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The Indian subsidiary of ArcelorMittal proposes to invest Rs.30,000-crore (Rs.300-billion) to set up the steel plant and a 750 MW power plant in north Karnataka," Yeddyurappa told reporters. An ArcelorMittal team, led by board member Sudhir Maheshwari and its India...

India on Wednesday expressed satisfaction with the joint Indo-U.S. statement, particularly the portion on climate change, which “represents an increased degree of congruence” in the way the two countries approach the challenge. According to an official spokesperson, the Prime Minister’s...

At present, the company generates 430 MW using bagasse, of which 340 MW is for captive purpose while 90 MW is sold to the state grid, a company spokesperson said. The five new plants will be coal-based and would be...

S N Dash, secretary in the Union Ministry of Heavy Industry, told DNA Money that any decision on sops for EFV development would be taken after a meeting of the high powered 'Development Council' next month. At present, there is...

The government has finally decided to address their concern regarding rising pollution levels and is giving the final touches to a notification setting fuel efficiency standards for the automobile sector. The norms will come into force in 2011. At present,...

Tremors of mild to medium level have been felt in Swat and Malakand on Sunday. According to Pakistan Meteorological Office, the intensity of the quake was recorded on the Richter scale at 4.2. The epicenter of the quake was located...

Almost 10 percent of the population are internal migrants, the ratio more than quadrupling over the past six decades, a Dhaka University professor said Saturday. "Internal migration occurs in 9.6 percent of the population," Prof AKM Nurunnabi of the population...

As countries around the world prepare to flex their negotiating muscles at next month's climate-change summit in Copenhagen, India has begun to question the Western model of computing global warming statistics. Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh released a report last week...

The government on Saturday said it will offload staple food grains from its reserves in the domestic market shortly to tame the surge in prices but is not "eager" to import rice to augment local supply. "We will offload wheat...