Companies

Ashapura Steel

24.12.2005: Ashapura plans Rs 2500 crore alumina plant

Balco

21.01.2006: BALCO completing Rs.40 bn expansion project

Bharat Coaking Coal

03.01.2006: Bharat Coking Coal set for turnaround 05.11.2005: Drilling begins at Bharat Coking project in Jharia

BHEL

02.01.2006: BHEL clinches Rs 800 cr order for NALCO's expansion project

Blue Scope

24.11.2005: Tata BlueScope Steel to invest Rs. 1,200 cr 11.11.2005: Rs 900-cr unit in Jamshedpur — Tata Steel to tie up with BlueScope

CIL

07.01.2005: Coal India to sell coal to private cos at market price 06.01.2006: Coal India moves HC in explosives case 06.01.2006: PMO for dereserving coal blocks of CIL 29.12.2005: SAIL in talks with CIL for foreign coal mines 22.12.2005: Power sector needlessly crying foul on coal shortage: CIL 10.12.2005: CIL seeks new fields 08.12.2005: Contempt case against Coal India 25.10.2005: Coal India mining to be fully mechanised by 2017 23.12.2005: NTPC looks at JV with CIL for coal mining 07.11.2005: Joint ventures for NTPC foray into coal mining

Corus

23.01.2006: Corus plans carbon steel unit in Orissa

De Beers

20.12.2005: De Beers, Rio Tinto's plans for diamind mining in India hit roadblock

ECL

25.10.2005: ECL inks mining pact with UK co

Essar

27.12.2005: Essar plans steel SEZ at Hazira

Eastern Coal Fields

04.01.2006: Eastern Coalfields posts operating profit 02.01.2006: Eastern Coalfields turns the corner

Exmar

10.11.2005: GAIL signs pact with Belgium's EXMAR for LNG transportation

GAIL

28.12.2005: GAIL places Rs 485-cr orders for gas pipelines  27.12.2005: GAIL in talks for partnering for two projects  19.12.2005: GAIL plans projects worth Rs 15,000 cr in Orissa  17.12.2005: GAIL, Orissa pact in pipleine 10.11.2005: GAIL signs pact with Belgium's EXMAR for LNG transportation

HPCL

17.11.2005: GAIL, HPCL in pact for E&P, city gas projects

IISCO

09.11.2005: IISCO-SAIL merger put to vote

India Cement

02.01.2006: India Cement to set up Rs 900-cr plant in Himachal

IOC

28.12.2005: As Nigerian acquisition plans fizzle out - ONGC not to offload equity stake in IOC, GAIL now

Jindal

04.01.2006: Jindals to set up Alumina Factory utilizing bauxite in AP  10.12.2005: Jindals to set up Alumina Factory utilizing bauxite in AP 19.07.2005: NGO opposes Jindal project 07.01.2006: Bangladesh talks tough with India's Jindal Steel 26.12.2005: Jindal Stainless' 2nd chrome furnace in Orissa likely by end-January 18.12.2005: Jindal Steel and Power: Invest in one-year option 20.11.2005: Jindal Steel signs pact with S. African, German cos 10.01.2005: Jindal Steel to invest in Chhattisgarh

JSW

20.01.2006: JSW Steel to invest Rs 5,000 crore to expand capacity 11.11.2005: JSW Steel plant in Jharkhand 11.11.2005: JSW to set up new plant at Vijayanagar 10.11.2005: JSW Signs MoU for steel project

KIOCL

06.01.2006: K`taka to provide alternative mines to KIOCL soon 01.01.2006: KIOCL employees keeping their fingers crossed  31.12.2005: DYFI faults Centre, K'taka Govt for Kudremukh issue 31.12.2005: Naturalists too help save Kudremukh  31.12.2005: Closure of mines to hit Kudremukh revenue, profits  28.12.2005: Kudremukh: Looking for alternatives 28.12.2005: A new dawn over Kudremukh 27.12.2005: Centre, state to feel heat of Kudremukh closure  26.12.2005: Kudremukh mining closure unlikely to hit employees 25.11.2005: Govt urged not to close mining operations at Kudremukh 23.11.2005: KIOCL workers urge court to review closure order 22.11.2005: Deve Gowda urges Centre to allow mining at Kudremukh

