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Pranav Nambiar

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Fertilizer minister Ananth Kumar (centre) said the decision about the task force was taken following directions from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: PTI

Govt plans task force to formulate new fertilizer policy

1 min read . 25 Aug 2014

The government is already working on the Rs20,000 crore National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) that aims to connect all 250,000 gram panchayats in the country with high-speed broadband by 2017. Photo: Hindustan Times

NDA unveils plan for Digital India

4 min read . 20 Aug 2014

SAIL imports around 85% of its requirements of coking coal, a key input in steel production. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

SAIL-led group’s Mozambique mine faces break-even challenge

3 min read . 14 Aug 2014

SAIL sold 2.76 million tonnes of steel in the June quarter, against 2.62 million tonnes during the same period last year. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

SAIL Q1 net profit up 18% to Rs530 crore on higher sales

1 min read . 11 Aug 2014

Setting up an overseas venture is important, given that India imports close to 90% of its requirement of phosphatic fertilizers, all potassic fertilizers, and more than a quarter of the urea it consumes. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

RCF proposes overseas arm RCF Videsh on lines of OVL

2 min read . 11 Aug 2014

Jindal Steel and Power Ltd’s (JSPL) consolidated sales rose 10% to Rs4,978 crore while its operating profit rose by 24 % at Rs1,629 crore.

JSPL Q1 net profit down 20%

1 min read . 07 Aug 2014

Photo: Bloomberg

NDA proposes action plan to revive mining

6 min read . 04 Aug 2014

Mines minister Narendra Singh Tomar has indicated that amendments to the more than half-a-century old Mines and Mineral Development and Regulation (MMDR) Act, 1957, are unlikely to be tabled in the current session of Parliament. Photo: Hindustan Times

Consultations to delay tabling of amendments to mining Bill

2 min read . 01 Aug 2014

Iron ore production in India fell significantly in the past few years, from 218 million tonnes (mt) in 2009-10 to only 144mt in 2013-14. Photo: Bloomberg

Steel ministry warns of looming iron ore shortage

4 min read . 30 Jul 2014

Controversies have dogged mining in India, with investigations into illegal and excess mining ending in a 2011 Supreme Court ban on mining in states like Goa and Karnataka. Photo: Mint

Govt seeks more transparency, social sensitivity from miners

3 min read . 29 Jul 2014

Stutsel says the Indian mines ministry is open to adopting the best practices. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint

India is at a tipping point in terms of investments: Melanie Stutsel

5 min read . 21 Jul 2014

No new urea capacity has been added in India over the past 13 years due to the lack of an appropriate policy framework. This has resulted in a widening demand-supply gap. While domestic production of urea has stagnated at 22mt, current consumption is around 30mt. The remaining 8mt is imported. Photo: Mint

Naphtha-based urea units may get more time to switch to gas

2 min read . 21 Jul 2014

File photo of a Tata Chemicals plant. In 2013-14, the firm had reported a consolidated net loss of `1,032 crore. Photo: Mint

Tata Chemicals to lay off 200 employees in Kenyan soda ash plant

2 min read . 17 Jul 2014

As royalties are generally revised every three years and the last revision was made in August 2009, the government intends to pass the benefit of higher royalties to state governments, said Arun Jaitley. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint

Union Budget 2014: Mining law amendment to resolve stalemate in sector

1 min read . 11 Jul 2014

Finance minister Arun Jaitley. Photo: AFP

Union Budget: Govt to overhaul subsidy regime

2 min read . 10 Jul 2014

Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Photo: Mint

Govt reiterates decision to regulate gas marketing margins

2 min read . 10 Jul 2014

Uppal says JSPL is waiting for the business climate to improve globally to begin to actively trade minerals.

We plan to become a global trader of minerals in future: Ravi Uppal

7 min read . 09 Jul 2014

Almost all of Goa’s iron ore used to be exported to China, which has the ability to blend low-grade Goan ore with other grades of richer ore. Photo: Bloomberg

Mining in Goa to be unviable even if mining restarts: Sesa Goa

2 min read . 04 Jul 2014

Mines in the notified areas could be excluded from requiring prior clearances under various laws. Photo: Bloomberg

Steel ministry pitches for special mining zones

2 min read . 02 Jul 2014

Union mines minister Narendra Singh Tomar. Photo: Hindustan Times

Mines minister Narendra Singh Tomar to meet CMs on mining Bill

1 min read . 02 Jul 2014

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