TRIBALS of Jharkhand, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh have become vulnerable to HIV infection due to illegal mining. Twenty one HIV positive cases have been reported from Noamundi iron-ore mines in Jharkhand alone, a health ministry official said.

Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL), which is planning to set up a 2,640MW power plant in Sikaripara and Raneshwar blocks of Dumka district, has expedited its corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities to win over villagers.

A slew of welfare programmes have been started by the JSPL authorities to woo disgruntled and anxious residents of the two blocks.

India is poised for a rapid economic growth

Kalpana Jain & Kirtika Suneja / New Delhi May 5, 2010, 1:18 IST

In-principle green approvals scrapped.

In a decision that will help streamline clearance procedures, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has decided to reconstitute the Expert Appraisal Committees (EACs), while stopping the practice of giving

: Climate change politics has always been contentious because of its direct link with economic growth. The Kyoto Protocol that had set a meagre target of reducing emissions from developed countries is all set to be jettisoned because these countries have failed to reduce their emissions and find this protocol

MV Ramsurya & PP Thimmaya MUMBAI| BANGALORE

THE government has started legal proceedings against 10 iron ore mining firms, which are part of larger companies, for providing inaccurate production and pricing figures. The alleged misleading information has caused a royalty revenue loss of about Rs 5,088 crore, people close to the development said.

R Krishna Das / Kolkata/ Raipur May 03, 2010, 0:08 IST

To step up land acquisition for the proposed Tata Steel plant in Bastar, Chhattisgarh government has come out with a proposal to give subsistence allowance to the villagers losing their land to the project.

Unperturbed by its rival Posco's joint venture with state-run Steel Authority of India (SAIL), the world's number one steel maker, ArcelorMittal, today said it too was in talks with the public sector company but that it was not in a race.