CBI books five companies allocated coal blocks (Second Lead)
September 4th, 2012 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday filed cheating cases against five private companies allocated coal blocks and also conducted raids at 30 locations in ... Read more...
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FIRs against five companies allocated coal blocks (Lead)
September 4th, 2012 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday filed cheating cases against five private companies allocated coal blocks, an official said. The agency also conducted searches ... Read more...
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169 killed in North Korea floods
August 6th, 2012 - 3:50 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Severe floods have killed up to 169 people and injured 144 in North Korea since July, state KCNA news agency reported.Another 400 people have gone ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh signs pact for rail corridors (Lead)
February 17th, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 17 (IANS) Chhattisgarh wants industrial rail corridors in its sprawling northern region that has an estimated 20 percent of India's coal deposits.The government and Indian Railways are set ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh to sign MOU with Railways for new project
February 17th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 17 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government and the Indian Railways are all set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) later this month for setting up industrial rail ... Read more...
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Centre delaying Jharkhand power project, says Munda
July 29th, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, July 29 (IANS) Blaming the central government for delays, Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda has demanded that a 1,900 MW thermal power project announced in 1999 be cleared ... Read more...
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Over 900 nabbed in China crackdown on coal mining sector corruption this year
December 24th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Dec 24 (ANI): The campaign against corruption in the coal-mining sector has reportedly led to the punishing of a total of 906 government officials in North China's Shanxi province in the ... Read more...
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Export of natural resources a crime: Raman Singh
November 25th, 2010 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 25 (IANS) Export of natural resources is a crime and should be banned as early as possible, Raman Singh, chief minister of Chhattisgarh - one of India's most mineral-rich states ... Read more...
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22 coal blocks allotted in Chhattisgarh
March 10th, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 10 (IANS) As many as 22 coal blocks have been allotted to private companies in mineral-rich Chhattisgarh in the last 10 years.
"Twenty-eight coal blocks have been identified for private firms. ... Read more...
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India agrees to set up 1,320 MW power plant in Bangladesh
February 20th, 2010 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 20 (IANS) In a joint venture with India, a power plant will be set up in Bangladesh in three years to produce 1,320 MW.
Two coal-fired units with production capacity ... Read more...
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NALCO shelves project in South Africa, to go ahead in Iran
November 17th, 2009 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
By Jatindra Dash
Bhubaneswar, Nov 17 (IANS) State-run National Aluminium Co (NALCO) has decided not to pursue its planned aluminium smelter and power plant in South Africa as it could not get coal ... Read more...
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Birthday boy Raman Singh says Chhattisgarh to be power hub
October 15th, 2009 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 15 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, celebrating his 57th birthday Thursday, says the state is set to become the power hub of the country in the next seven ... Read more...
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Government targets 100,000 carats of diamonds from Panna mines
August 26th, 2009 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Shimla, Aug 26 (IANS) State-run National Mining Development Corp (NMDC) plans to produce close to 100,000 carats of diamonds from the Panna diamond mines in Madhya Pradesh by 2010-11, Steel ... Read more...
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Panna Diamond Mine in Madhya Pradesh reopens after four years
August 21st, 2009 - 10:21 pm ICT by ANI
Panna (Madhya Pradesh), Aug 21(ANI): Union Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh on Friday rededicated the Panna Diamond Mine of the National Mineral Development Corporation (NDMC) in Madhya Pradesh.The mine had remained closed ... Read more...
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Nokia chief meets Manmohan Singh (Business Capsule-Two)
August 21st, 2009 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Nokia Corp president and chief executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday and discussed government policies and steps taken by the company to ensure ... Read more...
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Indonesia coal mine blast toll rises to 32 (Lead)
June 17th, 2009 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, June 17 (DPA) The toll in a coal mine blast in Indonesia reached 32 Wednesday, with one miner still trapped in a 150-metre shaft and feared dead, officials said.
On Wednesday afternoon, ... Read more...
