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New Delhi, Aug 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Public sector mining major NMDC has recorded a 42.4 per cent jump in iron ore production to 3.09 million tonnes (MT) in July this year, compared to the corresponding figure of 2.17 MT in the same month last year. The company's sales of iron ore rose 13.07 per cent to 3.46 MT in July, from 3.06 MT in the same month of the previous year. Iron ore production in the company's Chhattisgarh division surged 54.92 per cent year-on-year to 1.89 MT during the month, whi ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Kolkata Traffic Police is facing a new challenge in managing vehicle parking for the upcoming Shahid Diwas rally on Monday, as persistent rainfall threatens to render designated parking fields unusable. The fresh spell of rain on Friday, with more occasional rain predicted even on Saturday, has left cops worried as they believe the Maidan area can be filled with slush.The traffic department, which initially planned to utilise various fields across the city for parking buses and cars ...Read More >
Nagpur: At Kotta Konda, a remote village in Gadchiroli bordering Chhattisgarh, Dokka Mattami waits for two more years to pass as he watches the 200 cashew nut trees planted on his farm grow. Earning about Rs1 lakh annually by cultivating paddy, Mattami hopes to double his income after the cashew nuts are ready for plucking. Mattami has the largest plantation in the village, as others have begun growing cashew nuts in the area.Amid the govt's attempts to build the Maoists-affected district into a ...Read More >
Fadnavis will lay the foundation stone for the 4.5-MnTPA capacity at Konsari on July 22, 2025. He will also inaugurate the 5 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MnTPA) iron ore grinding plant at Hedri in Gadchroli district. The grinding plant has been constructed by the Llyods Metals & Energy Limited (LMEL) and made functional in a record time of just one year. LMEL MD B Prabhakaran said: "Not only the foundation stone for Vidarbha first Integrated Steel Plant is being laid at Konsari in Gadchiroli dist ...Read More >
A young woman named Oleti Pushpa (22) was killed by her live-in partner Sheikh Shamma (22) in the Ambedkar Konaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, reported India Today. She was living with Sheikh for the past 6 months after she separated from her spouse. The incident took place in Siddhartha Nagar, B Savaram village of Rajolu mandal on 16th July. Shamma reportedly accused Pushpa of having affairs with other men. He forced her to engage in prostitution and frequently instigated fights with her when ...Read More >
Swachh Survekshan (SS), a landmark initiative under the SBM-U, has become a defining force in India's urban journey toward cleanliness Indore once again has been declared India's cleanest city, winning the top spot for the eighth year in a row in the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25. Surat secured the second position, while Navi Mumbai stood third. President Droupadi Murmu presented the awards in New Delhi on Thursday. Gujarat's Surat secured the second position in the Super Swachh League category. A ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India's iron ore imports are expected to rise this year, driven by increased demand from JSW Steel, the country's largest steelmaker by capacity, as falling global prices make overseas purchases more attractive, traders and analysts said. "We expect this year's iron ore imports to be around 8-10 million metric tons, largely by JSW Steel," said Dhruv Goel, chief executive of commodities consultancy BigMint. India's iron ore imports totalled around 6 million tons last year, ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Two people died and four others were injured after a fire broke out at a house in east Delhi's Old Govindpura area on Tuesday evening, an official said. Police have identified the deceased as Tanveer (28) and Nusrat. A call was received at Jagatpuri police station at 8.46 pm regarding a fire incident at Band Gali, Old Govindpura, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Prashant Gautam said. When a police team reached the spot, it found that 10 people were trapped insi ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's goods exports in June fell a tad from a year earlier, but a sharper drop in imports aided the trade deficit to narrow to a four-month low. Exports reduced 0.05% year-on-year to $35.14 billion, a seven month low, while imports fell 3.71% to $53.92 billion, leaving a trade deficit of $18.78 billion compared with $20.84 billion in June last year. Exports to the US in the past month rose sharply to $25.52 billion from $20.89 billion, despite the base tariff on Indian goods shipp ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): India's merchandise trade deficit likely narrowed modestly to USD 20.7 billion in June 2025, down from USD 21.9 billion in the previous month, driven by easing crude oil prices, muted gold imports, and a shift in sourcing strategy that helped offset global commodity volatility, said a report by Union Bank of India (UBI). The report added that a sharp but temporary decline in global crude prices following a ceasefire between Israel-Iran, coupled with rising OPEC ...Read More >
