Resources, the Anil Agarwalcontrolled mining and metals conglomerate, continues to battle a maelstrom of allegations over its proposed mining work in Niyamgiri, Orissa. The Church of England, a shareholder in London-listed Vedanta, last week exited its investment alleging unclear rehabilitation policies. The Church of England isn
BHUBANESWAR: Human right activists, tribal leaders and social activists in Orissa Sunday welcomed the Church of England's decision to sell its shares in British mining major Vedanta due to its dissatisfaction with the company's rights' record in the state. "It is a great step by the Church. It understood the …
BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) has bagged the second prize in the Mining Exploration caNIEBhuban29Jan-10tegory at the International Mining Exhibition - 2010 at Kolkata. Neyveli Lignite Corporation in Tamil Nadu was adjudged the best in the category. As many as 150 stalls had been put up to showcase activities …
JINDAL Stainless (JSL) has told the Supreme Court that the decision of the Orissa government and Industrial Development Corporation of Orissa (IDCOL) to enter into a joint venture agreement with Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) to develop the Tangarpada chromite mines in the state is illegal and violative of the apex …
THE government is considering a proposal to restrict mining by private sector companies in tribal areas, in a move that could severely impact investments of domestic and foreign majors such as Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, Vale, Sesa Goa and MSPL. The latest version of a legislation on India
The focus of the country study is to prepare on overview of the mining (including processing of ore) and mineral industry and its impacts on sustainable development.This report seeks to provide an overview of the mining and minerals sector in India and the issues that have a bearing on the …
