The government chooses economic growth over xenophobia and greenery

AP General Giap fights another battle

The mining operations at National Aluminum Company

MUMBAI, April 21 (Reuters) - India's state-run National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) (NALU.BO) is in talks with mine workers to have them return to work after a shutdown, which could take up to a week, the company's top official said on Tuesday.

Land, livelihood and environment are concerns that will play a role in this coastal region of Maharashtra

Dillip Satapathy / Bhubaneswar April 21, 2009, 1:25 IST

The bauxite mines of National Aluminium Company (Nalco) at the Panchpatmali hills in Koraput district of Orissa are yet to restart operations after last week

The govt needs to bring in transparency into the captive-mine policy
Sunil Jain / New Delhi April 20, 2009, 0:40 IST

PUBLIC sector mining company National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) may stop exports of high-grade iron ore if international ore prices, contracted under long-term agreements (LTA) with other countries, continue to fall sharply. The move is expected to hit steel companies in Japan and Korea that source a large part of their iron ore requirements from India.

The Obama administration wants to ensure that legislation being crafted by Congress to fight global climate change does not violate international trade rules and backfire on US exports, the top US trade official said in a letter to a Republican lawmaker.

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The ship breaking industry has started facing losses on allowing re-rollable steel import in the country, ship breakers told Daily Times on Tuesday.