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 …
Another Vedanta Group firm courts trouble in Odisha After Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL), a subsidiary of London listed Vedanta Resources Plc, was forced to shut its aluminium refinery in Odisha recently for want of bauxite, another group firm- Sterlite Iron & Steel Company has got a jolt. Since the land …
PANJIM: Goa’s 16 major private and public sector companies in the field of power generation, steel production, liquor, fertilizers and pharmaceuticals were issued show cause notices on Thursday by Goa State Pollution Control Board for failing to install online stack emission, effluent and ambient air quality monitoring system. GSPCB Member …
Acquisition of additional 700 acres of land for the Posco mega steel project, which was stalled temporarily due to the company’s lack of commitment on periphery development work, is set to be completed in two months. While the state government had acquired 2,000 acres of land, the South Korean steel …
The former Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa has been accused of misusing his office to receive a Rs. 20-crore kickback from the South West Mining company in a quid pro quo deal for waiving Rs. 890 crore due to the State government from the company, according to a charge sheet filed …
Bangalore/New DelhiThe Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday filed a chargesheet against former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa and his family members for allegedly not recovering from JSW Steel a sum of R890 crore due to the government, in return for monetary benefits. In its charge sheet filed before …
New Delhi, Satna-based companies misrepresented facts The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday registered two new first information reports in connection with its ongoing probe into the scam-tainted allocation of coal blocks between 2006 and 2009. The agency booked New Delhi-based Green Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. (now Athena Infra Projects) and …
New Delhi With the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) readying a new set of FIRs this week, the coal scam probe is hot again. The agency is preparing to register four fresh cases in connection with its probe related to alleged irregularities in the allocation of captive coal blocks between …
It was one of the seven allotments axed by the government last month as part of an exercise to review the progress of 195 captive coal blocks JSW Steel Ltd might take legal recourse against the government’s recent decision to cancel the allotment of a coal block to the company. …
New Delhi Environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan’s claim of awarding clearances to projects which will double coal production in the country may not hold true completely as many projects are awaiting environment and forest clearances from her ministry. Natajaran’s recent letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh opposing the setting up of …
New Delhi: Sajjan Jindalled JSW Steel said on Thursday that it might challenge the government in court over de-allocation of the Gourangdih ABC coal mine and insisted that the company has “not done anything wrong”. Seshagiri Rao, joint managing director at the country’s third-biggest steelmaker, said legal recourse is one …
Five mining leases with a combined capacity of 2.56 mt are waiting for final approval to restart mining in Bellary & Chitradurga districts The resumption of iron ore mining in Karnataka is likely to be delayed as none of the Category A mines is able to secure all statutory approvals …
At the e-auctions held on October 5 for 1.14 mn tonnes of iron ore, buyers showed interest to buy barely 160,000 tonnes Even though steel mills are facing acute shortage of raw materials for their blast furnaces, they showed no urgency to buy iron ore at the recent electronic auctions …
The country's largest miner has decided to review prices every month now, instead of once every three months Local steel makers were in for a surprise when NMDC Ltd, the country’s largest iron ore miner and supplier to most steel and sponge iron makers, announced a cut of up to …
Patna: Corporate affairs minister in UPA-I and RJD MP Premchand Gupta is the latest politician to figure in the coalgate scam after it came to light that IST Steel and Power Ltd, a company which his two sons, Rajesh and Mayur Gupta own, was also allotted a coal block a …
Italy's Ilva steel plant has begun a shutdown after a court ordered it to close because of evidence pollution from Europe's biggest steel works was causing above average cancer rates in the southern city of Taranto. A court on Saturday gave administrators five days to begin shutting the factory, prompted …
Mines minister Dinsha Patel has asked finance minister P Chidambaram to immediately roll back the customs duty on iron ore from 30 per cent to 15 per cent. He argued that exports of the mineral has sharply declined leading to accumulation of over 100 million tonne of ore at various …
The Orissa government which faces the allegation of large-scale irregularities in mining operations, has sparked off yet another controversy by bringing out an “ambiguous” resolution to regulate the sector. The resolution is viewed by mining experts as a “hurried” move to give an impression to the visiting Shah Commission that …
Forced to cut prices by 2-3% due to cheaper imports from Japan, Korea and China At a time when the mining sector in Karnataka seems to be getting back on track, the steel sector faces another hurdle—pricing. With global steel prices on a downswing, owing to low raw material rates, …
New Delhi The Supreme Court on Thursday decided to reopen its 2010 judgment that had ruled against granting of mining lease to JSW Steel and Kalyani Steel in Karnataka. The reopening of the case gives some hope to these companies which are keen to do mining of iron and manganese …
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a review petition filed by the Union government contending that it was not heard before the court passed a judgment in 2010, with regard to allocation of mining leases. The court had directed the Karnataka government to consider applications from companies to …
