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Tribals gherao hill in Chhattisgarh's Bailadila to oppose iron ore mining, claim excavation site central to religious beliefs
Fp Staff •Tribals from some 200 villages of Dantewada, Sukma and Bijapur districts, began an indefinite protest against NMDC in Chhattisgarh, demanding that the PSE abandon plans to mine a hill in Bailadila Iron Ore Mining Area, which, they say, is home to local deities
Goa govt mulls tapping iron ore mines not covered by Supreme Court order: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant
•The Goa government is mulling tapping the iron ore rich mines not covered by a 2018 Supreme Court ruling that effectively shut down mining operations in the state, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said
Supreme Court allows Karnataka govt to file appeal against high court order on iron ore mining in state
•The Supreme Court Thursday granted two weeks to Karnataka government for filing appeal against a high court decision that paved the way for the resumption of iron ore mining by some firms from certain mines in the state
Donimalai mines levy row: NMDC chief says PSU moved high court after exhausting all options in Karnataka
•The suspension of production from Donimalai mines will have some impact on the output target for the current fiscal, CMD of NMDC N Baijendra Kumar said.
JSW Steel plans to ramp up production capacity; firm mulls to implement total quality management in all units
•JSW Steel on Thursday said it has plans to increase its manufacturing capacity to 44-45 million tonnes per annum by 2030 from the present 19 million tonnes.
Manohar Parrikar seeks Narendra Modi's intervention to address crisis in mining sector in Goa
•the current crisis in the state's mining sector, saying it has impacted 1.5 lakh people and hit iron ore exports worth up to Rs 25,000 crore.
Auctioning mining leases only solution to iron ore extraction in Goa, says Manohar Parrikar
Ians •Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar said that there was no other option other than auctioning mining leases to resume iron ore extraction in the state, which is set to stop from March due to a Supreme Court order
Goa's iron ore mining industry will be back on its feet by year-end, says Manohar Parrikar
•The Goa government is hopeful that the iron ore mining industry, which is foreseeing a crisis, would be "back on its feet" by this year-end, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said
Mines ministry seeks removal of export duty on iron ore from Goa
Fp Archives •Miners have urged the government to help boost sales amid a sharp fall in prices
Exports still in low gear, drop 17.5% in October
Fp Archives •The trade deficit during the first seven months of the current fiscal has shrunk to $77.76 billion as against $86.26 billion last fiscal.