SAT upholds Sebi order against 5 entities; slashes penalty

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 16:12

The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has upheld Sebi's order against five entities in a case related to failure of disclosing requisite details to the bourses but has reduced the penalty amount.

18 CMDs posts in Central PSUs lying vacant

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 16:11

A total of 18 Chairman-cum- Managing Directors post in top Central Public Sector Undertakings, including NHPC, National Minerals Development Corporation, are lying vacant, Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.

`Exotic minerals` behind China`s obsession with Moon mission

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 21:10

Why is China so fixated on the moon? Well this obsession with the Moon is seemingly because of the moon being a `beautiful` source of minerals and energy, as said by a top Chinese scientist.

Evidence of granite found on Mars

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 12:19

Researchers have claimed to have found stronger evidence of granite`s existence on Mars.

SC restraints MP govt from granting mining licences

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 20:49

The Supreme Court restrained the Madhya Pradesh government from processing applications and granting fresh mining leases in the state.

Go organic on your skin

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 19:23

No makeup shelf is complete without natural and organic products.

Bengal to act tough against illegal sand mining, sand mafia

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 14, 2013, 22:23

WB govt is contemplating an amendment to Minor Minerals Act-2002 act to strengthen laws to stop illegal sand mining and mafia activities in state.

Ownership of minerals vests with owner of land: SC

Last Updated: Sunday, July 14, 2013, 10:45

Ownership of minerals should be vested with the owner of the land and not with the government, the Supreme Court has said.

Vedanta sells stake in Canada's Hudbay Minerals for $152 mn

Last Updated: Sunday, July 7, 2013, 17:49

Vedanta had acquired about 14.5 million shares or 9.5 percent stake in Hudbay Minerals, through a privately-held Netherlands-based subsidiary Lakomasko BV for an undisclosed sum.

China seeks oceanauts to explore sea beds for minerals

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 2, 2013, 19:33

China is set to recruit six oceanauts, including two women to serve on its first deep-diving submersible vessel, with an aim to step up its deep-sea exploration for minerals.