The IMF’s April 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa presents a clear warning: regional growth is slowing, debt pressures are mounting, and donor assistance is declining. Yet the report outlines critical opportunities particularly in domestic revenue mobilization, structural reform, and private sector activation that can shape a more resilient …
‘The moment case is resolved in SC, it will be returned to farmers’ Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the land at the disputed site at Singur belonged to the West Bengal government and not to the Tatas, which unsuccessfully sought to set up a small car factory there. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The Supreme Court on Thursday said it cannot be swayed by emotions or public protests in directing closure of polluting industries but have to go strictly by law in deciding demands for closing down Sterlite Industries in Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin district. A bench of justices A K Patnaik and H …
Uncertainty over revival of mining activity in Goa in near future is forcing barge operators to scout for new locations outside the state. This is evident from the steady flow of applications the Department of Ports, which is authorised to register and regulate vessels, is receiving from barge owners seeking …
PANJIM: In the wake of Supreme Court order suspending mining operations in the State, including halt on transportation of iron ore, Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has decided to hold a special meeting of its board of directors (BoD) in the first week of November, to once again decide …
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and the Orissa government on a plea alleging that majority stake in a coal block, allocated to the state mining corporation, was illegally given to a private company. The public interest litigation (PIL) has alleged that Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) …
PANJIM: The mining companies have challenged Goa State Pollution Control Board’s (GSPCB) authority to question them on the excess ore production and Environment Clearance (EC) certificates issue, claiming that it is for the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) to take a stand on these aspects. GSPCB is currently hearing …
The Supreme Court on Monday admitted a public interest litigation (PIL) on contentious joint venture pact between the state-owned resource company Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) and Delhi-based Sainik Mining & Allied Services Ltd (SMASL) for raising of coal from a block allotted to the former. In the PIL the petitioner …
The Supreme Court (SC) today asked the government what mechanism it will put in place to handle nuclear waste at the Kudankulam power plant once it becomes operational. A Bench of justices, K S Radhakrishnan and Deepak Misra asked the Centre and the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCL), which …
New Delhi: The Atomic Energy Regulatory Body (AERB) on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) had undergone stringent safety scrutiny by experts before being given permission to undertake staged operations towards full commissioning. Attorney general G E Vahanvati said the 17 post-Fukushima safety requirements highlighted …
Stone-crushing units continue to operate in defiance of court order Several government orders, verdicts of the courts, including directions from the Supreme Court, seem to have had no impact on the quarries and stone-crushing units around the Bannerghatta National Park (BNP). They have not only indulged in the illegal blasting …
Makes clear that 17 safety measures are additional, not a condition precedent Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati asserted in the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant was absolutely safe and all apprehensions on safety of the plant were completely baseless. Making this submission before a Bench of …
PANJIM: The Goa unit of All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) has decided to file intervention application in the Supreme Court, seeking directives for immediate resumption of all legal mining operations in Goa. The application would be filed on November 2, when the ongoing case would be heard next. Addressing …
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) general secretary Vaiko on Tuesday strongly pleaded in the Supreme Court for a permanent closure of the copper smelting plant of Sterlite Industries at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu. He made this submission before a Bench of Justices A.K. Patnaik and H.L. Gokhale, hearing an appeal …
The Supreme Court (SC) today asked the government what mechanism it will put in place to handle nuclear waste at the Kudankulam power plant once it becomes operational. A Bench of justices, K S Radhakrishnan and Deepak Misra asked the Centre and the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCL), which …
Health and environment are as important as is plant safety, says judge The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to spell out how nuclear waste/spent fuel will be handled or transported after the Kudankulam plant in Tamil Nadu becomes operational. A Bench of Justices K.S. Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra on …
Judgement passed on 19.07.2011 by the Hon'ble High Court of Orissa, Cuttack in case of W.P.(C) No.19605 of 2010 in the matter of Vedanta Aluminium Limited Vs Union of India, regarding expansion of Alumina plant and Captive Power Plant at Lanjigarh in Orissa.
Makes clear that 17 safety measures are additional, not a condition precedent Attorney General G. E. Vahanvati has asserted in the Supreme Court that the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is absolutely safe and all apprehensions over safety of the plant are completely baseless. Making this submission before a Bench of …
