News

@bsindia
business-standard.com-standard.com

Environment ministry backs 10-member panel set up to define Aravalli hills

12+ hour, 12+ min ago  (355+ words) The Union Environment Ministry has told the Supreme Court that it has no objection with the Central Empowered Committee's proposed 10-member high-powered expert committee which has been tasked to come up with a uniform definition for the Aravalli hills and…...

@bsindia
business-standard.com-standard.com

JSW Steel announces coking coal mining project in Mozambique

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (268+ words) JSW Steel announced the Minas de Revuboe (MdR) coking coal mining project in Mozambique, marking a step in the company's strategy to secure long-term raw material supplies for its steel operations. JSW Steel said the mine will be developed in…...

@bsindia
business-standard.com-standard.com

Clean energy transition will be built in mines - and must include women

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (544+ words) Clean energy transition will be built in mines - and must include women'Business Standard India's clean energy ambitions are often framed as a break from the past " a leap into a greener, more sustainable future But beneath that vision lies a…...

@bsindia
business-standard.com-standard.com

South West Pinnacle Exploration signs exploration services contract worth Rs 307 cr

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (123+ words) South West Pinnacle Exploration signs exploration services contract worth Rs 307 cr'Business Standard South West Pinnacle Exploration (SWPE) has signed an exploration services contract with M/s Hind Metal Exploration Services, a wholly owned Subsidiary of Hindustan Zinc This is the…...

@bsindia
business-standard.com-standard.com

Coal India arm SECL identifies 7 mine dumps for rare earth exploration

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (277+ words) South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL), a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd, has identified seven mine dumps for potential extraction of rare earth elements, a top company official said. SECL's initiative aligns with the government's push to unlock value from coal…...

@bsindia
business-standard.com-standard.com

Australian markets register modest gains

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (106+ words) The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 edged up by 0.24 percent to 8,958.90, extending gains from the previous session. The broader All Ordinaries index settled 0.20 percent higher at 9,182.50. Mining heavyweight BHP Billiton soared 4.7 percent after reporting a jump in half-year net profit. From…...

@bsindia
business-standard.com-standard.com

Australian markets gain modestly

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (74+ words) The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.22 percent to 8,937.10 while the broader All Ordinaries index closed up 0.27 percent at 9,163.80. Global memory chip crunch: What's driving the new tech crisis? | Business News India AI Impact Summit 2026: "AI transition will not happen automatically…...

@bsindia
business-standard.com-standard.com

India pulls out of Russian-backed Mali lithium project over security risks

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (328+ words) Both sources, who were directly involved in the decision-making, sought anonymity because the discussions were confidential Security risks are prompting India to pull out of a lithium project in Mali backed by Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom, sources said, as…...

@bsindia
business-standard.com-standard.com

NITI Aayog calls for public consultation, conditional FCFS for minerals

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (512+ words) NITI Aayog has urged retaining public consultation and revisiting auction-led exploration by allowing conditional first-come-first-served access for early-stage critical mineral projects The NITI Aayog has said that social and environmental safeguards must be retained and exploration regimes must be rebalanced…...

@bsindia
business-standard.com-standard.com

Trump holds off new tariffs on critical minerals after security review

2+ mon, 18+ hour ago  (555+ words) The president is floating price floors on imports - not just traditional percentage-based tariffs - to develop the supply chains for those materials that run through US-aligned nations By Joe Deaux and Jennifer A Dlouhy President Donald Trump is holding off on…...