IIT Madras develops indigenous pilot plant to process 100 tonnes of eWaste per yearIIT Madras researchers have created a pilot plant in Tiruchirapalli. This facility can process 100 tonnes of electronic waste annually. It ...
14 Jun, 2026, 12.46 PM IST
These large- and mid-cap stocks can give more than 25% return in 1 year, according to analystsThere are market phases when one risk dominates. Then there are phases like this, when risks arrive from every direction and refuse to stan...
12 Jun, 2026, 12.25 PM IST
These mid-cap stocks with ‘Strong Buy’ & ‘Buy’ recos can rally over 25%, according to analystsOver the next few sessions, as the uncertainty caused by the Gulf war intensifies and makes you anxious, remember this: It is not the first...
22 Apr, 2026, 10.08 PM IST
Actor Madhavan amazed by Homi Bhabha's vision 70 years ago as India enters new nuclear era on journey towards energy independenceActor R Madhavan shared insights into India's nuclear progress. This connects Homi Bhabha's 1954 three-stage nuclear plan to a recent achie...
10 Apr, 2026, 10.58 AM IST
India calls bids to auction critical minerals worth Rs 45,000 croreIndia has initiated the auction of critical and strategic mineral-bearing mines worth Rs 45,000 crore. The first round of bids includes 20 ...
29 Nov, 2023, 09.19 PM IST
Most states failed to collect data on mining operations, says new reportThe report prepared by the government accounting standards advisory board under the aegis of Comptroller and Auditor General of India furth...
20 Oct, 2022, 05.08 PM IST
Competition Comm orders probe against state-owned IREL for alleged unfair biz practicesOn the basis of the material available on record, the regulator said there appears to be substance in the allegations levelled by the infor...
19 Oct, 2022, 08.13 PM IST
Income Tax officials conduct raids at 100 locations in Tamil Nadu & AndhraAccording to reports, the I-T department conducted raids on intelligence inputs that the miners have been exporting beach minerals despite ...
25 Oct, 2018, 05.58 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa launches free Amma Drinking Water Scheme"Each family would receive 20 litre water freely per day through a smart card system under the scheme," she said.
13 Feb, 2016, 03.29 PM IST
Rajasthan to auction 10 lignite blocks in FY16 for power generationThe state considered a major player in mineral production will also auction seven limestone blocks, most likely by September, for setting u...
11 Jun, 2015, 01.46 PM IST
Illegal beach sand mining of minerals in Tamil Nadu may be a scam worth Rs 1 lakh croreMinerals found in the sands of our beaches along with monazite include ilmenite, rutile, zircon and garnet.
23 May, 2015, 05.30 PM IST
Neyveli Lignite Corporation's Rs 4,910 crore Tuticorin power project nearing completionThe ignite miner plans to take its installed power generation capacity to 4,240 MW by end of current fiscal, on the back of ongoing power p...
03 Oct, 2014, 06.48 PM IST
- Ease rules, scrap taxes to promote heavy minerals mining: BMPA
Mining of monazite, however, is not open to the private sector due to its strategic importance of being the primary source of radio-active ...
06 Mar, 2014, 06.35 PM IST
Neyveli to invest Rs 29,239 cr in coal, power sectors by 2017Tamil Nadu-based miner Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (NLC) will invest Rs 29,239 crore in coal and power sectors by 2017, the governm...
13 Nov, 2013, 08.25 PM IST
Neyveli Lignite shares rally as CCEA clears 5% stake saleNeyveli Lignite bounced back and rallied over 9% after hitting 52-week low of Rs 54.45 as the Cabinet cleared govt's 5% stake sale.
21 Jun, 2013, 01.34 PM IST
Trade unions, TN government opposing stake sale: NLC tells Coal MinistryNeyveli Lignite Corp has informed the Coal Ministry that TN govt and employee union are opposing the proposal to divest 5% stake in the PSU
06 Jun, 2013, 05.41 PM IST
- BIS conducts 20 raids, more in offing
Bureau of Indian Standards on Tuesday said it had carried out 20 raids throughout the country in the month of March to catch firms misusing...
29 May, 2007, 07.45 PM IST