Rourkela Steel records best January production
February 2nd, 2012 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 2 (IANS) Rourkela Steel Plant, a unit of the state-run Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), Thursday said it has registered the best performance in hot metal production ... Read more...
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Concast plans to set up Rs. 8 bn cement plant in Arunachal
February 2nd, 2012 - 1:30 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Concast Group Wednesday said it is planning to set up a 1.2 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) cement plant at Arunachal Pradesh, pumping in an estimated ... 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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Jharkhand poised for higher industrial growth: Munda
January 9th, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 9 (IANS) Jharkhand, which has huge mineral resources and hosts some of India's big companies like Tata Motors, is poised for higher level of industrial growth on the ... Read more...
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Rourkela Steel records highest ever December production
January 3rd, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 3 (IANS) Rourkela Steel Plant, a unit of the state-run Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), Tuesday said it registered the highest ever hot metal and crude ... Read more...
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Odisha ex-lawmaker held for Posco violence
December 24th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 24 (IANS) A former Odisha legislator was arrested Saturday for his role in the Dec 14 clashes near the Posco steel plant site in Jagatsinghpur district in which ... Read more...
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Contractor held for Odisha violence over Posco
December 23rd, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 23 (IANS) A building contractor was arrested by police Friday for his role in the December 14 clashes near the Posco steel plant site in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district ... Read more...
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Factory linked to BSP leader charged with power theft
December 22nd, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Muzaffarnagar, Dec 22 (IANS) A steel factory, owned by the family of an influential Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader, has been listed among over a dozen industrial units found ... Read more...
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Police hunt for contractor in Posco violence
December 19th, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 19 (IANS) Odisha Police are looking for a contractor to investigate his role in the Dec 14 clashes near the Posco steel plant site in which one person ... Read more...
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Tata mulling coal-based ventures in Bangladesh: Industry body
December 17th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 17 (IANS) Describing Bangladesh as an attractive investment destination, the India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IBCCI) Saturday said salt-to-software conglomerate Tata Group, whose earlier proposed $2-billion project ... Read more...
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Seven killed in Iran steel company blast
December 12th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Dec 12 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and 12 injured in an explosion in a steel plant in Iran, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported Monday.The blast ... Read more...
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SAIL expansion project stuck over religious row
November 15th, 2011 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IANS) A Rs.17,000 crore expansion project of a Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) plant in West Bengal has been halted after villagers at the site objected ... Read more...
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JSPL inks deal for industrial park in Odisha
November 15th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 15 (IANS) Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with Odisha to set up an industrial park in Angul district, a company official ... Read more...
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Crisis in Chhattisgarh’s mini steel plants
November 14th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 14 (IANS) Dozens of mini steel plants in mineral-rich Chhattisgarh Monday suspended production amid a raw material shortage and high power tariffs. The plant owners have sought the ... Read more...
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Bengal government to sort out JSW’s plant problems
October 29th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 29 (IANS) The West Bengal government is committed to and will cooperate with JSW Steel Ltd, India's third largest steel maker, in sorting out problems for establishing a ... Read more...
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IVRCL bags orders worth Rs.552.31 crore
October 19th, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 19 (IANS) Infrastructure firm IVRCL Ltd Wednesday said its buildings, transportation and water divisions have bagged orders worth Rs.552.31 crore.The building division won orders worth Rs.418.51 crore, which ... Read more...
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Videocon mulls relocating Bengal power, steel projects
October 9th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 9 (IANS) Land acquisition woes have prompted the Videocon Group to consider shifting its proposed steel and power plants in West Bengal's Burdwan district to another location.Stating that ... Read more...
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Former DMK minister’s house raided
October 8th, 2011 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 8 (IANS) The residence and offices of former DMK tourism minister N. Suresh Rajan were raided in Tamil Nadu along with those of his relatives on charges of ... Read more...
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Chinese steel plant accident toll rises to 12
October 6th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 6 (IANS) The toll in a Chinese steel plant accident in which molten iron spilled out of a furnace has risen to 12, an official said.With rescuers retrieving ... Read more...
