Talks continue with protestors to win them over with the help of state govt.

Posco-India, the Korean steel giant

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KOLKATA: The government is planning to incorporate a provision in the proposal for auction of coal blocks, under which preference would be given to companies, which were willing to set up end-use industries in the State in which they would mine coal.

Tata Steel is scouting for coking coal and iron ore mines abroad, including in Brazil and Australia, to ensure raw material security for its European operations.

Bowing to intense pressure from the states, the Coal Ministry is understood to have endorsed their demand for value-addition of captive coal blocks falling within their respective boundaries.

Aug. 6: A record 77 MLAs from the Telugu Desam, TRS and Left parties were suspended from the Assembly for a day on Thursday.
They were suspended for disrupting the proceedings and insisting on a House Committee on the Obulapuram mines.
The entire Opposition barring the Lok Satta demanded a House Committee but the government rejected the same on the grounds that the matter was sub-judice.

HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh Assembly was rocked on Thursday over the alleged irregularities in the Obulapuram Mining Corporation (OMC) owned by Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy when the government turned down the Opposition

Taking a tough stand in the face of many issues of illegal mining highlighted in the House Minister for Environment Aleixo Sequeira today declared that air and water consents of illegal mines would be withdrawn within seven days.

Hyderabad, Aug. 6 The issue of continuation of mining operations by Obulapuram Mining Company and four others despite the Centre

NEW DELHI: Jaiprakash Associates, the flagship company of Jaypee Group having interests in civil engineering, cement, power, real estate and hospitality, on Saturday signed an memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Assam Mineral Development Corporation Limited (AMDC) for setting up a two million tonnes per annum capacity cement plant in Assam.