It was Malcolm Forbes who said that diamonds are nothing but chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs. Indian mine owners and global contractors seem to have finally paid heed to him. In December 2010, Thiess and state-owned energy giant NTPC entered a win-win deal.

The massive earthquake will certainly hurt Japan

The trend towards green buildings needs strong policy initiatives to maintain the momentumIf you were to move into ZED Collective, a residential enclave in Bangalore, you need not shop for half your vegetable supplies.

With food inflation hovering in the double digit bracket for most part of 2010-11 and the aam aadmi up in arms, all hopes were pinned on the Union Budget 2011-12 for giving a new fillip to the farm sector. But the budget has disappointed most, in spite of finance minister Pranab Mukherjee allocating Rs 14,744 crore for agriculture.

The proposal to set up a National Mission for Hybrid and Electric vehicles shows the Centre

On 1 February 2011, A.K. Hazarika took over as chairman and managing director of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). With this move, Hazarika would be heading one of India

Manikram Netam, a seed retailer in Chhattisgarh

ONGC

The reforesting proposal may be a no-go for the environment ministryIn the latest round of sparring between the environment ministry and the coal ministry over mining access to the

The Lavasa Hill Township and its holding company HCC are caught in a legal logjam. Following the 25 November show-cause notice and stop-work order from the environment ministry (MoEF), work at the township site near Pune has come to a halt. According to the company, 10,000 workmen are sitting idle.