Mumbai: US-based Jane Street said the Indian capital market regulator's order accusing the trading firm of manipulative trading in equity derivatives reflects a 'misunderstanding of standard hedging practices and the interrelationships between derivative and underlying markets'. The firm, in an internal communication that ET has accessed, said the Securities and Exchange Board of India's claim that the firm's activity is "prima facie manipulative", disregards the role of liquidity providers and ...Read More >
Nagpur: Surjagarh Iron Ore Mines of Lloyds Metals and Energy Ltd (LMEL) have brought laurels to Gadchiroli district by bagging 5-star rating from the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) under the Union Ministry of Mines. Union minister of coal & mines G Kishan Reddy presented the 5-Star Rating memento and certificate to senior officials of LMEL in a ceremony held at Rajasthan International Centre, Jaipur, on July 7. Surjagarh mines have won this national recognition for its stellar performance in opera ...Read More >
Mumbai: Steelmakers who also mine their own iron ore, such as Tata Steel and Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), are likely to see their margins dip more than their peers as prices of both steel and iron ore are on a downward trend, analysts said. This is because of the fixed costs associated with their mines -- in contrast to players like Jindal Steel and Power Ltd and JSW Steel Ltd -- who buy raw material from third party suppliers, thus exporting a part of the margin squeeze to these vendor ...Read More >
New Delhi/ Angul (Odisha) [India], July 4: Jindal Steel today announced a significant milestone in its strategic growth journey. The Government of Odisha has issued a Letter of Intent (LoI) to the Company for the grant of a 50-year Mining Lease for the Roida-I Iron Ore and Manganese Block, located in Keonjhar District. Spread across 104.84 hectares, this vital mineral resource significantly enhances Jindal Steel's raw material security and underscores its commitment to integrated and sustainable ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 4 (PTI) Jindal Steel on Friday said it has bagged a 50-year mining lease for the Roida-I iron ore and Manganese block located in Keonjhar district of Odisha. The company has secured a letter of intent (LoI) from the Odisha government for the grant of the said mining lease, Jindal Steel said in a statement. Also Read | Kolkata Fatafat Result Today: Kolkata FF Result for July 04, 2025 Declared, Check Winning Numbers and Result Chart of Satta Matka-Type Lottery Game. Spread across ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) Vedanta registered a decline in production of saleable steel, oil and gas, and refined metal in the first quarter of the current fiscal year. However, aluminium production rose marginally by 1 per cent to 6,05,000 tonnes during the first quarter and the iron ore output also increased by 42 per cent to 1.8 million tonnes during the period. Also Read | Who Is Soham Parekh, Indian Techie Accused of Duping Multiple Companies? What's His Reaction to Allegations of Moonlightin ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) Vedanta registered a decline in production of saleable steel, oil and gas, and refined metal in the first quarter of the current fiscal year. However, aluminium production rose marginally by 1 per cent to 6,05,000 tonnes during the first quarter and the iron ore output also increased by 42 per cent to 1.8 million tonnes during the period. The production of saleable steel dropped 2 per cent to 3,49,000 tonnes, in case of refined metal the decline was by 5 per cent to 2,50 ...Read More >
Bengaluru : India's largest iron ore producer, NMDC Limited, has reported its highest-ever June month production since Inception. The company produced 3.57 MnT of iron ore in June 2025, registering a 5% growth over June 2024. It also achieved record sales of 3.58 MnT during the same period. This robust performance sustained NMDC's record-breaking momentum in Q1 FY26, delivering its best-ever first quarter with cumulative production of 11.99 MnT, a 31% increase over 9.19 MnT in Q1 FY25 and sales ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) State-owned NMDC has reported a record 31 per cent jump in its iron ore production to 11.99 million tonnes (MT) in the April-June quarter of 2025-26 compared to 9.19 MT in the year-ago period, according to a statement. Its sales rose by 14 per cent to 11.51 MT in the first quarter of FY26 compared to 10.07 MT in the first quarter of 2024-25, the company said in the statement on Wednesday. Also Read | How Is the Next Dalai Lama Chosen? Know How the Successor of the 14th D ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) State-owned iron ore producer NMDC is actively evaluating offshore acquisitions of critical mineral blocks, its CMD Amitava Mukherjee said adding it will strengthen the company's presence in the global value chain. Critical minerals like antimony, lithium, cobalt, copper are essential for clean energy technologies like solar panels, wind turbines, EVs, and energy storage systems. India has launched the National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM) to ensure their