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POSCO review body divided

Members differ on steel giant’s compliance with regulations

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No cap on iron mining in Odisha

Centre rejects Shah Commission recommendation, says it would upset industry

Need or greed?

The Union Ministry of Finance has recently alleged that green clearances are holding up the country’s infrastructure development and growth.…

POSCO gets final clearance

Environment ministry sides with Odisha government, ignores people’s forest rights

How Bellary was laid waste

Karnataka’s Lokayukta Santosh Hegde’s report is a sordid story on the rise of India’s mining poster boy, Bellary. The …

Land acquisition for Posco begins

Green rupee in a mess

Stained steel

The iron and steel sector is regarded as the core of Indian economy. Its players are big and powerful. It is extremely resource-intensive and …

Villages protest forest acquisition

No compensation from steel major Jindal, allege Odisha people

Saranda for sale?

First by diluting it and then by delaying it, the Jharkhand government ensures slow death of a plan meant to safeguard Saranda and its wildlife …

POSCO gets green signal

Environment ministry goes soft on South Korean steel giant POSCO

Sponge iron’s dirty growth

In the years to come, India's expanding steel production will be largely driven by sponge iron. But its manufacturing process, based on coal, is …

Coal quandary

In a sweeping pronouncement, the Supreme Court has termed all the 218 coal blocks allocated since 1993 illegal. This has raised a fundamental …

Chhattisgarh's Industrial Jungle

Chhattisgarh is set to become the largest producer of thermal power, cement and sponge iron. The push is on to install 77 per cent of India's …

Evidence of pre-modern iron technology found in Nagaland

Wui village of Tuensang district in the state is known for its traditional art of iron-smelting and iron tool production since pre-colonial times

Low on carbon crunching

Fresh scheme sets efficiency targets for energy-guzzling sectors but is still too soft

NGT shuts down Chinese steel plant in Gujarat

The Rs 6,000-cr project was being constructed in Gujarat’s Mundra block without an environmental clearance

India at the center of world energy stage, will experience gains: IEA director

The report stated that as China moves towards a service-based economy, India could pivot its growth in the energy sector    

Doubling ship recycling capacity by 2024: Are we ready?

The industry is an economic driver for India, but entails several occupational hazards and environmental implications