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Indonesia coal mine blast toll rises to 28
June 17th, 2009 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, June 17 (DPA) The toll in a coalmine explosion in Indonesia has risen to 28 Wednesday, with 12 miners still trapped and feared dead, officials said.
Rescuers pulled more bodies from the ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh’s income from minerals royalty rises 20 percent
June 1st, 2009 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 1 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government Monday said its royalty earnings from minerals rose 20 percent in 2008-09 to Rs.1,237 crore.
"The state had made earnings of Rs.1,237.29 crore from minerals ... Read more...
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India’s participation critical in move to green energy: Obama
February 20th, 2009 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Ottawa, Feb 20 (IANS) The participation of countries like China and India in the move towards green energy is "absolutely critical", US President Barack Obama said here.
Obama was in this Canadian capital ... Read more...
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During Canada visit, Obama allays fears of trade protectionism
February 20th, 2009 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
Ottawa, Feb 20 (IANS) Setting the tone for his foreign policy during his first visit abroad as US president, Barack Obama said here that his administration would work multilaterally to address trade, ... Read more...
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New ”fingerprinting” method tracks mercury emissions from coal
October 9th, 2008 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 9 (ANI): University of Michigan researchers have developed a new tool that uses natural "fingerprints" in coal to track down sources of mercury emissions polluting the environment.
Mercury is a ... Read more...
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Manmohan-Zardari talks were positive and forward looking: Menon
September 26th, 2008 - 9:15 pm ICT by ANI
By Naveen Kapoor
Washington, Sept.26 (ANI): Describing the talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari as positive, forward looking and seeking potential, Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar ... Read more...
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Pakistani senator questions coal sales to India
August 6th, 2008 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 6 (IANS) At a time the government and industry lobbies are batting for increased trade with India as a means of improving ties, an opposition senator in Pakistan has questioned ... Read more...
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Underground mine fires mar marriage prospects in Jharkhand town
June 24th, 2008 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
By Nityanand Shukla
Jharia (Jharkhand), June 24 (IANS) Jitendra Agrawal is good looking, in his 30s and desperate to get married. But sadly, there are no takers for this eminently suitable groom in ... Read more...
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Tata Steel to join mining project in Australia
May 7th, 2008 - 9:10 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) Tata Steel, along with Brazilian mining giant Vale and other partners, will undertake a major expansion of the Carborough Downs Coal Mine in Australia. The project will help ... Read more...
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BHEL to build two power plants
April 6th, 2008 - 4:28 pm ICT by admin
Raipur, April 6 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board (CSEB) has issued an order to the Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) to install two thermal power plants in the state. "CSEB chairman ... Read more...
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South Eastern Coalfields makes record coal production
April 4th, 2008 - 9:20 pm ICT by admin
Raipur, April 4 (IANS) The South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL), a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd (CIL), has registered a record in coal production in 2007-08. Officials said the company ended up ... Read more...
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Toxic gases didnt cause world’s greatest mass extinction
March 25th, 2008 - 3:12 pm ICT by admin
Washington, March 25 (ANI): A new study has shown that p oisonous, ozone-destroying gases bubbling out of the oceans may not have triggered the world's greatest mass extinction, which had happened ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh earns Rs.7 billion in mineral royalty
March 24th, 2008 - 5:27 pm ICT by admin
Raipur, March 24 (IANS) Chhattisgarh has earned around Rs.7 billion royalty on coal, bauxite and iron ores during the first nine months of the current fiscal 2007-08, officials here said Monday. The ... Read more...
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SECL set to make coal production record
March 22nd, 2008 - 9:18 pm ICT by admin
Raipur, March 22 (IANS) The South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) - the largest coal production subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL) - is set to make a record in coal production in ... Read more...
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Eight power firms may lose coal blocks in Chhattisgarh
March 16th, 2008 - 6:16 pm ICT by admin
Raipur, March 16 (IANS) Chhattisgarh plans to recommend to the central government cancellation of coal mining lease of at least eight power firms that seem reluctant to set up thermal plants despite ... Read more...
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