Govt to invest Rs 10,500 crore on urea plants in Jharkhand, Assam

Last Updated: Thursday, May 21, 2015, 20:19

The Cabinet on Thursday approved revival of closed urea plant in Sindri, Jharkhand, and setting up of a new fertiliser plant in Namrup in Assam at a total investment of Rs 10,500 crore.

Centre favours ban on 15-year-old diesel vehicles in Delhi-NCR

Last Updated: Monday, May 18, 2015, 21:10

The Centre Monday told National Green Tribunal that it favours banning of all diesel vehicles, which are more than 15 years from plying in Delhi-NCR.

Centre to bring more reforms, not to raise urea prices: Kumar

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 22:49

Fertiliser Minister Ananth Kumar Wednesday said government will continue with the second generation "farmer centric" reforms in the sector to make the country self-sufficient in urea without increasing its prices.

Odisha lets 3 more mines to reopen

Last Updated: Saturday, May 2, 2015, 19:58

The Odisha government on Saturday decided to allow three more iron ore and manganese mines to resume operations after signing off fresh lease deeds.

India to add 10 MT urea capacity; invest Rs 60K cr: Govt

Last Updated: Thursday, April 23, 2015, 22:38

India, a net importer of urea, is set to become an exporting nation in the next 5 years with an addition of 10 million tonnes (MT) in fertiliser production capacity at an estimated investment of Rs 60,000 crore, Fertiliser Minister Ananth Kumar said Thursday.

Cotton output to be lower at 390 lakh bales in 2014-15

Last Updated: Thursday, April 23, 2015, 15:44

The government has lowered the estimates of cotton production for the 2014-15 season to 390 lakh bales from 400 lakh bales due to untimely rains and hail storm across the country.

Govt aims to raise domestic medical devices industry to $50 bn

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 22:01

Government is aiming to increase the size of domestic medical devices sector to USD 50 billion by taking of a slew of measures, including setting up of two parks, Fertiliser Minister Ananth Kumar said Wednesday.

Coal scam case: Court fixes July 15 for hearing

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 11:47

A special court on Wednesday fixed July 15 for hearing a coal block allocation scam case in which the Supreme Court had on April 1 stayed the summons issued against former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla and others.

Anoop Kumar Sharma takes over as CEO of Essar Shipping

Last Updated: Thursday, April 2, 2015, 18:57

Capt Anoop Kumar Sharma has taken over as Whole Time director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Essar Shipping Ltd (ESL).

Coal scam: SC stays trial court order summoning ex-PM Manmohan Singh, others

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 1, 2015, 19:50

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday got relief from the Supreme Court which stayed the trial court order summoning him as accused in a coal block allocation case.

Manmohan Singh moves SC against summons issued in coalgate

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 18:56

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking quashing of the summons against him and stay of criminal proceedings in a CBI court in the coal block allocation case in which he has been been named as an accused.

Good response for residential properties at SBI's e-auction

Last Updated: Saturday, March 14, 2015, 22:54

India`s largest mortgage lender State Bank of India (SBI) successfully completed e-auction of around Rs.1,200 crore worth of stressed assets on Saturday with good number of bids for residential properties, said a senior official.