Everything you need to know about Mines Office Dallirajhara: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Mines Office Dallirajhara: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Brasilia, June 19 (IANS/EFE) President Dilma Rousseff has proposed a new regulatory framework for mining in Brazil, one of the world's biggest producers of iron, bauxite, gold, nickel, manganese and other minerals.
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) India's wholesale price-based inflation fell to 4.7 percent in May, the lowest in more than three years, on the back of softening in price rise of manufactured as well as primary articles, government data showed Friday.
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) India's wholesale price based inflation fell to 4.7 percent in May as compared to 4.89 percent in the previous month and 7.55 percent recorded in the corresponding month of last year, government data showed Friday.
Kuala Lumpur, June 13 (IANS) CIMB Group announced Thursday that the CIMB Classic, the first official PGA Tour FedExCup event in Asia, will move to the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club (KLGCC).
New York, June 12 (IANS) The "Rush Hour" star reveals he is writing a stage adaptation of his best-selling memoir "I Am Jackie Chan" and the musical will focus on his parents, his early education at the Peking Opera School and his rise to stardom through music.
London, June 12 (ANI): One Direction, an English-Irish Pop boy band of London have teamed up with US chain Office Depot and came out with a new trendy range of nail polish line.
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) India's economic growth slumped to a decade-low of 5 percent in the financial year ended March 31, 2013, due to poor show of mining and farm sectors, official data showed Friday.
Hyderabad, May 28 (IANS) YSR Congress party's honorary president Y.S. Vijayamma Tuesday said the party would fight till justice is done to her son Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, who is in jail for one year in an illegal assets case.
Washington, May 20 (IANS) A tech delegation of top women executives in the information and communication technology sector is visiting India this week to explore ideas to increase the number of women in ICT professions and academia.
Rio de Janeiro, May 16 (IANS/EFE) A two-day Brazilian oil and natural gas auction has received strong demand from companies based in Brazil, Colombia, Portugal, France, Britain and other countries, with bid prices far exceeding the regulator's expectations.
Moscow, May 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The board of directors of Russia's Oboronservis defence property services company, which has been tainted by a string of fraud scandals, fired its general director, the Russian defence ministry said.
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) MNREGS, the UPA government's flagship rural employment guarantee scheme, has benefited women and unskilled labourers the most, an official said Tuesday.
Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), May 6 (IANS/EFE) The sons of two journalists were murdered by gunmen Sunday in Mexico's Chihuahua city, officials said.
Monterrey (Mexico), May 3 (IANS/EFE) A radio and television announcer in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila is missing, officials said.
Mexico City, April 26 (IANS/EFE) The mutilated body of Daniel Alejandro Martinez, a photographer for Mexico's La Vanguardia newspaper, was found along with that of another young man in the northern city of Saltillo, the daily reported Thursday.
Washington, April 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has said that America has determined that chemical weapons have been used in the civil war in Syria.
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and removal of Law Minister Ashwini Kumar in view of a "series of scams" and the way the government "sought to suppress the truth".
Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) In a bid to increase production, state-run Coal India Ltd (CIL), the world's largest coal miner, is planning to extract nearly two to three billion tonnes of coal reserves locked up as pillars in its existing and abandoned mines, a top official said Friday.
Mexico City, April 18 (IANS/EFE) Two bombs were thrown at the office of the Mural newspaper in Zapopan, a city in the western Mexican state of Jalisco. No one was injured, state prosecutors said.
Washington, April 16 (ANI): A NASA funded infrared sensor that could improve the agency's future detecting and tracking of asteroids and comets has passed a critical design test.
Shanghai, April 10 (IANS/EFE) Peruvian President Ollanta Humala has wrapped up his first official visit to China in Shanghai, the country's economic capital, where he presided at an investment forum attended by executives from more than 100 companies.
New York, April 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The UN General Assembly has approved the first global treaty to regulate international trade in conventional weapons, the UN News Centre said.
Moscow, March 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian military prosecutors are investigating a suspected embezzlement of over 30 million rubles (about $1 million) at the Space Defence Forces (SDF), authorities said Monday.
Lima, March 23 (IANS/EFE) A consortium made up of Spain's Corsan Corviam and Brazil's Engevix and Enex has been chosen to build a hydroelectric power station in southern Peru, officials said.
London, Mar. 22 (ANI): The British police and MI5 foil a plot as big as the July 7 attacks every year, the country's second most senior terror officer has revealed.
London, March 20 (IANS) Britain's Consumer Prices Index (CPI) annual inflation grew by 2.8 percent in February, said the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Panaji, March 18 (IANS) People indicted for illegal mining could henceforth be barred from applying for ore extraction licences, a government report states.
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) A 48-year-old stockbroker was arrested for cheating a former chairman of Coal India Limited (CIL) of his life savings of Rs.5 crore through illegal transfer of his shares, the police said Saturday.