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NMDC to acquire coking coal mine in Russia
September 24th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 24 (IANS) India's top iron ore miner NMDC Limited is close to acquiring a coking coal mine in Russia with an estimated reserve of about 70 million tonnes. ... Read more...
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Rights activists demand release of suspected Maoist sympathiser
September 11th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur/New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Civil rights activists Sunday demanded the early release of a Chhattisgarh resident arrested on suspicion of being a Maoist sympathiser and allegedly involved in ... Read more...
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JSW Steel to start on Salboni project after Puja: Jindal
September 10th, 2011 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 10 (IANS) JSW Steel Ltd will start construction work of its Rs.35,000 crore integrated steel plant at Salboni in West Bengal's West Midnapore district after the festive ... Read more...
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SAIL investing Rs.20,000 crore for modernising Bengal units
September 10th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 10 (IANS) State-run Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) is injecting Rs.20,000 crore for modernisation and expansion of three of its units in West Bengal.SAIL chairman C.S. ... Read more...
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NMDC, BEC agreement for Chhattisgarh steel plant
September 6th, 2011 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 6 (IANS) The National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) Tuesday signed a contract for a coke oven package in its upcoming integrated steel plant in Chhattisgarh with a consortium ... Read more...
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Coal shortage cramps Shyam Steel expansion in Bengal
September 2nd, 2011 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Burdwan, Sep 2 (IANS) The Shyam Steel Industries Limited is moving to complete the first phase of its expansion in West Bengal by 2013 but concerns remain over the shortage ... Read more...
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Bengal government’s bid to regularise JSW’s land (Lead)
August 11th, 2011 - 1:14 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IANS) In its bid to regularise the land bought by JSW Bengal for its integrated steel plant, the West Bengal government Wednesday decided to vest 270 of ... Read more...
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Bengal to vest 270 acres from JSW Steel
August 10th, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IANS) Alleging that the Sajjan Jindal-promoted JSW Bengal violated rules by buying land above permissible limit, the West Bengal government Wednesday said it would vest 270 acres ... Read more...
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Action likely against Jindal firm for violating apex court order
August 2nd, 2011 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 1 (IANS) The Karnataka government is set to take legal action against Jindal Steel Works (JSW) for transporting 9,600 metric tonnes of iron ore, valued at Rs.4.3 crore, ... Read more...
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NMDC to open new iron ore mine in Chhattisgarh
July 29th, 2011 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, July 28 (IANS) NMDC Ltd, India's largest iron ore producer and exporter in the public sector, said Thursday it plans to open a new iron ore mine in Chhattisgarh.``As ... Read more...
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NHRC issues notice to Orissa
July 27th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday issued a notice to the Orissa government and police for allegedly using a school as camp to ... Read more...
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Karnataka scouts for alternative site for Posco project (Lead)
July 14th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 14 (IANS) The Karnataka government is looking for an alternative site in the state for setting up a steel plant of the South Korean major Posco after having ... Read more...
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Posco’s Karnataka steel plant plans in doldrums
July 14th, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 14 (IANS) South Korean giant Posco's plan to set up a six million tonnes per annum steel plant in Karnataka is in doldrums with the state government dropping ... Read more...
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Opposition to land takeover for POSCO plant intensifies
July 13th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Gadag (Karnataka), July 13 (IANS) Karnataka Wednesday dropped plans for land acquisition for a special economic zone (SEZ) on the west coast while opposition to takeover of land for ... Read more...
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Religious leaders oppose land acquisition in Karnataka
July 12th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 12 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa is now facing heat from religious leaders against his government's ambitious land acquisition plans for industry and infrastructure.While one religious ... Read more...
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Anti-Posco protests continue; supporters want demands met (Lead)
June 27th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 27 (IANS) A few thousand people, including women and children, continued their protest against South Korean major Posco's proposed steel plant in a village in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district ... Read more...
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