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Abundant resources, govt policies make Madhya Pradesh investors' haven

Ravi Jhunjhunwala, chairman and managing director (CMD) of HEG Mandideep, said that Madhya Pradesh has a great atmosphere to work in the field of industrial investment

Updated On: 24 Dec 2022 | 12:29 AM IST

The people of Jharkhand have made a mark for themselves: CM Hemant Soren

CM Soren added that the state is all set to welcome people from across the nation and one must visit Jharkhand to explore its natural resources, beauty and charm

Updated On: 25 Nov 2022 | 6:26 PM IST

The people of Jharkhand have made a mark for themselves: CM Hemant Soren

CM Soren added that the state is all set to welcome people from across the nation and one must visit Jharkhand to explore its natural resources, beauty and charm

Updated On: 25 Nov 2022 | 6:20 PM IST

India Stonemart 2022 exhibition gets enquiries worth Rs 1,200 crore

As many as 1,400 B2B (business-to-business) meetings were held with 116 buyers from 19 countries, and 30,000 visitors came to the show

Updated On: 14 Nov 2022 | 11:08 PM IST

Nagaland has many unexplored resources, says minister to invite investments

Nagaland has many natural resources, which are yet to be explored and lying underground, state minister Neiba Kronu said, inviting corporates to invest in the state. Addressing the closing session of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Investment Conclave on Tuesday night, Kronu said Nagaland has fertile soil and can grow everything. "There is huge scope as all the resources in the state, including mineral resources, petroleum and gold, are unexplored. All these resources are unexplored and lying underground," he said. "Nagaland has a fertile soil and everything can grow here, while the produce has a different taste from other parts of the country," he added. Kronu, the minister for Planning and Coordination, Land Revenue and Parliamentary Affairs, also thanked the corporates for coming forward for the development of the state. "We will expect your visit again. As you go back, share the good things about the state to others, and leave the bad here and forget it," he ...

Updated On: 24 Aug 2022 | 11:58 AM IST

CAG to release report on natural resource accounting in November 2022

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Friday stated it will be coming up with the report on Natural Resource Accounting (NRA) by November, 2022

Updated On: 16 Jul 2022 | 7:09 AM IST

Govt releases Natural Resource Accounting to track mineral, energy deposits

The asset accounts would help identify alternate economic and energy-based resources, and aid in developing an ecosystem for containing illegal mining

Updated On: 16 Jul 2022 | 12:22 AM IST

Andhra Pradesh govt struggling for means to fight red sanders smuggling

The recent blockbuster 'Pushpa' laid bare the red sanders smuggling mafia and the high stakes involved in it

Updated On: 02 May 2022 | 2:14 PM IST

Vedanta sees multifold jump in second quarter profit to Rs 4,615 cr

Vedanta Ltd on Friday reported a multifold jump in consolidated net profit to Rs 4,615 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 838 crore in the year-ago period, Vedanta Ltd said in a filing to the BSE. Its consolidated income during July-September 2021 increased to Rs 31,074 crore, compared with Rs 21,758 crore in the year-ago period. Vedanta Ltd, a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources Ltd, is one of the world's leading oil & gas and metals companies. It has significant operations in oil and gas, zinc, lead, silver, copper, iron ore, steel, and aluminium and power across India, South Africa, Namibia, and Australia.

Updated On: 29 Oct 2021 | 6:19 PM IST

Navy outlines plan to quadruple India's blue economy by the year 2050

Ocean-based trade currently contributes about 4 per cent of India's Gross Domestic Product

Updated On: 23 Apr 2021 | 10:22 PM IST

Best of BS Opinion: The missing MPC, biodiversity loss, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Updated On: 30 Sep 2020 | 6:45 AM IST

Biodiversity loss

Business-as-usual will jeopardise sustainable development

Updated On: 30 Sep 2020 | 1:25 AM IST

Will look into feasibility of exploring resources without licence: Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said that the state government will look into the feasibility of exploration of natural resources, including silver, without a licence

Updated On: 28 Sep 2020 | 7:29 PM IST

How the SC order on use of natural resources could muffle investments

If a resource has become useful only because someone has improved it through an investment, there should be no reason not to let that addition be counted and the valuation determined accordingly

Updated On: 27 Aug 2020 | 3:26 PM IST

Global resource consumption at 100 bn tonnes for 1st time, recycling falls

Global use of materials is projected to balloon to 170-184 billion tonnes by mid-century, the report said.

Updated On: 21 Jan 2020 | 10:24 AM IST

Humans will exhaust all of natural resources for 2019 by Monday: Report

The equivalent of 1.75 planets would be required to produce enough to meet humanity's needs at current consumption rates

Updated On: 29 Jul 2019 | 3:53 PM IST

Sharp rally in resource commodities in 2019 on hopes of China demand

Price spurt gets support from dovish outlook by US Federal Reserve, other central banks pm monetary policy and hopes of US-China trade war resolving

Updated On: 22 Mar 2019 | 1:18 AM IST

Resource efficiency a commercial imperative: S Ramadorai

'We have to make the best possible use of resources available to us on Earth'

Updated On: 18 Nov 2017 | 11:23 PM IST