The tragicomedy of being forced to import sandOnce, India’s growth was hobbled by shortage of foods, foreign exchange, or skills. But now we have a bewildering new shortage: a shortage ...
08 Nov, 2015, 10.47 AM IST
In biggest layoff in China, coal company axes 100,000 workersHeilongjiang Longmay Mining Holding Group Co Ltd. said it was taking action to reduce recurring losses and will bring about the labour cut ...
27 Sep, 2015, 06.36 AM IST
The rise of Pari Rajan as lottery kingpinThe latest victim was Alok Kumar, additional commissioner of police, law and order and crime, Bengaluru West, who was suspended on Saturday.
25 May, 2015, 10.46 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi hits out at Narendra Modi, takes on BJP in mining heartlandGandhi said, "He (Modi) talks about corruption and says his party is against it, but when he is meeting in Karnataka one finds Yeddyurappa ...
04 Apr, 2014, 08.54 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Mining clout no longer deciding factor in BellaryMoney and muscle power had come out in all its ugly manifestations in the earlier elections in Bellary but now do not appear to be overtly ...
04 Apr, 2014, 10.22 AM IST
Jaipal Reddy lost portfolio for questioning RIL's output claims?"The gas is mine," Jaipal Reddy told Mukesh Ambani during one of about half-a-dozen meetings the plain speaking political veteran had with ...
13 Feb, 2014, 11.11 AM IST
Sand mining causes Yamuna to shift 500m east, threaten NoidaThe sand mafia has been responsible for the Yamuna shifting course about 500 metres east, posing a threat to sectors 150, 151, 153, 135, 16...
10 Aug, 2013, 09.49 AM IST
Miners rule roost in mine-rich Bellary, poll verdict showsKarunakara Reddy lost the election from Harapanahalli in the neighbouring Davangere district to Congress candidate M P Ravindra.
09 May, 2013, 02.37 PM IST
Reddy troika no longer kings, but mining lords still ruleThe fall of the once powerful Reddy brothers is evident in the ''Republic of Bellary' but the influence of mining lords has not diminished.
29 Apr, 2013, 12.25 PM IST
- Illegal mining: SC directs CBI probe against Karnataka chief minister Yeddyurappa
The Supreme Court directed a CBI probe against Yeddyurappa for allegedly granting undue favours to firms involved in illegal mining.
11 May, 2012, 01.19 PM IST
- Illegal mining: Better governance and reforms needed
Better governance and reforms can curb illegal mining, not an export ban.
29 Dec, 2011, 04.59 AM IST
- Orissa, Jharkhand miners tread cautiously after Gali Janardhana Reddy's arrest
Owners of private iron ore miners in Jharkhand and Orissa are closely watching events in Karnataka following Reddy's arrest
07 Sep, 2011, 02.50 AM IST
- Share mineral booty: Sustainability over super profits
The new Bill requires mining cos to share 26% of profits with those who lose their land to the mining operation.
04 Sep, 2010, 04.41 AM IST
- Illegal mining is a menace, says Sonia
Congress president Sonia Gandhi stepped in to the debate on illegal mining by raising it in her address to party MPs on Thursday.
20 Aug, 2010, 08.07 AM IST
- Vigilance files case against mining co, Assembly witnessed heated debate
The Naveen Patnaik government has come under scanner for failing to act in time to stop illegal mining and unearth the unholy nexus of top ...
04 Dec, 2009, 07.54 PM IST
- Reddys are illegal miners: SC panel
In a big blow to the Reddy brothers of Bellary, a key Supreme Court panel on environment has found the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC), hea...
21 Nov, 2009, 02.39 AM IST
- SAIL, Coal India form SPV to target coal mines overseas
SAIL and Coal India, which are in advanced talks to independently buy coal mining assets abroad, are now open to acquiring these assets thr...
09 Nov, 2007, 02.07 AM IST