Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
Energy and environment management firm Thermax has bagged a R503 crore order from a leading public sector firm to set up a captive power plant for its new 3 million tonnes per annum integrated steel plant in central India. Thermax will design, engineer, construct and commission the project on a …
Bhubaneswar: The Orissa government has proposed to lay down a well-defined policy for renewal of MoUs signed with industrial houses. The policy is likely to expedite the renewal of MoUs signed for the mega steel projects promoted by Posco-India, Arcelor Mittal and Jindal Steel & Power. The state government has …
As reported by the Central Pollution Control Board, two of the twelve major integrated Iron and Steel Plants were found to be non-compliant. Directions under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 were issued to Bokaro Steel Plant, Bokaro and Directions under Section 18 (1) (b) of the Air …
Ore Team, a steel and steel-making commodities research house that provides industry professional with real-time news and analysis, pricing information and key research notes, will organise a two-day international conference on iron ore mining industry in Hyderabad from December 13. With all the major iron ore mining regions in the …
Jamshedpur The HIsarna iron making technology being developed jointly by a consortium of steelmakers in Europe led by Tata Steel, holds prospects of not only being a major green technology but also promises 25% savings in terms of capital expenditure (capex) and operational expenditure (opex). The technology, which has steel …
PANJIM: The public sector Sanjivani Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd, has decided to ask the State government for funds to install online air ambient quality monitoring system, in the wake of a show cause notice issued to it by Goa State Pollution Control Board for failure to install such systems. The …
PANJIM: Syngenta India Limited, Corlim, and three other steel companies have agreed to install online stack emission, effluent and ambient air quality monitoring system, bringing the total number of companies which have agreed to comply, to eight, since Monday. While the steel production units- Shrithik Ispat, Shraddha Ispat Private Limited, …
Acquisition to feed steel plants, power projects in India Monnet Ispat and Energy Ltd (MIEL), India's second-largest coal-based sponge iron producer, is set to soon acquire majority stake in a 25-million tonne (mt) coal mine in Colombia. The Rs 1,960-crore MIEL wishes to feed its steel and captive power plants …
The ministries of coal, mines and rural development have opposed setting up of Ultra Mega Steel Plants (UMSPs) in the country, saying that land and raw materials were scarce resources and cannot be dedicated exclusively for such units. In a proposal, the steel ministry had said that setting up of …
Report reveals steel and cement giants are buying cheap carbon credits abroad in order to avoid cutting their own emissions Some of the companies that have complained loudest about the European Union's environmental measures are using the EU's emissions trading scheme (ETS) to give money to rivals in other countries …
The proposed capacity expansion would help it feed its upcoming steel-making plant in Chhattisgarh and also partly meet domestic steel makers growing demand State-run NMDC plans to increase its iron ore production capacity to 48 million tonne per annum (mtpa) by 2014-15 from current installed capacity of 32 mtpa. The …
Increasing inventory, low realisation, risk rising employee costs may keep tab on stock prices in near-term Steel Authority of India limited (SAIL) has lost nearly six per cent since its results on November 8 when it reported a net profit growth of 9.8 per cent year-on-year to Rs 543.11 crore …
The state government has decided to tighten the noose around companies that extract ore in excess of what has been specified in their leases in violation of Indian Bureau of Mines and environmental norms. Last week, the mines and geology department issued a directive to mining officers in districts to …
Bhubaneswar The Special Economic Zone (SEZ) status of Posco-India’s steel project in Orissa is in trouble. The SEZ development commissioner is unlikely to recommend further extension of in-principle approval for the SEZ as the state government remains non-committal on the land allotment time-line. The Posco-India’s SEZ status, which was accorded …
At Friday's e-auctions, NDMC had fixed a base price of Rs 4,500-5,000 per tonne, depending on the grade of iron ore (a mix of calibrated ore and fines, with 63-64 per cent Fe) Despite state-owned mining major NMDC announcing a cut in iron ore prices, steel companies haven't shown much …
The Shah Commission has asked Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL) and Sarada Mines to submit relevant information on violation of Rule-37 of Mineral Concession Rules-1960 by November 11. The probe panel has sought information on whether environment clearance was available for conveyor belt of Sarada Mines’ Thakurani iron ore …
Consolidated net sales were Rs 33,867.32 cr for the given quarter as against Rs 32,507.45 cr last year Due to lower steel prices and higher raw material costs, coupled with the poor performance of its Europe division, Tata Steel reported a consolidated (including Tata Steel Europe Ltd, formerly Corus) net …
Shah panel seeks impact on Odisha's economy The Justice M B Shah Commission of enquiry probing into allegations of large scale illegal mining activities in Odisha has sought a detailed response from the government on the impact of suspension of scores of mine leases on the state's economy. “The panel …
Hyderabad The government-owned iron ore miner NMDC has reported a 15% drop in its net profit at R1,678.62 crore during the second quarter ended September, due to lower production. The company had a net profit of R1,963.15 crore in the Q2 last year. The firm’s net sales fell 14.71% to …
When Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Srikant Jena described Orissa’s mining scam as bigger than those of Goa and Karnataka put together, it might have been only a figure of speech. But indication of how big it could be has come now, with a penalty demand note …