L&T

28.12.2005: L&T bags Rs 411-cr Gangavaram project

MALCO

20.12.2005: Demand push to fuel Malco growth

Mittal Steel

24.01.2006: Mittal Steel eyes one more steel plant in China 03.01.2006: Mittal caught in Russia-Ukraine gas price crossfire  31.12.2005: Poland excludes Mittal Steel from buying coke producer 29.12.2005: Mittal Steel eyes 49 pc stake in Chinese firm  07.10.2005: Jharkhand dents Mittal demands

MMTC

18.11.2005: Iron ore terminal — Sical to form jt venture with L&T, MMTC

Monnet Ispat

02.01.2006: Monnet Ispat to set up Rs 200-cr iron unit in MP

MSMC

01.12.2005: MSMC eyes 8 Vidarbha coal blocks

NALCO

08.01.2006: Nalco to sell 60,000 tonnes of alumina  05.01.2006: Nalco to buy 241 specialised rly wagons - To transport increased alumina output from Damonjodi 02.01.2006: BHEL clinches Rs 800 cr order for NALCO's expansion project 02.01.2006: Global aluminium price rise compels NALCO to hike metal price  29.11.2005: Nalco seeks bauxite, coal mines 28.08.2005: Nalco trip fails to impress tribals 23.04.2005: NALCO wants to set up an aluminium plant in Vishakatpatnam district. 24.12.2005: Nalco NMDC Joint Venture For Nickel Extraction 30.11.2005: Nalco and NMDC sign agreement on nickel plant 02.12.2005: Nalco signs pact with NMDC 06.11.2005: Nalco to develop coal block in Orissa for captive use

NMDC

19.12.2005: NMDC research finds commercial scope for kimberlite 05.01.2006: CCEA meets today to decide on NMDC, NLC divestment 28.12.2005: NMDC may invest in Krishnapatnam rail road project  31.03.2005: NMDC raises target for iron ore, diamond

ONGC

01.01.2006: ONGC may shift plant from Kakinada 29.12.2005: ONGC`s field in Myanmar has 3 tcf gas  19.12.2005: Coal gasification projects ONGC may rope in Shell as joint venture partner 25.11.2005: ONGC to finalise plan soon for coal gasification project 24.11.2005: Ryots opposed to ONGC refinery chase Kakinada MLA 12.11.2005: ONGC Mittal Energy signs MoU with Nigeria 10.11.2005: Twist to stir opposing land acquisition for ONGC project 28.12.2005: As Nigerian acquisition plans fizzle out - ONGC not to offload equity stake in IOC, GAIL now

Posco

24.01.2006: Posco keen to buy coking coal from BCCL 19.01.2006: Posco officials visit CMPDI 19.01.2006: New group opposes land transfer to Posco steel unit 17.01.2006: PPSS threatens economic blockade to protest POSCO project 05.01.2006: Duburi incident may affect Posco project 05.01.2006: Centre likely to twist NHDP route to link Posco project to Paradip  04.01.2006: Ecological concerns stall Posco port project in Orissa 27.12.2005: POSCO to build separate port contrary to Centre's wishes  26.12.2005: Posco Port project to affect Olive Ridley nesting: WSO 24.12.2005: POSCO's port project `will affect turtle nesting 21.12.2005: Posco steel project may spell disaster 21.12.2005: Bardhan demands scrapping of port concept in POSCO deal 21.12.2005: Posco board nod for USD 12 billion Orissa plant  21.12.2005: Protest in Orissa against Posco project 19.12.2005: Posco to start building steel plant in April 2008 19.12.2005: Posco revises project implementation schedule  17.11.2005: Posco to submit feasibility report on proposed steel plant 05.11.2005: Posco project will displace 252 families 26.10.2005: Posco to set up processing unit 10.09.2005: Posco accused of price fixing 17.01.2006: Posco team visits Talcher coalmines

Reliance

23.12.2005: Reliance to develop gas grid in AP 23.12.2005: Reliance seeks 25,000 acre SEZ land in Andhra 07.12.2005: Reliance plans underground coal gasification projects

SAIL

10.01.2006: Record iron ore production by SAIL eastern mines 10.01.2006: SAIL charting new mining proposal - Dry beneficiation plant at Chhattisgarh 07.01.2006: SAIL's got to go through the mettle detector 29.12.2005: SAIL favours mega merger of steel PSUs - `A single entity is the need of the hour 28.12.2005: SAIL expected to take over Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd 09.11.2005: IISCO-SAIL merger put to vote 05.11.2005: SAIL to take over Idcol ferro-chrome unit in Orissa

