Mining
Coal scam: SC directs probe against former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha
23 Jan 2017
A special judicial panel had said that prima facie there was an attempt to influence investigation into the coal scam by former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha
Adani’s $16 bn Australian coal project gets nod for rail link: report
05 Dec 2016
The Adani Group, which is preparing to start construction of the mine in 2017, still faces several court challenges
Mining baron Janardhan Reddy’s offices raided after wedding
22 Nov 2016
Within days of mining baron G Janardhan Reddy's daughter's lavish wedding that reportedly cost over Rs500 crore, the Income Tax Department has raided his offices in Bellari
BS Yeddyurappa acquitted in Rs40-cr illegal mining case
26 Oct 2016
The court also acquitted Yeddyurappa's two sons B Y Raghavendra and B Y Vijayendra, son-in-law Sohan Kumar and nine other accused in the kickback case
US-funded activists working against Adani’s coal project in Australia: report
24 Oct 2016
Federal ministers, and the Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk have warned of the danger posed by activists to jobs and investment in Australia
Queensland govt fast-tracks Adani’s $21.7 bn Carmichael project
10 Oct 2016
The Queensland government in Australia has invoked special powers to fast-track the Adani Group's $21.7 billion Carmichael coal mine and rail line project, terming it a 'critical infrastructure' for the state
Adani settles Glencore’s claims to Abbot Point port in Australia
20 Sep 2016
Adani, which bought the Abbot Point port for A$1.8 billion in 2011 from the Queensland state government, had to pay Glencore Plc A$19.25 million ($14.52 million) to end a legal wrangle over control of the port
Cairn India shareholders agree to merger with Vedanta
13 Sep 2016
Financial institutions, including Life Insurance Corporation of India holding about 12.63 per cent of Cairn India shares, did not vote at the court-convened shareholders meet on Monday
Coal scam: Court frames charges against former coal secy and 5 others, starts trial
19 Aug 2016
A special court today framed charges against former coal secretary and five others under various sections of the Criminal Procedure Code
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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