long-term ava ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) State-owned iron ore producer NMDC is actively evaluating offshore acquisitions of critical mineral blocks, its CMD Amitava Mukherjee said adding it will strengthen the company's presence in the global value chain. Critical minerals like antimony, lithium, cobalt, copper are essential for clean energy technologies like solar panels, wind turbines, EVs, and energy storage systems. India has launched the National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM) to ensure their long-term ava ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 1 (ANI): NMDC, India's largest iron ore producer, marked a significant milestone with the inauguration of its new international office in Dubai, UAE on Tuesday. This strategic expansion fortifies NMDC's global presence and propels its vision to become a multinational mining powerhouse, the company said in a release. Also Read | Mawra Hocane, Saba Qamar and Few Pakistani Actors' Instagram Accounts Now Visible in India but Fawad Khan, Mahira Khan Remain Banned ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Maharashtra government on Monday tabled the bill for the establishment of the 16-member Gadchiroli District Mining Authority for the coordination and supervision of orderly and rapid development of the mineral-bearing area and execution of plans and projects. The authority will be headed by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is also the Gadchiroli district guardian minister. The government's move is important as it hopes to finish the Left Wing Extremism ...Read More >
The index of mineral production for the mining and quarrying sector for March 2025 stood at 156.8, increasing by 0.4% over March 2024. Minerals like iron ore, manganese ore and zinc concentrate saw notable increase in production during March 2025 compared to March 2024. Production of iron ore rose by 5.7% to 25.9 million metric tonne (MMT) during the said period. Manganese ore production grew by 9.7% to 0.39 MMT and production of zinc concentrate rose by 5.5% to 0.19 MMT in March 2025 over March ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, June 2 (Reuters) - India's key iron ore producer NMDC (NMDC.NS), opens new tab is testing a new pricing formula for its output to shield its profits from the volatilities reflected in global benchmarks, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. State-run NMDC, which sells its output locally, currently releases monthly iron ore prices linked to inventories, international prices and domestic market dynamics. The company plans to launch the new formula after initial tr ...Read More >
Hyderabad, January 02, 2025: State miner NMDC determined to reach the 50 MT milestone in FY25 recorded its best ever December month production since inception. In December 2024, NMDC produced 4.71 MT, achieving a 5.13% growth over CPLY, and sold 3.91 MT. The company reported cumulative production of 30.77 MT and cumulative sales of 31.80 MT by the end of CY2024. Despite the cumulative figures dipping marginally compared to the previous year, NMDC's exceptional third quarter performance conserve ...Read More >
Shares of NMDC, steel stocks faced selling pressure on December 18 as the Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government tabled a bill to tax mines and mining land. NMDC, JSW Steel, Tata Steel, SAIL stocks were trading in red, with NMDC stock bearing the brunt of the fall by falling 5% as CNBC-TV18 reported that the Karnataka government might hike duty on iron ore. At 12:30 pm on December 18, NMDC shares were trading 6% lower at Rs 213.49 apiece, the biggest fall in 18 weeks. Karnataka is an important ...Read More >
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (December 18, 2024) adjourned till the second week of January the bail plea of advocate Surendra Gadling in connection with the 2016 Surjagarh iron ore mine arson case. A bench of Justices M. M. Sundresh and Aravind Kumar deferred the matter after the counsel appearing for Surendra Gadling sought time to go through the reply filed by Maharashtra in the matter. The top court on October 10, 2023, issued notice to the state government and sought its response on the ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred, till the second week of January next year, the hearing on the bail plea of lawyer Surendra Gadling, who remains behind bars in connection with the 2016 Surjagarh iron ore mine arson case. A bench, headed by Justice M.M. Sundresh, decided to adjourn the hearing after Gadling's counsel submitted that the Maharashtra government filed its reply late on Tuesday and the petitioner side would need some time to go through the contents of the counter a ...Read More >
Tata Steel launched an all-women mining shift at its Noamundi iron mine in Jharkhand, a first in India. This initiative builds on their "Women@Mines" program and aims to empower women in mining. The company trained local women to operate heavy machinery through the "Tejaswini" initiatives, leading to this milestone. Tata Steel also achieved 20% diversity in its India workforce.In order to bring in more diversity, Tata Steel has rolled out an all-women shift at its Noamundi iron mine in Jharkhand ...Read More >
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