Mining

Base coal royalty payable to states on actual reserves, says SteelMin

The steel ministry has said that the royalty to be paid by a coal block allocatee to the concerned mineral-rich state should be based on the actual reserves of the allocated block or on the quantum of coal extracted from it as a measure to discourage non-serious players from taking part in the process.

In course of a recent meeting convened by the coal ministry to discuss various issues on fina

Publication Date: 
08/10/2010
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Coal, Mining, Minerals, India, Iron And Steel Industry
Climate Change

Scaling up low-carbon technology deployment: lessons from China

This report examines how low-carbon technologies have been introduced, adapted, deployed, and diffused in three greenhouse gas-intensive sectors in China: supercritical/ultrasupercritical (SC/USC) coal-fired power generation technology; onshore wind energy technology; and blast furnace top gas recovery turbine (TRT) technology in the steel sector.

Publication Date: 
30/09/2010
Deborah Seligsohn, Xiaomei Tan
World Resources Institute
Tags:
Low Carbon Economy, China, Energy Efficiency, Technology Transfer, Wind Energy, Energy Technology, Coal, Carbon Dioxide, Iron And Steel Industry, Climate Change
Industry

Aluminum In Autos Grows, But Steel To Stay Dominant

Steel will remain the dominant material in the manufacture of cars even as environmental pressures lead to greater use of lightweight aluminum.

But aluminum is more expensive than steel and prices are considered more volatile. What's more, steel producers have not been sitting on their hands.

Publication Date: 
23/09/2010
Karen Norton and Pratima Desai
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
Carbon Dioxide, Iron And Steel Industry, Auto Industry, Europe, Russia, China, Brazil, India
Environment

Industrial jungle

As Chhattisgarh advances to become the largest producer of thermal power, cement and sponge iron, this special report in Down To Earth finds out what affect this fast-paced industrialisation will have on the state and its people.

Publication Date: 
15/09/2010
Sugandh Juneja
Down to Earth
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Chhattisgarh, Environment, Conflicts, Mining, Water Demand, Bilaspur (D), Iron And Steel Industry, Thermal Power Plants, Cement Industry, Land Acquisition, Forests, Janjgir-Champa, Raiganj, Industrial Pollution
Industry

Steel industry against iron ore export, says not in national interest

Publication Date: 
07/09/2010
Indian Express (Chandigarh)
Tags:
Exports, Iron, Minerals, Mineral-Based Industry, Iron And Steel Industry, Industrial Pollution
Economy

Rebalancing global growth

Beyond Doha Round technicalities, the broader economic debate is focused on

Publication Date: 
31/08/2010
Bridges
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Trade, Economy, Exports, Imports, Developing Countries, Globalisation, Services, Minerals, Iron And Steel Industry, China, Subsidies, WTO, Food Prices, Wheat, Food Security
Air Pollution

Ctg steel mill fined for polluting air

Department of Environment yesterday fined a steel mill Tk 5.63 lakh for polluting air by emitting toxic smoke at city's Bayezid Bostami area.
 
A team of the DoE, led by its Director (enforcement) Munir Chowdhury, imposed the penalty on Islam Steel Mills Limited in a drive under Operation Prevent Environment Crim
Publication Date: 
24/08/2010
Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Bangladesh, Air Pollution, Iron And Steel Industry
Mining

Discussion in Lok Sabha on illegal mining in various states

Discussion in Lok Sabha on illegal mining in various states.

Publication Date: 
16/08/2010
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Mining, Environment, Supreme Court, National Mineral Policy 2008, Iron And Steel Industry, Exports, Trade, China, Japan, Forest Rights Act 2006, Corruption, Ministry of Mines, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India
Mining

Stop work order in POSCO dated 04th August 2010

Stop work order in POSCO dated 04th August 2010 with regard to diversion of 1253.225 ha of forest land for establishment of Integrated Steel Plant and Captive Port by POSCO-India Pvt. Ltd., Jagatsinghpur district of Orissa.

Publication Date: 
05/08/2010
Ministry of Environment & Forests
Tags:
POSCO, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Mining, Orissa (Odisha), Jagatsinghpur (D), Iron And Steel Industry, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Forests, Forest Rights Act 2006
Mining

Mining mess: Open letter to Manmohan Singh

Open letter to Manmohan Singh

on the subject of nationalistation/resumption of iron ore mining valued at over two trillion dollars. 

Publication Date: 
05/08/2010
Arun K Agrawal
Tags:
Mining, Iron And Steel Industry, Mineral-Based Indsutry, India, Supreme Court, National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), Private Sector, Karnataka Coast

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