Government-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL), the world

Hyderabad, April 25: Dwindling coal reserves are forcing industries to go for imported coal from Indonesia, Malaysia, South Africa and China in a big way. About 50 million tonnes of coal is imported for power generation every year.

This figure is expected to double by 2012 when more thermal power projects come up.

India would outpace China in GDP growth within 15 years, Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has predicted in its annual report released on Tuesday.

"As China nears the top of the commodity intensity usage curve, India is expected to follow, supporting a further potential wave of strong commodity demand," Rio Tinto chief executive Tom Albanese says in the report.

LARGER COMPANIES ARE SPENDING MORE ON LOCAL AREA DEVELOPMENT

A lot is being written about the controversy surrounding a joint venture bauxite mining project of Sterlite (a Vedanta group company) and the Orissa government. Replace Vedanta with any other mining company, take away bauxite and swap it with coal or iron ore or limestone, the story is the same.

Visakhapatnam , April 20: Half-clad tribals carrying bows, arrows and axes took out a rally in the city demanding the scrapping of the proposed mining of bauxite in the Agency here on Tuesday. The rally was led by the CPI state secretary, Mr K. Narayana.

Kunal Bose / April 20, 2010, 0:59 IST

Ishita Ayan Dutt / Kolkata April 20, 2010, 0:52 IST

The steel ministry may be losing sleep over the steel price rise, but it

The resignation of Union Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor has now put the focus strongly on how the Bhartiya Janata Party, the principal Opposition party at the Centre, has shielded the Reddy brothers -- two out of three are Cabinet ministers in the BJP government in Karnataka -- despite serious allegations of illegal mining by their companies.

NEW DELHI: Prospective miners would soon be able to apply online for mining rights and track status of various leases and other relevant information, as the Centre is in the process of implementing a system of providing information on minerals and mines among others online.

Godda: A no-objection certificate (NOC) from the Godda forest department has paved the way for opening Hura-C coal mine project, an extension of ECL