Mining
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Positive signs for Goa mining to be visible in six months: CM
India | May 18, 2019, 05:35 PM ISTAddressing an event organised by Sesa Football Academy on Friday, Pramod Sawant said, "The state government would certainly ensure that the mining industry becomes operational once again."
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BJP MLA thrashes mining officer for refusing his demand to extort money from miners
India | Oct 10, 2018, 07:12 PM ISTAccording to a complaint lodged by Singh, he was called along with his staff member at the Circuit House last night where the two were beaten up.
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Bombay High Court bans shift of iron ore outside Goa mining lease areas
India | May 04, 2018, 07:10 PM ISTGoa Foundation, on whose petition the SC had quashed the mining leases, had approached the high court against the state government's March 21 order allowing the transportation of ore.
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US President Donald Trump lifts ban on mining near nature reserve
World | Dec 24, 2017, 08:52 AM ISTTrump administration has decided to renew leases for mining copper and nickel on land bordering a nature reserve in Minnesota, rolling back the environmental regulation put in place by predecessor Barack Obama.
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Adani cancels $2.6 billion contract with Australian mining giant Downer
Business | Dec 18, 2017, 02:08 PM ISTThe move comes after Queensland vetoed a plan last week to give a 900-million dollar concessional loan for the construction of a rail line in the controversy-hit Carmichael coal mine project.
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Industrial output growth slows to 3-month low at 2.2% in October
Business | Dec 12, 2017, 06:47 PM ISTSubdued performance of manufacturing and mining sectors coupled with a contraction in output of consumer durables drove the slowdown in industrial output growth.
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India can set its next Milestone by mining in space, suggest scientists
India | Jul 29, 2016, 09:03 AM ISTIn a step taking forward, India can become a country to mark its biggest achievement by starting mining in the space. “Earth's resources are finite and there is a shortage of minerals. The next
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Vedanta signs two MoUs with South African firms for improved underground mining
Jul 13, 2016, 03:01 PM ISTNew Delhi: Vedanta Limited, India’s premier diversified natural resources company, has signed two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with South African companies for supply of equipment, and transfer of technology in order to enhance productivity and
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Mining leases approved for Adani's project in Australia
Apr 03, 2016, 10:29 AM ISTIndian mining giant Adani today moved one step closer to realising its 21.7 billion dollars coal mine in Australia after the local government granted three mining leases for the controversy-hit project. Queensland minister for
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Industrial output growth at 9.8% in October, hits 5-year high
Dec 11, 2015, 09:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: Industrial output for the month of October grew 9.8 per cent in comparison to the levels in the same month during the previous year, in a possible sign of economic recovery.This is the
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Government wants mining to restart from october: Goa CM Laxmikant Parsekar
India | Aug 11, 2015, 01:06 PM ISTPanaji: Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar has said the government will issue directions to mine operators in the state to resume operations."We will issue directions to the mine operators. If required, we will also issue orders
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Vedanta gets government nod to restart iron ore mining operations in Goa
Aug 10, 2015, 01:12 PM ISTNew Delhi: Anil Agarwal-led mining firm Vedanta said it has received necessary government approvals and will resume operations starting today at its biggest iron ore mine at Codli in Sanguem taluka in Goa."The company has
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Govt to come out with sustainable sand mining policy: Prakash Javadekar
India | Jun 28, 2015, 02:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Centre will soon come out with a national policy on "sustainable" sand mining to ensure that the ecology of rivers was maintained and they remain alive, and to curb the instances of flooding.Union
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India denies scrapping of Afghan iron-ore mining project
World | May 25, 2015, 10:12 AM ISTKabul: India has dismissed reports that an Indian consortium has scrapped a multi-billion dollar iron-ore mining deal in Afghanistan, saying only an analysis of the proposed project's opportunities and strengths had been done.Media reports had
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Coal commercial mining to be allowed soon
India | Mar 16, 2015, 02:47 PM ISTMines to be allotted to states for mining and sale of coalNew Delhi: The government will start allocating coal blocks to state governments for commercial mining by April. This is one first major step towards
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Jayanthi Natarajan claims she stopped mining in Goa
National | Jan 31, 2015, 11:10 AM ISTPanaji: Former union minister for environment and forests in the erstwhile UPA government Jayanthi Natarajan Friday became the second senior politician to claim credit for the closure of Goa's tainted, multi-billon dollar iron ore mining
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NMDC to increase production, explore mining
Dec 04, 2014, 01:34 PM ISTKolkata: The National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) aims to increase its production by 70 per cent within the next 10 years and has received approval from the central government to explore mining in India.The NMDC
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'100% subsidising of loans of mining-dependent not possible'
India | Sep 11, 2014, 07:36 AM ISTPanaji: The Goa government has said it would not take over the loans taken by those who are dependent on the mining industry, despite demands from some quarters. “We have offered a scheme whereby 35
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Google to stop mining student emails for ad ideas
May 01, 2014, 08:46 PM ISTSan Francisco: Google will stop looking for advertising ideas in the emails of students using a suite of the Internet company's free products tailored for schools. The changes announced Wednesday affect Google's “Apps for Education” service
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Karnataka to permit mining more iron ore soon
India | Jan 30, 2014, 08:37 AM ISTBangalore: Karnataka will hasten the process of issuing leases to mine iron ore in the mineral-rich districts to improve the raw material supply to the steel industry, a top official said Wednesday."We have decided to