India has ended crude oil imports from Iran, following the US administration’s assurance of adequate supplies to meet the country’s import-dependent energy needs. While there has not been any official confirmation that crude oil imports from Iran have …
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A dichotomy in Indian iron-ore production/supply dynamics has emerged with the government claiming no shortage of the steelmaking raw material, while imports surge at the same time. In a statement before Parliament, Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi said: “…
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India’s Mines Ministry is drawing up contingency plans to offer a three-year extension for merchant mining leases slated to expire in March next year. Sources in the Ministry said that while the government is pushing state governments to initiate the a…
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The newly elected government of southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has rescinded an order issued by a previous government permitting bauxite mining along the Eastern Ghats around Vishakhapatnam.
By recinding the bauxite mining order, the TSR Con…
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The Indian government is planning to frame an incentive policy for oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&P) companies. The new policy will incorporate some of the financial incentives discontinued earlier, and the sops extended to E&…
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In a bid to circumvent government plans of taking away its small discovered fields (DSFs), national oil, natural gas exploration and production major ONGC has decided to auction such assets under production enhancement contracts (PECs), while retainin…
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In a bid to circumvent government plans to take away its discovered small fields (DSFs), national oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&P) major ONGC has decided to auction such assets under production enhancement contracts, while retai…
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Indian private thermal power companies are seeking to shift more coal from roads to State-run Indian Railways (IR) to bring down logistical costs.
Private thermal power utilities reckon that higher dispatches of coal by State miner Coal India Limited…
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stepped in to find a political and legislative solution for the 88 iron-ore mines that have been closed in the western coastal state of Goa since last year. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said in a statement th…
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Ahead of India’s national Budget to be presented before Parliament next month, aluminium producers are seeking a slew of protection measures.
Aluminium Association of India is seeking an increase in import duty on finished aluminium from 10% to 12.5%…
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