Reverse privatisation of minerals: CPI-M
August 30th, 2012 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The 'coalgate' row should be used to reverse the privatisation of natural and mineral resources in India, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) said ... Read more...
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Patnaik rejects centre’s claim on coal bidding
August 23rd, 2012 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 23 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday said his state had been seeking auction-based bidding for allocation of mineral resources including coal.Patnaik's statement came a day ... Read more...
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`BRICS investment in South Africa mining sector to grow’
July 14th, 2012 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, July 14 (IANS) The BRICS investment in South Africa mining sector is set to increase in the next few years despite an ongoing nationalization debate, BRICS Africa Portfolio director ... Read more...
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Chinese submersible dives to over 7,000 metres record
June 24th, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A manned Chinese submersible set a new record for the country's deepest sea dive at over 7,000 metres Sunday.The Jiaolong submersible, named after a mythical ... Read more...
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Bolivian officials get spy pens to prevent corruption
June 15th, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
La Paz, June 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) All the employees of the Bolivia’s Customs Department will be issued with special “spy” pens. The devices will feature a hidden micro-camera and a voice recorder, ... Read more...
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India natural leader of Indian Ocean region: Antony
May 8th, 2012 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) India Tuesday positioned itself as a natural leader of the Indian Ocean region in view of its strategic location and operational capability, even as its ... Read more...
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Himachal needs policy to check illegal mining
April 7th, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 7 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh needs a comprehensive mining policy and requires to put in place a system to check illegal mines, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India ... Read more...
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Three geologists go missing in China
March 3rd, 2012 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 3 (IANS) Three geologists who went on a field trip to a remote nature reserve in China have gone missing. Authorities have now sent a search and ... Read more...
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China to promote shale gas
February 13th, 2012 - 5:14 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 13 (IANS) China plans to increase efforts to explore shale gas in 2012.This natural gas has become an important source of energy in the US over the past ... Read more...
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Indonesia’s Mount Lokon volcano erupts
February 10th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Feb 10 (IANS) Indonesian volcano Mount Lokon erupted Friday morning followed by a roaring noise and spewing of thick grey ash up to two km, officials said.The 1,578-metre volcano ... Read more...
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GSI to increase hiring
January 31st, 2012 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IANS) The union cabinet has cleared the proposal of the ministry of mines to increase the highly-skilled manpower of the Geological Survey of India (GSI) for exploration ... Read more...
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Policy matters, iron ore sourcing delaying steel plant: JSW Steel
January 10th, 2012 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) JSW Steel Monday said implementation of its proposed 10 million tonnes plant at Salboni in West Midnapore district of West Bengal is being delayed due ... Read more...
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25 injured in clash with Dhaka police
December 30th, 2011 - 8:31 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 30 (IANS) Twenty-five activists of an environment protection group who tried to lay siege to the energy ministry in Dhaka were injured during a clash with police.The activists ... Read more...
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Development answer to left-wing extremism: Sonia Gandhi (Roundup)
December 16th, 2011 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Friday said left-wing extremism can be defeated by better implementation of rural development programmes and called for harnessing mineral resources ... Read more...
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Development is answer to left-wing extremism: Sonia (Second Lead)
December 16th, 2011 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi said Friday that left-wing extremism can be defeated by better implementation of rural development programmes and called for harnessing mineral ... Read more...
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Benin invites Indian firms for oil and gas exploration
December 10th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The West African country of Benin Saturday invited Indian companies to help develop its oil and gas sector."There is a lot of unexplored mineral reserves ... Read more...
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UAE, Jordan discuss energy cooperation
November 25th, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Amman, Nov 24 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Jordan Thursday held discussions over improving cooperation in the fields of energy and mineral resources.UAE ambassador to Jordan Abdullah Nasser ... Read more...
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Indonesian volcano erupts
August 18th, 2011 - 5:36 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Aug 18 (IANS) Mount Lokon, an active volcano in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province, has erupted, forcing people living near the volcano to evacuate, a media report said.The eruption took ... Read more...