Sical

18.11.2005: Iron ore terminal — Sical to form jt venture with L&T, MMTC

Tata Steel

23.01.2006: Will the Kalinga Killings Change the hearts of our Emperors 11.01.2006: Sonia reassures protesting tribals in Orissa 11.01.2006: Tata Steel in Orissa 08.01.2006: Activists fear politicisation of Kalinga Nagar incident will sideline real issues 05.01.2006: Demonstration in support of Kalinga Nagar tribals 02.01.2006: New year will be good for Tata Steel 18.12.2005: Tata Steel plans JV company with BCCL 17.12.2005: Tata Steel to leverage the strong demand in Thailand 24.11.2005: Tata BlueScope Steel to invest Rs. 1,200 cr 11.11.2005: Rs 900-cr unit in Jamshedpur — Tata Steel to tie up with BlueScope 11.11.2005: Tata, BlueScope 50:50 venture for coated steel 08.11.2005: Tata Steel gains on S&P upgrade 27.10.2005: Tata Steel prefers acquisitions in South-East Asia, China 19.10.2005: Tata Steel plans to start titanium dioxide plant by March 2008 19.10.2005: Tata Steel buys coal property in Australia

Vedanta

20.12.2005: The Vedanta affair- The nub of the CEC's report is the issue of forest land 25.10.2005: Vedanta seeks alumina from open market 15.09.2005: Government support to Vedanta’s alumina project in Orissa creates more uproar; company pays token fine 17.12.2005: Vedanta ups aluminium project cost to $2.1 bn  13.12.2005: Vedanta Undermines Indian Communities 17.05.2005: $5.4 bn Rusal in talks with Vedanta for Orissa deal 11.02.2005: Vedanta plans Rs 7,000-cr Aluminium smelter in Orissa 05.01.2005: Vedanta hikes holding in Sterlite to 82%

Visa Steel

29.11.2005: Visa Steel to pump Rs 1,146 cr in Orissa plant 14.11.2005: Visa Steel coke oven project phase I to be ready by March

Vizag Steel

31.10.2005: Vizag Steel invites Rs1000cr private investment

OTHER

20.01.2006: Govt may simplify mining policy 09.01.2006: Centre hopes to raise about Rs 10,000 cr from 16 PSUs 08.01.2006: One killed as mine caves in 07.01.2006: US mine disaster stirs Welsh pit leader  07.01.2006: Government in talks with Australia for exploring natural resources  07.01.2006: Illegal sand miners held 07.01.2006: FM seeks to open mining, transport 05.01.2006: Notice to Centre, States on illegal mining in Braj region  05.01.2006: Court says no to mining tax 05.01.2006: CCEA meets today to decide on NMDC, NLC divestment 02.01.2006: Jharkhand fuel to Orissa fire 02.01.2006: Environment committee suggests closure of CMRL 31.12.2005: Indonesian military admits being paid by U.S. mining firm  29.12.2005: Kerala shelves sand-mining proposal  28.12.2005: NMDC may invest in Krishnapatnam rail road project  28.12.2005: L&T bags Rs 411-cr Gangavaram project  26.12.2005: Non-implementation of action plan to increase pollution level in Pampa 24.12.2005: Gold and Diamond mines along Krishna banks  16.12.2005: Vasundhara tells miners to keep off forest land 14.12.2005: Belarussian mining companies likely to invest in JV projects 14.12.2005: Mine your business responsibly, says study by NGOs 08.12.2005: Mining polluted Hampi temples 07.12.2005: Tribes in Orissa protest against mining project 25.11.2005: Saving the ecosystem 25.11.2005: Govt urged not to close mining operations at Kudremukh 23.11.2005: KIOCL workers urge court to review closure order 22.11.2005: Deve Gowda urges Centre to allow mining at Kudremukh 16.11.2005: Government asked to check pollution caused by mining 08.11.2005: Regulators for oil, mining, transport sectors in offing 05.10.2005: AP Govt to levy cess on minerals 16.09.2005: High-level committee to review mineral policy 13.09.2005: Finite ores, implications for mineral policy 12.08.2005: Mining project faces rough weather 10.08.2005: As MNCs go on 'mineral hunt', Orissa's tribals could lose lands, jobs 27.05.2005: NHRC directive to Karnataka on child labour 18.05.2005: Delhi rap on mining states 31.03.2005: Refinery, mining projects to be revived 31.03.2005: NMDC raises target for iron ore, diamond