It is reported that the situation for mining and steel companies in Karnataka continues to be grim despite the Supreme Court order allowing some of the mines to resume operations. Delays in getting clearances from government bodies and in ...
Times of Indian reported that the smiles are back on iron ore workers as mines in Bellary have resumed operations. After more than 1 and a half year, mining operations is slowly starting in the district. Though permission has been given ...
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Reuters reported that fresh from axing half of his management board this week, ThyssenKrupp chief executive Mr Heinrich Hiesinger is expected to ring in a new era at Germany's top steelmaker when he presents results on Tuesday. The CEO ...
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Former KPMG international chairman Tim Flynn has joined Wal-Mart Stores as a director and will sit on the retail giant's audit committee. Flynn, who spent 32 years at KPMG, joins the US retailer at a time when it is investigating ...
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Colombo Page reported that a group of 76 Indian nationals employed in a steel mill in Madampe near Chilaw in North Western Province of Sri Lanka have commenced a strike. Indian workers of Bhuwalka Steel Industries(Sri Lanka)Limited,a ...
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PTI reported that the National Green Tribunal has directed an iron and steel plant near an airport in Jharsuguda district of Odisha be not allowed to reopen till allegations against it of polluting the environment and being a hazard to ...
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Sensient Flavors has defended its health and safety record after the Indiana Occupational Health and Safety Administration (IOHSA) found workers at an Indianapolis plant were exposed to high levels of toxic chemicals. Diacetyl is a butter ...
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In a ballot today (December 7) by the union Unite, around 1,200 workers voted to stage three days of 24-hour strikes in a protest over pay, working conditions and a culture of alleged bullying. Andrew Hanson, head of ...
Life Partners Holdings, the parent company of Life Partners, Inc. has strongly denied the allegations leveled against the firm by Texas Attorney General, acting for the State Securities Board. Texas Attorney General filed a court case ...
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Several demonstrators have been injured after Burmese security forces launched a crackdown against protesters who've been occupying part of a Chinese owned copper mine. Authorities said that riot police used tear gas and water cannon to ...
Several lawsuits filed across the US claim orange juice made by Tropicana is not that 'natural' as the labels mention, but existing regulations do not specify exactly what constitutes natural. A statement from the juice maker says it is ...
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BS reported that GMR Kamalanga Energy Ltd, which aims to commission the first unit of its 1,400 MW coal fired power plant in Odisha, by the end of December this year, is yet to give permanent employment to land losers of the project. Mr ...
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The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has rolled out an insurance product with an aim to assist small to mid-size health care organizations to manage their data breaches and health care fraud. The product, ForeFront Portfolio 3.0 for ...
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Bank of America (BofA) has been charged by homeowners in a Florida federal court over allegations for charging them excessively in connection with so-called force-placed insurance. The home owners were quoted by Bloomberg as saying, "A ...
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Tour de France champion Greg LeMond told the French paper Le Monde over the weekend that he would be a candidate for the presidency of the cycling union UCI. "I'm ready. I was asked and I accepted. If we want to restore public confidence ...
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