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SC backs disposal of Goa iron ore dumps without fresh auctionThe Supreme Court has made a significant ruling in favor of the Goa government's approach to managing iron ore dumps. This decision allows ...- Will EU press the ‘kill switch’ on China? Trade war looms over talksEU officials are raising alarms over the escalating trade deficits with China, exceeding one billion euros on a daily basis. The spike in C...
- US pilot turns 60 tons of old boats into cement fuel as 200,000 fiberglass hulls face retirement every yearThousands of old fiberglass boats are difficult and expensive to recycle, leaving many destined for landfills or abandonment. A Rhode Islan...
- In 2009, researchers in Spain mixed grape waste with slate mining waste and created a soil-like material that could help barren mine dumps grow plantsResearchers in north-west Spain are turning grape waste into a soil-like material by mixing grape marc compost and vermicompost with barren...
- Mary Kathleen’s uranium town still had 212 homes when its mine closed in 1982; the company settlement was dismantled and auctioned off in 1983Mary Kathleen was once a thriving community centered around a uranium mine in Queensland, complete with schools, a cinema, and numerous hom...
- In Maine, engineers turn about 1 million scrap tires a year into lightweight highway fill; the shredded rubber stabilizes embankments built on weak marine clayInnovatively transforming shredded tyres into construction materials for highway embankments, Maine tackled substantial waste tyre pileup w...
- In 1998, over 1,000 truckloads of orange peels were dumped in a barren Costa Rica pasture, 15 years later it turned into a dense forestIn a groundbreaking initiative in Costa Rica, researchers turned orange waste into a remarkable tool for land restoration. This organic byp...
- Parliament passes MMDR Amendment Bill 2026 to boost critical mineral explorationParliament has approved the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026. This legislation aims to enhance mineral ...
- Peace killed a boomtown: How the end of World War I turned one of Australia's biggest copper settlements into a ghost townKuridala was once a thriving Queensland mining town, which prospered greatly during World War I. Copper became a strategic metal, driving s...
- What is living behind your toilet tank lid, and how to get rid of itMany people overlook cleaning the toilet tank, allowing grime and mold to accumulate. This hidden buildup can affect the entire toilet syst...
- Industry seeks duty relief on key chemicals amid supply disruptionsIndian industry bodies are urging the government to temporarily suspend anti-dumping duties on key chemical feedstocks. This move aims to e...
- Anti-dumping duty on Chinese chemical for 5 yearsThe levy on ‘Zeolite 4A' [Detergent grade] has been imposed on recommendations of Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) after conduc...
- India probes cheap detergent chemical import from Chinadetergents following complaints from some domestic companies.
- Budget 2016 disappoints heavy minerals industry"The heavy mineral sectors was hopeful the export duty burden on ilmenite would be removed and anti dumping duty on cheaper Chinese pigment...
- Vedanta ships first iron ore consignment to China after 3 years of shutdownIron ore mining was banned in the state of Goa since late 2012 amid allegations of rampant illegal mining and environment damage.
- Metals & mining sector lauds Budget 2014 movesThe more challenging issues the industry faces in both coal and other minerals including iron ore will need legislative and structural chan...
- Mining engineers’ body MEAI urges government to amend MMDR ActThe MEAI has also sought co-operation from the minister of mines and chief ministers of Goa and Odisha to restore mining and revive economi...
- Government initiates probe into dumping of calculators by ChinaAfter completion of the probe, the DGAD, if needed, would recommend the duty and the Finance Ministry would impose it.
- Differences erupt between Mines ministry, state of Goa over disposal of 700-MT iron oreThe Ministry of Mines' monitoring bureau has written to the state, which recently announced a new draft mining policy, that these dumps mus...
- Auctioning mining dumps will create havoc in Goa: ActivistsThe Goa government's proposed policy to auction iron ore dumps will result in environmental and social havoc, environmental activists have ...
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