MADURAI: A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court Bench here against the proposed expansion of Sterlite Industries in Tuticorin district on the ground that it might seriously affect the environment.

The proposed ban on import of sandstone by the US has upset mine owners as well as exporters in Kota and Jaipur and they are seeking intervention by the Central Government.

Attorney General G E Vahanvati on Monday said mining operations by Obulapuram Mining Company Private Limited (OMC) had

The captive power plant of National Aluminium Company (Nalco) in Angul has started regulating power supply to the smelter, located next to it, owing to acute coal crisis.

The Nalco CPP has reached super critical condition where it has only two days coal supply.

The power supply to the Nalco smelter plant will be regulated till the coal stock of its captive power plant (CPP) stabilizes.

S Kalyana Ramanathan / London December 31, 2009, 0:53 IST

Even before 2009 started, all initial indicators suggested that India Inc

STEEL companies such as Ispat Industries, Essar and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam (RINL), may get access to captive iron ore mines for their steel making needs as government plans to give preferential raw material linkage to all existing steel making facilities that do not have captive source of their own.

Secretary Says Move To Help Fast-Track POSCO, ArcelorMittal & Other Projects
Subhash Narayan NEW DELHI

THE steel ministry has sought powers to grant iron ore mining lease to companies in a bid to fast-track steel projects, including those of steel giants POSCO and Arcelor Mittal, stuck for want of assured long-term raw material supplies, and attract foreign investment.

MK VENU, KG Narendranath

Q&A: P K Mukherjee, Managing Director, Sesa Goa
Abhineet Kumar / Mumbai December 24, 2009, 0:03 IST