Steel
Rio Tinto to cut 1,500 jobs amidst price slump
27 Mar 2015
It is expected that the bulk of the job cuts will come from Western Australia, where the company’s iron ore operations are concentrated
Rajya Sabha clears mining bill without too much fuss
20 Mar 2015
The new mining bill to introduce auction of mining blocks to enhance transparency passed the Rajya Sabha today, ensuring that it will be enacted to replace an earlier ordinance
Coal ministry delays award of 5 more coal blocks
16 Mar 2015
Coalgate: Congress stands solidly behind Manmohan
12 Mar 2015
This is the first time that the top Congress brass has taken to the streets after the party's debacle in the Lok Sabha elections in May last year
Rajya Sabha blocks mining bill, insists on select panel
11 Mar 2015
The opposition has used a perfectly constitutional method to stall the bills as a joint session of parliament cannot be called till the select committees submit their reports and the Rajya Sabha takes a final view on them
Coal, spectrum auctions already past Rs3 lakh crore
10 Mar 2015
The ongoing auctions of coal blocks and radio spectrum have together already added over Rs3 lakh core to the government’s kitty as of Monday; the auction for both the resources continues
Tata Steel Q3 net profit down 69% at Rs157 crore
07 Feb 2015
POSCO’s India project stuck as firm has to bid for iron ore mines
05 Feb 2015
In line with the government’s new policy of awarding mining rights, the South Korean steel major will not be entitled to any preferential allotment of mines
Australian miner Arrium closes iron ore mine as prices plunge
24 Jan 2015
Other mid-sized Australian miners have also cut costs to sustain in the low price environment
WTO appellate body backs India in steel subsidy row with US
09 Dec 2014
The WTO appellate body has held that the countervailing duty imposed by the United States against ''certain hot rolled carbon steel flat products'' from India is inconsistent with the provisions of the WTO rules on subsidies and countervailing measures
SAIL share sale oversubscribed within hours
05 Dec 2014
JSW Steel eyes Rs30,000-cr acquisition of Bhushan Steel, defers Italian plans
01 Dec 2014
JSW Steel Ltd, the third-largest steel maker in India, has deferred plans to acquire Italian steelmaker Lucchini SpV and instead decided buy Bhushan Steel's Odisha unit and through it a stake in Orissa Sponge
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