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 …
R Krishna Das / Raipur September 22, 2008, 0:46 IST The Chhattisgarh government is planning to put on hold allotment of Kawardha iron ore mines till the Assembly elections, which are slated for November this year. Besides the world
JOWAI: People of Narpuh Elaka have welcomed the setting up of a Rs 360-crore cement plant - the Hills Cements Co Limited (HCCL) -- at Mynkre village in Jaintia Hills, under Khliehriat Sub-Division, overriding protests from few organisations. Participating at a public hearing, organised by Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board …
Bs Reporter / Mumbai September 19, 2008, 0:04 IST Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance Natural Resources (RNRL) has secured licences from the Madhya Pradesh government to mine around 9 millon tonne (MT) limestone annually from four mines for its proposed cement plant in the state. RNRL is setting up a 10-MT capacity …
Bs Reporter / Kolkata September 17, 2008, 1:03 IST The Liberian government has decided to disqualify Tata Steel from a relaunched bid for the $1.5-billion Western Cluster Iron Ore Deposits on grounds of
KOLKATA: Maithan Alloys, a company engaged in manganese and ferro alloy mining and exports, is planning to invest Rs. 275 crore in setting up a 1.2 lakh tonne capacity ferro alloy unit in Andhra Pradesh. Subhas Chandra Agarwalla, Managing Director, said at a press conference here on Wednesday that the …
UNLOCKING VALUE: Anil Agarwal (left), Chairman, with Kuldip Kumar Kaura, Managing Director and CEO, Vedanta Resources, addressing a press conference in Mumbai on Tuesday. MUMBAI: Vedanta Resources on Tuesday announced a restructuring exercise to simplify its corporate structure and eliminate cross holdings among group businesses. It will organise the group …
NEW DELHI: The first lignite mine-cum-thermal power with 2.1-million tonne capacity at Barsingsar in Bikaner, Rajasthan, has taken off on Monday. The lignite mine would feed initially the 250-MW thermal power plant in western Rajasthan. he lignite mine was inaugurated by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi. The Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd …
Bs Reporter / Mumbai September 10, 2008, 1:08 IST Vedanta Resources said it is planning to ramp up iron ore mining capacity eight-fold to 100 million tonnes in five years, Chairman Anil Agarwal said on Tuesday.
Nevin John / Mumbai September 10, 2008, 0:15 IST Billionaire Anil Agarwal-controlled Vedanta Resources has decided not to pursue a proposal to build a Rs 20,000-crore five-million-tonne steel project in Orissa in view of its strategy to focus on non-ferrous and iron ore businesses, two highly-placed sources in the company …
Mumbai (PTI): Aiming to increase its efficiency, NRI Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Resources on Tuesday announced a plan for re-aligning its corporate structure into three commodity focussed verticals. The group structure would be simplified into three verticals -- copper and zinc-lead, aluminium and energy, and iron ore, Sterlite Industries informed the …
In India, mining is one of the main economic activities since time immemorial, giving rise to a long historical tradition of artisanal mining. As modern mining rose during the colonial occupation, artisanal mining activities began to be overlooked and this great tradition became obscure. This invisibility, added with confusion with …
Press Trust Of India / New Delhi August 28, 2008, 0:01 IST Coal India Ltd (CIL) and Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SSCL) fell short of their production targets in July this year, according to official figures released today. "During the month of July 2008, the actual coal produced by CIL …
Maulik Pathak & Harit Mehta / Ahmedabad August 27, 2008, 0:37 IST The Adani Group has tied up with Ashapura Minechem, a multi-mineral solutions provider, to set up a Rs 10,000-crore aluminium refinery at Mundra in Gujarat. Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani said the company was negotiating a 50:50 joint …
Dilip Kumar Jha / Mumbai August 22, 2008, 3:33 IST Miners in eastern India, especially within a radius of 200 km from the Orissa and Jharkhand borders have decided to build a road more than 600 km long, with an estimated expenditure of Rs 300 crore. Approximately, 80 per cent …
Rise in freight charges results in drop in railway indents Federation projects 15-20 % drop in shipments Operating margins come down to 10-12 % NEW DELHI: Making out a case for rolling back the duty hike, mining industry on Thursday said that iron ore exports have sharply dropped by up …
The Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI), which came into existence with a small membership of about 40 federating associations and individual units, is now a 350-member body. FIMI envelopes in its fold mining, mineral processing, metal making, cement and other mineral-derived industries as well as granite, stone, marble and …
Incorporated in 1958 as a Government of India fully owned public enterprise. NMDC is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Steel , Government of India. Since inception involved in the exploration of wide range of minerals including iron ore, copper, rock phosphate, lime stone, dolomite, gypsum, bentonite, magnesite, …
The Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) established in 1948, is a multi-disciplinary government organisation under the Department of Mines, Ministry of Mines, engaged in promotion of conservation, scientific development of mineral resources and protection of environment in mines other than coal, petroleum & natural gas, atomic minerals and minor minerals.
