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 …
To counter the BJP’s attack over the alleged malpractices in the allocation of coal blocks between 2004-09, seven Lok Sabha MPs of the Congress have urged the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) to ask the CBI to probe allotments of all coal blocks since 1993. The CVC is understood to be …
The blocks facing action are part of the 29 under the IMG scanner The Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) reviewing the controversial allotment of coal blocks for captive mining on Wednesday recommended cancelling those given to three companies, including Rungta Mines Ltd, due to production delays. It also said the government should …
However, the move did not have any impact on the JSW stock Amid the alleged irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks taking their toll, on Monday, JSW Steel joined the list of companies whose coal blocks had been deallocated. The block, Gourangdih ABC in West Bengal, had been jointly …
Kolkata Sanjiv Goenka-controlled power utility CESC may lose its Mahuagiri coal block in Jharkhand, which was allotted to it in 2007 and is scheduled to be put to use in 2016 when its 1,260 MW thermal power project at Dumka in Jharkhand is ready. CESC’s Mahuagiri block is among the …
The steel ministry’s strategic advisory body has said that export levels of iron ore need to be lowered to 15-20 per cent from the current 50-55 per cent, in order to safeguard the competitiveness of the domestic steel industry. In its recommendations to the draft National Steel Policy 2012, the …
New Delhi: The four members of the Jayaswal family — Manoj, Arvind, Abhishek and Anand — who were questioned by the CBI on Wednesday in connection with the Coalgate scam, had “justified their act of misrepresentation for getting coal blocks for their companies”. A senior CBI official said, “They were …
New Delhi: The CBI on Tuesday questioned Abhijeet Group’s Manoj Jayaswal and his brother Arvind and asked several questions about former minister of state for coal Santosh Bagrodia’s link with the family and their joint venture companies. Both Manoj and Arvind were also extensively questioned about Vijay Darda and other …
IMG recommends bank guarantee deduction of Tata Power and Hindalco JSW Steel and Himachal Emta Power today lost a coal block in West Bengal, while Tata Power and Hindalco Industries are likely to lose the bank guarantee for their block in Jharkhand. Today, the government cancelled the allocation of the …
Director of AMR under scanner for allegedly twisting allocation facts The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today questioned Arvind Jayaswal in the coal block allocation scam. Jayaswal, director of AMR Iron and Steel Pvt Limited, was questioned for allegedly misrepresentating and concealing the fact that the company had already been …
New Delhi The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing the coal scam finally started questioning the accused named in its first information reports (FIRs) on Monday. The CBI, which had booked five private firms for misrepresenting facts to get coal blocks allocated, grilled Arvind Jayaswal, a director of Nagpur-based AMR …
New Delhi The government on Monday cancelled the allocation of another coal block over allegations of irregularities and deducted bank guarantees of two allottees for failing to develop the mines in time. The cancelled allocation was that of Gourangdih ABC block given to JSW Steel and Himachal EMTA. The move …
Sudhir Kant Sahay is honorary executive director of the company Even as the Coal Ministry on Monday decided to cancel the allocation of the Gourangdih ABC block in West Bengal, owned by Sajjan Jindal’s JSW Steel Ltd. and Himachal EMTA, it delayed action against SKS Ispat, linked to Sudhir Kant …
Change of ownership at Veerangana Steels under scanner The government’s high-level panel looking into the controversial coal block allocations for captive mining has decided against cancelling three blocks, given to Nagpur-based Shree Veerangana Steels. This is despite the company facing the government’s ire for having allegedly sold its blocks by …
The decision of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to bring in mandatory certification of steel and steel products has left small and medium business outfits engaged in steel re-rolling and induction furnaces in Punjab under stress. The guideline was implemented from September 12 and all units have to conform …
Deallocates Gourangdih ABC, jointly given to JSW Steel & Himachal EMTA, with this, govt has approved cancellation of licenses of 5 coal blocks The Government today decided to deallocate one more mine - Gourangdih ABC, jointly given to JSW Steel and Himachal EMTA besides deduction of bank guarantees of two …
Projects steel demand at 202-233 MT The draft National Steel Policy has pegged the country's steel making capacity in the range of 244-281 million tonne by 2025-26. The policy seeks to replace the existing one that was formulated in 2005, and suggest ways to create an environment conducive for the …
The Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys Ltd (IMFA), Choudwar Division, bagged the prestigious Pollution Control Appreciation Award, 2012, in recognition of its adoption of effective pollution control measures and sound environmental management practices. Executive vice-president of IMFA Choudwar BD Sahu received the award from Minister for Forests and Environment Bijayashri …
An official panel has recommended the cancellation of mining licence of a coal block held jointly by JSW Steel and Himachal EMTA while Tata Steel and Reliance Power will be allowed to retain blocks and face no penalty. The panel, called the Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG), has also recommended forfeiting of …
The report on mining in Goa by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER 2010b) was criticised by Pranab Mukhopadhyay and Gopal K Kadekodi (hereafter MG) in EPW (12 November 2011). This author also commented on the conclusions of the report and raised several ethical issues (EPW, 21 January …
SPCB has also asked the company to submit the reply within 15 days of the showcause notice The State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) has issued a show cause to Bhusan Steel Ltd’s sponge iron plant at Dhenkanal. The pollution watchdog has questioned as to why the ‘consent to operate’ given …
