coal mine in India

Mine auctions should happen only after all clearances are obtained

The Centre should set up a committee to go around the world, study policies in other mineral rich countries, and decide what is good for India, says BRV Sushil Kumar. Read more »
Ongoing coal shortage in India

FDI in coal unlikely; govt must ensure rock bottom prices

Use of coal may end in another 20 years, so India must ensure optimum use of this window, says VR Sharma of JSPL. Read more »
Dilip Kumar Gupta, managing director of Sagarmala Development Company Ltd

India on track to achieve 3 billion tonne port capacity

Government berths are being auctioned to private players who will mechanise them and improve efficiencies. Read more »
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 »
Ramakrishna Chinnamsetty, head mining & raw material, ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel, at the conference on holistic mining policy in New Delhi.

Steel industry: Common infrastructure can be created by all players

ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel will think of expansion only after achieving 10 million tonne capacity. Read more »
SAIL executive director Laxmi Narayan Mallik

Logistics cost is 14-15% now, SAIL is trying to reduce it

India has a logistics problem, needs to build better infrastructure, says SAIL executive director LN Mallik. 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 »
coal imports to surge to meet power demand

Global CO2 emissions fall as power sector moves away from coal

Power generation from coal crashes by 24% in Europe and 16% in the US, but China’s dependence on coal-fired plants rises. Read more »
Pankaj Satija of Tata Steel

‘Mining policy must have certainty, clarity and consistency’

Tata Steel Ltd’s Pankaj Satija calls for the simplification of tax regime by removing multiple levies. 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 »