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iron ore news

State diverts 937 hectares of forest land in Gadchiroli for steel plant

Gadhchiroli...8th June 2011... Sakaram Tohfa in bamboo forests in Mendha lekha, Dhanora block in Gadchiroli - HT Photo by Puneet Chandhok (Hindustan Times)
Published on May 05, 2026 04:48 am IST

Case for continuing exports of low-grade iron ore from India

Indian import-export (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Published on Jan 28, 2026 06:59 pm IST

Gadchiroli mining body shielded form legal suits, challenges

The state government is looking to develop Gadchiroli as the next steel city of the country. (Hindustan Times)
Published on Jun 16, 2025 07:04 am IST

Odisha needs to explore mineral resources to become future-ready, say experts

Odisha needs to explore mineral resources to become future-ready, say experts
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 07:43 pm IST

Aboriginal group seeks $1.1 billion from Western Australia in iron ore claim

Aboriginal group seeks $1.1 billion from Western Australia in iron ore claim
Published on Feb 19, 2025 11:41 am IST

Port Hedland in Western Australia's Pilbara region reopens after Tropical Cyclone Zelia

Port Hedland in Western Australia's Pilbara region reopens after Tropical Cyclone Zelia
Published on Feb 16, 2025 04:33 am IST

Australia should lead the energy transition, but is it missing th

Australia should lead the energy transition, but is it missing th
Published on Oct 30, 2024 10:50 am IST

Odisha lost 22,400cr in mining revenue due to undervaluing of iron ore grades: CAG

The CAG also found that there was an abrupt and abnormal decline in the grade of iron-ore soon after those were leased out. (Representative file photo)
Published on Sept 12, 2024 08:04 pm IST

China, the world’s top steel producer warns of ‘severe’ industry crisis

An employee works next to molten iron at a steel mill of Dongbei Special Steel in Dalian, Liaoning province, China. (Stringer/REUTERS)
Updated on Aug 17, 2024 07:03 pm IST

Indian steelmakers' body seeks export tariff on low-grade iron ore, pellets

Indian steelmakers' body seeks export tariff on low-grade iron ore, pellets
Published on Aug 12, 2024 12:39 pm IST

Mining mafias in Odisha won’t be spared: CM Mohan Charan Majhi

Majhi said after the 2019 election, the then BJD government tried to get him into their party. (Mohan Charan Majhi | Facebook)
Updated on Jun 24, 2024 10:40 am IST

Telangana stays away from bidding for RINL’s raw material supply

Representational image.
Updated on Apr 21, 2023 03:13 am IST

Vizag Steel Plant workers protest privatisation move

Hundreds of employees of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant took out a foot march on Saturday, protesting against the Centre’s stubborn stand on privatisation. (HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 16, 2023 12:19 am IST

SC asks Govt's, 61 firms' reply on PIL alleging duty evasion in iron ore exports

The PIL said the ministries of commerce and finance control and regulate the export policies and decide as to under which Harmonized System (HS) Codes each good will be exported.
Published on Jan 15, 2021 09:39 pm IST

Chhattisgarh issues show-cause notice to NMDC over Bailadila iron ore project

The Chhattisgarh government has enquired about why the second stage clearance for forest land allotted for an iron ore project in Dantewada’s Bailadila Hill should not be cancelled.
Updated on Mar 08, 2020 12:37 pm IST

China commodities nosedive as coronavirus raise consumption fears

Chinese commodities markets slumped on the first trading day after an extended Lunar New Year break
Updated on Feb 03, 2020 01:01 pm IST

Chhattisgarh govt to extend NMDC iron ore mining lease

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel. (Photo @bhupeshbaghel)
Updated on Nov 16, 2019 04:39 pm IST

From lifting iron ore to practising on the field: Odisha tribal woman chases her cricket dreams

Pinky Tirkey works at a railway siding in Bolani area of the mineral-rich Keonjhar district and also doubles up as a wicketkeeper and batswoman for Jharkhand’s Under-23 cricket team.
Updated on Oct 20, 2019 01:23 pm IST

Government plans to auction over 100 mines in six months

There are 102 blocks in the pipeline to be auctioned by March 2019 in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana and Assam.
Published on Oct 07, 2018 01:57 pm IST

How mining fund is fuelling development in tribal areas

In Jharkhand’s Dhanbad, a highly polluted coal minig district, 62.5% off the mining fund has been allocated for clean drinking water.
Updated on Jun 20, 2018 10:08 am IST

CBI books former chief of PEC in 531 crore cheating case

The Central Bureau of Investigation has also booked Pisces, its owner Soumit Ranjan Jena, and two directors of Pisces’s successor company Pisces Exim (India) Private Limited.
Updated on May 05, 2018 11:08 pm IST