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Priyadarshi Siddhanta
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Procedural delays: Coal ministry to assess 33 auctioned & allotted minesPremium Story
November 18,2015 01:42:03 AM
While of the 31 blocks auctioned so far, only seven have reportedly commenced operations.
Wed, Nov 18, 2015
FY15 coal import bill spills over Rs 1 L crorePremium Story
October 20,2015 01:22:55 AM
Incoming shipments from various nations touch 212.1 MT.
Tue, Oct 20, 2015
States to auction 71 leases this fiscalPremium Story
October 17,2015 04:21:01 AM
The mines ministry has recently circulated an advisory for the grant of concessions in case of minor minerals also through the auction route.
Sat, Oct 17, 2015
Ministry to states: No land revaluation of coal blocksPremium Story
October 16,2015 02:59:50 AM
State govts had sought revaluation of land containing 31 blocks for transfer, mutation purposes.
Fri, Oct 16, 2015
Manpower Crunch: Archaic law keeping women away from jobs in underground minesPremium Story
October 14,2015 01:26:34 AM
Tata Steel has signed MOUs with the Jharkhand government to upgrade polytechnics and ITIs.
Wed, Oct 14, 2015
Mineral assets: Govt’s auction-only strategy to backfire, hurt steel sectorPremium Story
October 07,2015 02:46:47 AM
India is also losing export competitiveness due to factors like high unit cost of labour, lack of capital, poor logistics, it added.
Wed, Oct 07, 2015Coal supply: Panel against scrapping fuel pactsPremium Story
September 29,2015 02:14:45 AM
An inter-ministerial committee has said that unregulated-sector PSUs need perpetual access to fuel.
Fri, Dec 25, 2015Non-coal mines: Centre to handhold states to execute auction processPremium Story
September 23,2015 01:42:16 AM
The mines ministry has decided to retain the services of MSTC Limited’s trading platform for auctioning the leases of ten major minerals as had been done by the coal ministry to bid coal blocks.
Wed, Sep 23, 2015Invest in Iran: SteelMin to producersPremium Story
September 22,2015 01:32:52 AM
Iran has sought investments of nearly `50,000 crore in infra, including ports, railways, highways.
Tue, Sep 22, 2015
Sand mining menace: States sharpen arsenalPremium Story
September 08,2015 01:24:14 AM
Karnataka has filed over 30 FIRs to combat illegal sand mining while AP realised Rs 390 crore from penalties in 2014-15.
Tue, Sep 08, 2015
Posco project: Talks fail to end stalematePremium Story
August 26,2015 01:56:53 AM
The project has been hanging fire since the firm signed a MoU with state government in June 2005. It has been dogged by land acquisition issues.
Wed, Aug 26, 2015
Posco project: PMO to hold meet with Odisha officials, mines ministryPremium Story
August 24,2015 00:58:01 AM
The project has been hanging fire ever since the firm signed a MoU with the Naveen Patnaik government in June 2005. It has been dogged by land acquisition and other problems.
Mon, Aug 24, 2015Delay in transfer of coal PF corpus to result in lossesPremium Story
August 14,2015 01:44:44 AM
The delay in transfer of the corpus is estimated to lead to an annualised loss of around Rs 5.5 crore to Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation.
Fri, Aug 14, 2015Posco, Uttam Steel and Power to set up `20K crore plant in MaharashtraPremium Story
August 12,2015 02:15:45 AM
After battling a delay of ten years in setting up its proposed project in Odisha, South Korean steel firm Pohang Steel Company (Posco) on Tuesday joined hands with the Uttam Galva group to set up a 3 million tonne (MT) per annum integrated steel plant in Maharashtra at an envisaged investment of nearly Rs 20,000 […]
Wed, Aug 12, 2015POSCO signs MoA with Shree Uttam for steel plant in MaharashtraPremium Story
August 11,2015 16:01:14 PM
Earlier, General Motors moved from Gujarat to Maharashtra for its $1 billion investment and Foxconn announced a $5 billion investment in the state.
Tue, Aug 11, 2015Non-coal mine auctions Centre to deploy officials to push state preparednessPremium Story
July 29,2015 02:07:15 AM
17 states have together lined up 120 non-coal mineral blocks spread over 26,120 hectares for auctions, but the ground situation is that they are not fully prepared to execute them.
Wed, Jul 29, 2015Open sky policy: MinesMin to rope in private firms for explorationPremium Story
July 20,2015 02:27:46 AM
There is a growing realisation within the ministry that unless exploration is promoted there would be few non-coal mining leases left for future auctions.
Mon, Jul 20, 2015Foreign steel players likely to join public firm SPVsPremium Story
July 10,2015 00:00:00 AM
Move would assist in securing the official target of producing 300 MT by 2025.
Fri, Jul 10, 2015
In fact: Why ‘transparent digitisation’ doesn’t always click as an ideaPremium Story
July 03,2015 03:56:53 AM
There is no denying the fact that without any goldplating of their cost structure, there is little reason for the generation utilities to opt for captive mining.
Fri, Jul 03, 2015
Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to launch Digital India Week todayPremium Story
July 01,2015 12:36:38 PM
Modi is likely to launch the logo of the programme and unveil schemes like Digital Locker, e-eduction and e-health
Mon, Sep 07, 2015
Coal Ministry may ask discoms to get clearances before biddingPremium Story
June 28,2015 01:29:20 AM
In the proposed auction methodology, a bidder would be required to quote separate figures for variable charges (escalable and non-escalable) and fixed charges at the delivery points mentioned by the discoms.
Sun, Jun 28, 2015
No need to allocate CIL coal for PSUs in unregulated sectorPremium Story
June 27,2015 00:41:48 AM
The coal ministry has decided to auction Coal India Limited’s (CIL) linkages, which the state-run miner signs with its buyers in the form of fuel supply pacts.
Sat, Jun 27, 2015
Mineral-rich states told to start auction process, announce bidding datesPremium Story
June 22,2015 00:27:48 AM
The mines ministry has tried to sweeten the bid criteria by proposing that preferred bidders would not be required to pay upfront payment or royalties at the prospecting licence stage.
Mon, Jun 22, 2015
DMFs still to be a reality in most mining statesPremium Story
June 21,2015 00:40:30 AM
Fresh holders of a mining lease or a prospecting licence-cum-mining lease to pay the DMF an amount equivalent to one-third of such royalty.
Sun, Jun 21, 2015
Farraka Barrage: The tale of two countries and one riverPremium Story
June 17,2015 01:29:36 AM
The 2,245 metre barrage has 123 gates and by the government’s own admission some of them have outlived their economic life and serviceability. It demands immediate repairs.
Wed, Jun 17, 2015