CS Gundewar, Controller General of Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) pointed out that India is the fourth largest producer of steel in the world. At present the country is producing 65 million tonne steel, but as per the National Steel Policy of this figure should reach 180 million tonnes by 2020, he said. He said there is an urgent need to increase steel production which would require exploration of unmined iron
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IBM chief calls for raising steel output
CS Gundewar, Controller General of Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) pointed out that India is the fourth largest producer of steel in the world. At present the country is producing 65 million tonne steel, but as per the National Steel Policy of this figure should reach 180 million tonnes by 2020, he said. He said there is an urgent need to increase steel production which would require exploration of unmined iron
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IBM official suggests eco-friendly technologies in mining
CS Gundewar, Controller General, Indian Bureau of Mines stressed on the need for more scientific and environment conscious mining by using eco-friendly technologies. He said this while delivering a lecture at the National technology Day programme organsied by the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (Neeri
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APGDC, KSPL sign pact for Rs 50 bn LNG terminal project
The Andhra Pradesh Gas Distribution Corporation (APGDC) and the Kakinada Seaport (KSPL) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the proposed Rs 5,000 crore LNG terminal project. APGDC is a joint venture between GAIL Gas and Andhra Pradesh Gas Infrastructure Corporation (APGIC). The proposed floating, storage and re-gasification unit (FSR
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IAML signs pact with 8 banks on acquiring infra loans
IL&FS Infra Asset Management (IAML), an Asset Management Company (AMC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with eight Public Sector Banks (PSBs) for acquisition of infrastructure loans. IAML was promoted by IL&FS Financial Services (IFIN) to manage the IL&FS Infrastructure Debt Fund (IIDF
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Odisha govt to renew MoUs with 7 IPPs
Within the next two months, Odisha government may renew the memoranda of understanding (MoU) signed with seven independent power projects (IPPs) earlier. The state government decided to renew these agreements as they expired recently. Specifically, the state government may renew MoUs with GMR Kamalanga Energy, Jindal India Thermal Power (JITPL), Mon
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India, UAE tie-up on air services
Following a two-day bilateral negotiation at Abu Dhabi on April 24 India and United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed an MoU on air services. The UAE had urged India to allocate additional 40,000 seats per week, grant Goa, Pune, Amritsar and Lucknow as additional points of calls, remove the maximum cap prescribed from each point of call in-term of seats/ frequency per week and allow 3rd country /domestic code share facility.
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Chennai port to adopt RFD to gauge performance
Chennai Port Trust (ChPT) decided to adopt Results Framework Document (RFD) in order to measure its operational performance instead of the current Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The port would prepare a plan of action in 2013-14 based on the RFD for generating traffic based on clean cargo. The port would segregate capacity addition into three
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CSL agrees to repair vessels of UTL
According to a Memorandum Of Understanding (MoU) signed by Union Territory of Lakshadweep (UTL) with Cochin Shipyard (CSL) the latter would repair the vessels of the former on a regular basis. LDCL will submit a tentative schedule for repairs of all their ships by November every year to CSL indicating the approximate schedule and repair duration of ships in the ensui
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RDCIS completes 5 MoUs in 2012-13
According to a statement from the Research & Development Centre for Iron & Steel (RDCIS), the centre completed five memorandum of understandings (MoU) projects and 54 planned R&D projects during the 2012-13. These projects and the MoU would result in a financial benefit of Rs 570 crore, the corporate unit of the SAIL said in the statement