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Chinese submersible Jiaolong reaches record depths
July 27th, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 27 (IANS) Jiaolong, a Chinese deep-diving submersible, has successfully reached a depth of 5,038 meters in the Pacific Ocean, topping an earlier dive of 4,027 meters, a media ... Read more...
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India confident of extending exclusive economic zone
June 11th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Vasco-da-Gama (Goa), June 11 (IANS) India Saturday said it was confident that the UN will soon clear its claim to almost double the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) extending to the ... Read more...
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6 mn tonnes coking coal from Australia by 2015: Gujarat NRE
May 23rd, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) Gujarat NRE Coking Coal Limited, the Australian coking coal mining arm of Gujarat NRE Coke Ltd, will produce six million tonnes of coking coal by 2015, ... Read more...
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Denmark to lay claim to North Pole
May 18th, 2011 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, May 18 (IANS) Denmark plans to plant its flag on the North Pole to lay claim to the top of the world, according to reports here.Quoting reports from Denmark ... Read more...
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Auction natural resources to attract investments: FICCI
May 1st, 2011 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Natural resources like iron ore, lignite and bauxite should be allocated on the basis of auctions, instead of the current first-come-first-served system, to attract more ... Read more...
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TAPI pipeline project: gas price, transit fees not resolved yet
April 28th, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) With the issues of gas prices and transit fees still remaining, the four ministers participating in a meeting on the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline project Thursday ... Read more...
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Want ban on iron ore export, Karnataka tells apex court (Lead)
April 21st, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The Karnataka government Thursday told the Supreme Court that it was committed to curbing the menace of illegal iron ore mining and favoured a ban ... Read more...
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‘Lack of convergence of opinion on Bengal development’
March 17th, 2011 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) Former chairman of Coal India Ltd Partha Bhattacharyya Thursday said lack of convergence of opinion on developmental issues between the political parties in West Bengal is ... Read more...
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India, Saskatchewan sign MoU on mineral resources
March 15th, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 15 (ANI): The Ministry of Mines and the Ministry of Energy and Resources of the Province of Saskatchewan, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday to establish a ... Read more...
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Pakistan, Japan reaffirm resolve to strengthen efforts against terrorism
February 23rd, 2011 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Feb 23(ANI): Pakistan and Japan have decided to further strengthen their bilateral relations with a comprehensive partnership for peace and development at the summit-level talks held between Pakistan President Asif Ali ... Read more...
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Dhaka offers ten gas drilling sites to Russian firm
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 23 (IANS) Energy-starved Bangladesh has offered a package of ten wells to Russian enterprise Gazprom after a Polish company withdrew from five wells earlier this month.State-run oil, gas and ... Read more...
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At least five children injured in school bus bomb attack in Balochistan
January 4th, 2011 - 4:13 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta, Jan 4 (ANI): At least five children were wounded when a bomb explosion tore through a school bus in insurgency-hit Balochistan on Tuesday.Police and military officials said the bus was ... Read more...
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Pak teachers being killed in Balochistan: Human Rights Watch
December 14th, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 14 (ANI): Human Rights Watch has warned that a number of teachers are being targeted and killed by militants in Pakistan's south-western province of Balochistan.The BBC quoted report by ... Read more...
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Apex court questions Orissa on mining licence to POSCO
December 6th, 2010 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notices to the central and the Orissa governments on a petition challenging the Orissa High Court order that set aside the state ... Read more...
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India extends credit to Malawi, beefs up economic ties
November 3rd, 2010 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) India Wednesday extended a $100 million Line of Credit to Malawi and a grant of $5 million to support the southern African nation's economic development, especially ... Read more...
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India, Malawi ink four pacts to boost economic cooperation
November 3rd, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 3 (ANI): India and Malawi on Wednesday signed four bilateral agreements to deepen cooperation in the fields of health, rural development and mineral resources.Malawian President Bingu Wa ... Read more...
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World will have to search minerals on other planets: Kalam
October 1st, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Oct 1 (IANS) With the world's hunger for its minerals and metals threatening to exhaust these resources, scientists should launch a hunt for these materials on other planets, according ... Read more...
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