The government should look KIOCL chief MV Subba Rao at an industry event in New Delhi.

Uniform stamp duty, raw material prices key to steel industry growth

KIOCL is a pioneer in iron-oxide pelletisation in India. The profit-making PSU has built a global market over years. MV Subba Rao, chairman and managing director of the Bengaluru-based central PSU, talks... Read more »
CAPital expenditure, corporate debt

Industrial output rebounds, inflation eases

Index of industrial production expanded 2% in January; CPI inflation eases to 6.58% in February. Read more »
energy imports, coal energy

Towards a rounded policy: Parliament passes the Mineral Laws (Amendment) Bill

The new law seeks to transform the mining industry by boosting coal production and reducing dependence on imports. Read more »
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

WHO declares new coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed concerns over the alarming levels of spread and severity of the outbreak. Read more »
ground water contamination is rampant across the world

Urbanisation, climate change to hit quality, availability of drinking water

Increased temperatures in the wettest periods of the year result in dissolved organic carbon concentration increases of up to 45%. Read more »
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

New coronavirus: Threat of global pandemic is real, says WHO chief Ghebreyesus

The WHO did not call the new coronavirus disease a global pandemic, but officials indicated that it was close to making a declaration. Read more »
Mining industry reforms

A holistic mining policy can boost growth, employment generation: Experts

The mining industry is hampered by policy inconsistencies; needs a holistic approach to attain its full potential, say policy makers, industry brass. Read more »
India facing wholesale inflation trouble

Cutting food waste, vegetarianism can slow down global warming: Study

Climate targets can be met without compromising on food security and damaging ecosystems just by reducing demand for food, feed, and fibre, says The Drawdown Review. Read more »
India-Sweden collaboration

India, Sweden to fund tie-ups in smart grid research

The programme will ensure that the best of Swedish and Indian innovators can forge partnerships and develop solutions, says Klas Molin, Ambassador of Sweden to India. Read more »
VC, start-ups funding

GDP growth in Oct-Dec at 4.7%, NSO retains annual growth projection

The economy grew 5.1% in the first nine months of the financial year 2019-20, compared with 6.3% in the same period last year. Read more »