A Japanese firm recalled eight million bottles of US mineral water on Monday after consumers complained it smelled like insecticide and medicine.

Hyderabad Nov. 13: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday directed the Surveyor-General of India to locate the Great Trigonometrical Station (GTS) between Obulapuram and Hirehal villages in Anantapur district within a week.

JOWAI: Detection and subsequent deportation of illegal migrants in the State by various NGOs has been widely appreciated even as an unhappy lot of coal traders and mine owners called for immediate implementation of Inner Line Permit to solve manpower shortage, which has threaten the survival of coal industry here.

BS Reporter / Kolkata November 11, 2008, 0:29 IST

The government today replaced the specific duty on iron ore fines, imposed 10 days back, with an ad-valorem duty of 8 per cent, which is expected to benefit the low-grade iron ore producers.

Trimex Inds to invest Rs 2,250 cr in ilmenite mining
BS Reporter / Kolkata November 05, 2008, 0:20 IST

Trimex Industries, part of the metals and minerals conglomerate Trimex group, today announced that it will commence ilmenite mining operations in the next two months at Srikurmam in Andhra Pradesh, where it plans to invest Rs 2,250 crore.

A public hearing for environmental clearance of Jeraldaburu iron ore mines allotted to Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) went off peacefully in West Singbhum amid presence of over 500 villagers.

The hearing was organised jointly by the Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) and West Singhbhum district administration.

From P M Raghunandan, DH News Service, Bellary:

All good things come to an end. It is same for Bellary mining too. As long as China imported iron ore, Bellary mining lords became richer and richer. In fact, many became super rich overnight. Now it is slump time.

BS Reporter / Mumbai October 30, 2008, 0:51 IST

Vedanta Resources, London-based energy company Aldwych International and infrastructure firm Nava Bharat Ventures have been shortlisted by Zambia Consolidated Copper Mine Investment Holdings (ZCCM-IH) to develop and operate a coal mine and build a 400 mega watt thermal power plant in the African nation, sources said.

From Ramesh Jahgirdar,DH News Service,Bellary:

Sluggish demand for ores in the international market has cast its spell on the thriving ore industry in the district. Even as mining companies are contemplating retrenchment of labourers, the luxurious life style of mining millionaires, concomitantly, has took a beating.