Slack approach

Chhattisgarh activist, Ramesh Agrawal, bags Goldman prize

He used RTI to block big corporations, such as Jindal group, that have mining and steel interests in the state

Pollution glorified

World Bank arm finances polluting steel mill in Jharkhand

POSCO villages resist land acquisition by Odisha government

Despite protests administration demolishes 37 betel gardens on the forestland. Land acquistion put on hold till June 17

Opencast expansion at Chhattisgarh mine violates NGT order

The EAC recommended that the coal mine be expanded to 1.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) from 1 MTPA through opencast method

European cycling industry employs 655,000 people

Employment figure in the sector could grow to over one million by 2020 with right investments, says a study commissioned by federation of …

Bomb kills 4 protesters at POSCO steel project site

Crude bomb was allegedly hurled by hired local goons at a group gathered in the backyard of a house to discuss land acquisition

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 …

Slow and unsteady

Iron ore pelletisation units must seek green clearance: NGT

Environment ministry and pollution control boards to decide whether existing pelletisation units can continue functioning till they obtain clearance

Green tribunal questions two-stage forest clearance for POSCO

Raises hope of residents, activists who have been opposing the clearance given to the project

POSCO gets green signal

Environment ministry goes soft on South Korean steel giant POSCO

Green tribunal suspends POSCO’s clearance

The South Korean giant will now have to apply for a fresh environmental clearance

Legal tussle

Where SAIL's profits come from

State-owned steel giant’s profits are increasingly from raw material subsidies, not real economic value addition

Case of profiteering from coal block comes to light

Company allotted captive coal block sold stakes; coal ministry issues show cause notice

Green nod to Jindal mine nixed

National Green Tribunal questions credibility of public hearing that gave clearance

Green tribunal begins hearing appeal against POSCO steel plant

MoEF says its decision to grant clearance cannot be challenged

Quit Wardha

Gandhi ashram protests polluting pig iron plant nearby

Sindhudurg on road to conflict

‘Green’ steel, cement for clean energy? Not yet there, says IEA; here’s why

In order to achieve net zero emission target, battery manufacturing capacity for electronic vehicles has to multiply by six times the present …

Forest Advisory Committee gets earnest about implementing forest diversion rules, finally

Clarifies that forest diversions will be allowed only if forest rights of affected people are settled and their consent obtained

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 …

POSCO project may kick off this year despite green tribunal order

India’s largest FDI might downsize initially, to get going

Virus-resistant maize in the making