Aditi Phadnis & Ajay Modi / New Delhi October 7, 2009, 0:42 IST

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NLC chief for tapping alternative sources of energy

NLC planning to acquire coalfields abroad

Engineers urged not to remain complacent

NEYVELI: Lignite reserve in Neyveli will not last more than three decades and hence, it has become imperative for the Neyveli Lignite Corporation to harness alternative sources of energy, said A.R. Ansari, NLC Chairman-cum-Managing Director.

T. Ramakrishnan

State government report stops short of taking action a government inspection of 48 mines in Goa found 35 of them operating without a lease. Some of them did not have mandatory clearances. A committee chaired by the state

Federal Government has allocated an amount of Rs 580 million for the growth of mineral sector by 2 percent in 2009-10, which is facing still unpredictable situation in certain mineral potential areas due to the law and order problem. According to official sources, mineral potential of Pakistan was recognised to be excellent but the sector was inadequately developed.

Widespread pollution by the Vedanta refinery in Orissa raises serious questions about environmental monitoring.

Apart from iron ore and mining, Bellary is also home to the Kudithini power plant. The plant fulfills ten per cent of the state

State-run trading firm MMTC Ltd will import 12.5 million tonnes of coal this fiscal for the country

How green is my water bottle?

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