mining

New Delhi, April 10 State-owned CIL on Friday said it has absorbed the impact of rising operational costs, including higher prices of explosives and industrial diesel, as any pass-through would trigger a cascading effect, and emphasized that the company is committed to supplying the dry fuel at...

Bhubaneswar, April 9 The opposition BJD and Congress on Thursday condemned the alleged police excesses on tribal people during a protest over the construction of a road to the Sijimali bauxite mine in Rayagada district of Odisha.At least 70 people, including 58 security personnel, were injured...

Bhubaneswar, April 7 – Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi appealed to mining leaseholders on Tuesday to increase iron ore production in light of the state’s rapid industrialization and the growing demand for iron ore in the country.CM Majhi chaired a high-level meeting with mining...

Dhanbad, April 7 TEXMiN IIT (ISM) Dhanbad has announced a series of strategic industry collaborations and startup incubation funding during the two-day R&D fair ‘IInvenTiv 2026’, an official said on Tuesday.The Technology Innovation in Exploration & Mining Foundation (TEXMiN) is a Technology...

Jabalpur, April 6 Sanjay Pathak, an MLA from the ruling BJP and a mining baron, issued an unconditional apology through his lawyer in the Madhya Pradesh High Court in a criminal contempt case on Monday. However, the High Court directed him to appear in person at the next hearing on April 21.A...

Shimla, April 6 BJP state president Rajeev Bindal on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Congress-led state government, saying it has failed on all fronts and the people of Himachal Pradesh are deeply distressed.Addressing party workers at the ongoing two-day state executive meeting in...

New Delhi, April 5 State-owned Hindustan Copper Ltd is pursuing "Navratna" status, with its Chairman and Managing Director Sanjiv Kumar Singh emphasizing this milestone as a testament to the company's improved operations, organizational excellence, and strategic growth.This comes amid...

New Delhi, April 3 Mining major Vedanta Ltd reported a mixed performance for the last quarter of 2025-26, as its production of aluminium and zinc rose while output of iron ore, steel, and oil & gas declined.The company's total aluminium production during the quarter rose by 2 per cent, and...

New Delhi, April 3 Vedanta group firm HZL has reported an increase in the production of mined metal and refined metal, but a slight decrease in silver production in the fourth quarter of FY26.The company's mined metal production increased by two per cent to 3,15,000 tonnes and its refined...

Bhubaneswar, April 2 State-owned National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) announced on Thursday that it had achieved its best-ever performance in production and sales in the 2025-26 fiscal, surpassing all previous records since its inception over four decades ago.The Odisha-based Navratna...

Nazira/Tingkhong (Assam), April 1 Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday criticized Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, alleging that "only one family is exploiting" the state's rich resources, while the people "have nothing".Vadra also alleged that the BJP government is...

New Delhi, April 1 The dedicated rare earth corridors proposed in Odisha, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu aim to reduce import dependence and enhance domestic capability in the strategic sector, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday.In a written reply to a question in Lok...

New Delhi, April 1 Coal India's subsidiary, SECL, announced on Wednesday that it had registered a 5.26 per cent increase in production and a 4.6 per cent increase in the volume of dry fuel supplied in 2025-26, signaling steady progress amid rising energy demand.SECL recorded a total coal...

New Delhi, March 31 Lloyds Metals and Energy Ltd (LMEL) announced on Tuesday that it has acquired CHEMAF Group, based in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which is primarily involved in copper and cobalt mining, as it diversifies into critical minerals vital for the global electric vehicle...

Johannesburg, March 31 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced an ambitious initiative to attract investment of around USD 60 million over the next two years at the 6th edition of the annual South Africa Investment Conference in Johannesburg on Tuesday."Investment conferences such as...

Ranchi, March 31 Jharkhand Congress in-charge K Raju said on Tuesday that the party would launch a movement against displacement in the state.Accusing mining companies of recklessly acquiring land, he alleged that they were putting people in trouble by displacing them from their lands without...

Raipur, March 31 With armed Naxalism "completely eliminated" in Chhattisgarh by the March 31 deadline, the state government is now firmly focused on the development of Bastar by preserving tribal culture and creating economic opportunities for the youth, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma said...

Shimla, March 30 A report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) presented in the state assembly on Monday said that over 40,000 cases of illegal mining activities were identified between 2018-19 and 2022-23.The report revealed that the mining administration neither operated in a planned...

New Delhi, March 30 Shares of Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Ltd, a subsidiary of state-owned Coal India, closed on Monday with a discount of over 10 percent against the issue price of ₹172.The stock started trading at ₹162.80, down 5.34 percent from the issue price on the BSE...

Hyderabad, March 29 Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Sunday demanded the immediate dismissal of Telangana Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy over allegations of corruption and illegal mining.BRS MLAs staged a protest at Gun Park near the Assembly building and later raised the issue in the House...