Vedanta Resources PLC controlled by billionaire Mr Anil Agarwal is counting on a court verdict next month to secure raw material and revive a faltering USD 9 billion aluminum project in India. Mr Mukesh Kumar COO of Vedanta Resources said ...
BS reported that Vedanta Aluminium Limited which is facing a challenge to run its refinery at Lanjigarh beyond December 5th 2012 hopes to get some bauxite from external sources in 2 to 3 days. Mr Mukesh Kumar president and chief operating ...
Tags: Balco, refinery Lanjigarh, mineral industry
Hindustan Times reported that facing acute shortage of iron ore, steel and sponge iron producers of Karnataka have demanded that state run NMDC, the only miner allowed to operate in the stateshould take steps to increase its production and ...
Business Standard reported that Odisha has attracted investment proposals worth INR 12,750.48 crore during April to November period of this fiscal. The investments have poured in from diverse sectors ranging from steel to cement and power ...
Tags: Jindal Steel, Odisha, NALCO, metal powder
PTI reported that after a massive crackdown on illegal mining, Odisha is working on ways to provide long term iron ore linkages to steel firms located in the state through the state run Odisha Mining Corporation. According to officials, ...
Tags: Odisham, steel company, steel ore
Copper supply shortages will extend into the first half of next year as an accelerating Chinese economy more than doubles the pace of growth in global consumption even as mines extract a record amount of metal. According to the ...
Tags: copper, supply shortage, metal, mines extract, slowing growth
According to the 2012 Shopper Engagement Study, shoppers are basing a whopping 76% of their choices on attractive packaging and appearance. Results revealed that even those who go shopping with the intention of sticking to a list cannot ...
Tags: Shopper Engagement Study, attractive packaging, choices, good branding
The whisky's box is in a gun metal grey, designed to echo King George V's service in the Royal Navy and is lined in regal cream silk. The reverse bears a contemporary KGV marquee, which was designed especially for the blend. According ...
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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 ...
Tags: coal fired power plant, GMR Kamalanga Energy, SEPCO China
PTI reported that JSW Steel plans to raise $600 million through overseas borrowings by March next year to prepay part of its rupee loan. JSW Steel's joint MD & CFO Mr Seshagiri Rao told PTI "e are planning to prepay INR 3,500 crore rupee ...
Tags: JSW SteeL, loan, Reserve Bank of India
AAP reported that an Obeid associate tried to lure Chinese investment in a NSW coal prospect by saying the resources minister was onside, an inquiry has heard. A consultant acting for potential Chinese investors was assured there'd be no ...
Tags: Obeid associate, mining, NSW coal venture
PTI reported hat Mr GM Rao chairman of GMR Infrastructure's has increased his personal stake in the company by buying shares worth INR 1.61 crore. According to a GMR filing to BSE, Mr Rao bought 9,17,500 shares of GMR through open market ...
Tags: GMR, GMR Infrastructure, BSE
Mr Jyotiraditya Scindia minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power informed the Lok Sabha that Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd has taken the initiative to implement several Smart Grid pilot projects in the transmission sector. ...
Dr Farooq Abdullah the minister of New and Renewable Energy informed the Lok Sabha that the total installed capacity of renewable energy based power in the country is 26,267 MW. A capacity addition of 30,000 MW is targeted from renewable ...
Tags: solar power, renewable energy, solar energy
Business Standard reported that CESC Limited and TATA Power will sign separate agreements with Jharkhand State Electricity Board on December 5th for taking over power supply to the state capital Ranchi and the steel city Jamshedpur. Mr CD ...
Tags: CESC, TATA Power, TATA, power supply