Mining

July 17, 2010

India's Justice System to expedite Environmental Cases through Green Benches

India is facing a growing backlog of environmental cases with rapid industrialization leading to disputes with traditional stakeholders.Land acquisition has become a huge problem with industries […]
July 13, 2010

Is the Jindal Rs 42000 crore Coal to Liquid project in Orissa wasteful just like the Tata-Sasol CTL plant?

Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL),one of India’s biggest private sector Steel companies is looking to build a Rs 42000 crore ( ~$10 billion) Coal to […]
June 22, 2010

US may take China to the WTO over Rare Earth Mineral Export Restrictions

First the European Union raised an alarm over shortage of 14 materials used in new age Green Industries most of which are found in China.Now the […]
June 22, 2010

Fossil Fuel Extraction continues to Directly Inflict Thousands of Human Deaths

Fossil Fuels form the main Energy source for  humanity due to their abundance,general ease of extraction and high energy density.However the Environmental costs and the Loss […]
June 21, 2010

Language of Money makes Australia roll out the Red Carpet for Chinese investment despite Rio Tinto arrests

Language of Money papers over Rio Tinto tensions Australia has rolled out the proverbial red carpet for visiting Chinese leadership signing billion dollar agreements on mutual […]
June 20, 2010

EU warns of shortage of of rare earth minerals even as China tightens control

China is planning to increase control of rare earth minerals mined in its territory after cracking down on illegal exports of these minerals.These minerals form an […]
May 28, 2010

Could Maoist based Terrorism derail India's outperforming Markets?

India has been increasingly suffering from home grown terrorists who follow a Maoist ideology.These terrorists popularly known as “Naxalites” have been striking with increasing frequency and […]