Without an enforcement agency to constantly monitor the landscape, mines will continue to be exploited, NN Gautam, Advisor, ACB (India), and former Advisor to Union Ministry of Coal, tells Shashidhar Nanjundaiah.The term illegal means that there is either connÂivance or a laxity in enforcement. This is a governance issue a corruption issue.
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Nokia to expand Chennai facility
Nokia Siemens Networks has announced the expansion of its manufacturing facility in Oragadam near Chennai from 35,000 to 55,000 sq m and increase the number of product lines by five to 33.
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Over 37,000 villages without mobile connectivity
Over 37,000 villages in the county were yet to be connected with mobile telephony services as of March 2011, according to Minister of State for Communications and IT, Milind Deora.
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HID ICLASS SE: Smart cards just got smarter
HID Global recently launched its "next generation" access control readers and credentials based on the company's new iCLASS SIO technology-enabled (SE) platform.
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Trenchless technology: Minimising intervention in pipeline projects
Although it is being sporadically employed, trenchless technology should be used more widely as a solution to land acquisition issues and pilferage.
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Trenchless pipelines are not always a solution to land problems
Amit Gupta, CEO, Pipelines and Terminals, Essar Projects, says trenchless technology has only proved cost-effective selectively.
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Desalination: Our cities can do it, too
Improved and more efficient technology in desalination, and increased volumes may mean better viability for desalination.
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Integrity Management: How confident are you about safety solutions?
Integrity Management is designed to achieve greater safety by allowing individual operators flexibility in tailoring their programmes to the characteristics of the asset.
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Karbonn Mobiles unit in Chennai
Domestic handset maker Karbonn Mobiles is planning to set up its first manufacturing unit of the country in Chennai at an investment of about Rs 70 crore.
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Karbonn Mobiles unit in Chennai
Domestic handset maker Karbonn Mobiles is planning to set up its first manufacturing unit of the country in Chennai at an investment of about Rs 70 crore.