Mining
Kazakh miner ENRC to pay $1.25 bn to settle Congo copper dispute with First Quantum
06 Jan 2012
The settlement ends one of Africa’s most acrimonious investment disputes and First Quantum will end all legal action against both Kazakh miner Eurasian Natural Resources Corp and the government of Democratic Republic of Congo
Mineral production in India rises in October
26 Dec 2011
Jindal Steel starts arbitration proceedings against Bolivia over mining project
24 Dec 2011
Jindal Steel and Power has filed a claim against the Bolivian government in the International Court of Arbitration over a financial dispute over its $2.1-billion mining project
China's Yanzhou plans to buy Australia’s Gloucester Coal for $2 bn
20 Dec 2011
Trading in Australia’s Gloucester Coal was halted yesterday following reports that it is in talks to sell itself to Chinese state-owned Yanzhou Coal
Australia approves NMDC's 50-% stake acquisition in Legacy Iron Ore
10 Dec 2011
NMDC, India's largest iron ore producer, is close to making its first overseas deal after its proposed acquisition of a 50-per cent stake in Australia's Legacy Iron Ore was approved by Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board
And now, external affairs minister Krishna in mining scam
08 Dec 2011
The complaint filed by businessman and social activist T J Abraham before the Karnataka Lokayukta Court names two other former chief ministers, N Dharam Singh and H D Kumaraswamy as well
Caterpillar expanding in India
05 Dec 2011
Illegal mining: CBI formally charges Janardhan, Srinivas Reddy
03 Dec 2011
The CBI today filed charges against Gali Janardhan Reddy, a former Karnataka minister and perceived kingpin of illegal iron ore mining in southern states, and his brother-in-law B V Srinivas Reddy
Featured articles
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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