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 …

Theirs to mine?

This is the question angry and beleaguered tribals in Orissa and Jharkhand are asking, as mining companies set up shop in the midst of their land …

Need or greed?

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

1,620.361 ha of discontent

Special economic zones and sit-ins. Mega-projects and marches. Public-private partnerships and pitched battles. Precociously, because they are …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Why are lives so cheap in Indian steel plants?

Centre for Science and Environment report had highlighted poor safety conditions in steel plants. Two mishaps in a row at the Bhilai and …

Union Budget 2022-23: Customs exemption extension on steel scrap will bring temporary relief

It would have been good to see the Centre taking concrete steps to improve domestic scrap availability

Achieving green steel: How India can bridge the gaps to decarbonise the sector

A clean steel sector in eastern India can become essential for the country's transition to green steel

Orissa High Court stays alienation of forest-categorised land for JSW steel project in Jagatsinghpur 

The project site is in an area that is home to around 22,000 people with a significant number of Dalits

As told to Parliament (February 6, 2023): India produces around 30 million tonnes of recycled steel

List of companies that produce recycled steel in India is not maintained centrally, says Faggan Singh Kulaste, Union minister of state for …

COVID-19: Industries, steel plants in Odisha begin supplying oxygen to affected states

Odisha has around 70 industries, including 12 steel plants, many of which produce industrial oxygen

Dhinkia steel plant: Villagers block entry points with bamboo structures to oppose JSW project

The resistance came after police officials entered Dhinkia to arrest “anti-industry” villagers December 4

Hills of greyville

Fast-expanding steel industry yet to find an effective way to reuse its waste product, slag

India’s iron and steel industry is capable of emitting less and producing more: CSE

CSE underlines the need for better planning, new technologies and adequate finance to help the sector make the much-needed shift in today&…

Tata Steel lease creates a furore

Allegations by Bihar minister Sonadhari Singh of illegal mining in Chotanagpur has stirred up a hornets' nest.

Steel manufacturer in the dock

Prompted by protests, the Maharashtra government is considering action against a steel manufacturing unit for causing water pollution.

Bokaro's displaced still await compensation

Residents of most villages whose land was acquired for the Bokaro steel plant have no jobs or means of living. Those who were compensated are …

Taiwanese firm apologises to Vietnam for environmental disaster

Formosa Ha Tinh Steel’s steel plant had caused massive fish deaths along a 200-km stretch of coast along Vietnam’s Central province

New national steel policy in the offing

Policy to propose 14 rail projects, seven road projects and four ports for transportation of minerals

Prime Minister's trophy for steel plant overrides pollution concerns

CSE study had shown companies which bagged the award for best integrated steel plants have poor environmental performance and productivity record

Iron ore sludge pond breaks in Sambalpur

Paddy and vegetable fields and poultry farms inundated with iron ore slurry after wall of a steel plant collapsed

In photos: Steely women lead the fight against Dhinkia steel project

The fresh land acquisition drive launched by the administration in Odisha's Dhinkia for the proposed integrated project of Jindal Steel Works Ltd …

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