India eyes coal fund to buy assets abroad

India's coal ministry has proposed setting up a sovereign fund to buy coal assets abroad, Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal said on Friday, as the country struggles to secure supplies to meet booming demand mostly from its power producers. A...

Company Announcement: Flying the flag for NSW coal in India

The ties between NSW and India will continue to grow on the back of strong demand for metallurgical coal for steel production as the country continues to urbanise and industrialise.

Logistics of Poverty

LOGISTICS OF POVERTY – Labourers unload energy coal from a supply truck at a wholesale market in Noida, in the outskirts of New Delhi, India. Coal-hungry India is expected to import 22% more coal from South Africa in 2011 than in 2010, says CBB...

Indian companies seeking to secure Afghan iron-ore

India’s largest steel company, the State-owned Steel Authority of India Limited (Sail), in order to strengthen its chances of securing iron ore deposits in Afghanistan, is offering to invest some $3,1-billion in constructing a steel plant in the...

India environment ministry hauls up two projects

India's environment ministry asked two high-profile projects why it should not close them over possible violations of green rules, continuing an assertive break with tradition that has hit several multi-billion-dollar investments. Lavasa, a unit...

India Ministers' panel to consider new law for mines

A panel of Indian Ministers will meet on July 22 to consider a new law for mines, which aims to give local people a share of mining profits, the federal mines secretary Shanta Sheela Nair said on Friday.

India to make it easier for investors to form JVs with local juniors

The Indian government is planning changes in the country’s mining legislation that will make it easier for foreign investors to enter into joint ventures (JVs) with Indian companies. Currently, a foreign investor can only form one JV in India...

Namibia set to supply uranium, diamonds direct to India

The Namibian government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on geology and mineral resources and an agreement on cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy with its Indian counterpart, which will see the African country...

India to expedite Posco’s iron-ore-mining licence

India will speed up the process of granting steel maker Pohang Iron and Steel Company (Posco) an iron-ore mining license, seeking to end a four-year wait by the steelmaker to secure resources for its planned $12-billion venture in the country.

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