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) State-run Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) Thursday signed an MoU with the Rajasthan government in Jaipur for setting up a 9 million tonne per annum refinery-cum-petrochemical complex, the oil ministry said here.
Yangon, March 12 (IANS) A Myanmar commission, led by opposition leader and parliamentarian Aung San Suu Kyi, has proposed that a copper mining project in which a Chinese company has a stake should go on.
Islamabad, Mar. 8 (ANI): Islamabad has said it is not 'in a fix' over the much delayed 7.5 billion-dollar Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project due to foreign pressure.
Panaji, March 3 (IANS) After duping the state treasury of billions of rupees, one would think illegal mining would be villain No. 1 for the Goa government and rapacious mining companies the faces of this brazen villainy.
Washington, March 1 (ANI): A South Dakota School of Mines and Technology assistant professor and his team have discovered a new species of herbivorous dinosaur and reported the first fossil evidence of prehistoric crocodyliforms feeding on small dinosaurs.
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) India and Russia are cooperating vis-a-vis the Chandrayaan-2 satellite for joint moon cooperation.
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) India is pursuing a research programme for developing thorium-based reactors for generation of power, parliament was informed Wednesday.
New Delhi, Feb 27 (ANI): The Geoscience Advisory Council (GAC), under the ministry of mines, will hold its third meeting here today.
New York, February 24 (ANI): A small state college in remote western South Dakota might soon introduce the first technology that can allows shoppers pay by pressing their fingerprints onto a pay pad, rather than swiping a credit card.
Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) Slavery has been finally abolished officially from the whole of United States - 148 years after Abraham Lincoln's emancipation declaration - thanks to an eagle eyed Indian-American professor.
Panaji, Feb 16 (IANS) Google satellite imaging and global positioning systems (GPS) are flawed when it comes to monitoring illegal mining and encroachment of forest land by mining companies, the Goa government has told the Supreme Court.
New Delhi, Feb.14 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the 20th edition of the International Engineering and Technology Fair (IETF) here on Friday.
New Delhi, Feb. 13 (ANI): The 52nd Central Geological Programming Board (CGPB) meeting of the Geological Survey of India, Ministry of Mines, will be held here on Thursday.
Moscow, Feb 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will hold the 2014 Group of Eight (G8) summit in its southern Black Sea resort of Sochi, the city that will also host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, the Kremlin said Monday.
London, January 26 (ANI): An office girl, who had a graphic email chat with her fiance about their sex life, was left red faced after she accidentally sent it to her colleagues.
New Delhi, Jan.24 (ANI): The Coal Mines (Conservation and Development) Amendment Bill,2012 , as introduced in Lok Sabha on Dec 22,2012 and pending therein has been referred to the Departmental Related Standing Committee on Coal and Steel of parliament for detailed examination and report.
Washington, January 8 (ANI): Short interruptions can significantly cripple one's ability to accurately complete a task, US researchers say.
Beijing, Jan. 4 (Xinhua-ANI): Forty-five million illegal publications were confiscated and over 3.7 million pieces of online information involving pornography or other illegal content were deleted in China in 2012.
London, Dec. 30 (ANI):Middle-aged professional women are drinking more alcohol than their daughters, according to official figures.
London, Dec. 30 (ANI):Middle-aged professional women are drinking more alcohol than their daughters, according to official figures.
Yangon, Dec 27 (IANS) Myanmar will assess the environmental impact of a copper mining project in which a Chinese company has a stake.
London, Dec 26 (IANS) The National Audit Office of Britain will launch an investigation after the BBC reportedly gave 200 senior managers pay-offs of more than 100,000 pounds each in the past three years, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Washington, December 22 (ANI): A team of astronomers has confirmed that the chance of asteroid 2011 AG5 impacting Earth in 2040 is no longer a significant risk, prompting a collective sigh-of-relief.
Washington, December 18 (ANI): In a new video, the American Chemical Society (ACS) has revealed the story of how scientists first determined the calorie content of food in the 1800s, and how scientists determine fat, protein and carbohydrate levels in foods today.
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) Over 100 people have been killed and dozens of others injured in several school shootings in the US over the last 20 years with the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007 being the deadliest claiming 32 lives, including two Indians.
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) India has no plans to put an astronaut on the moon -- as of now.
Shillong, Dec 11 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Tuesday said that a new Lokayukta Bill would be introduced in the current winter session of the state assembly to replace the existing 2002 law.
Washington, December 6 (ANI): The Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission, NASA's twin probes orbiting Earth's moon, have generated the highest resolution gravity field map of any celestial body.
Moscow, Dec 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The launch of Russia's second Glonass-K satellite has been delayed until 2013 due to technical flaws, an official said.
Islamabad, Dec. 3 (ANI): The outbreak of an unknown strain of polio virus in Qilla Abdullah and Pishin districts in Balochistan has set alarm bells ringing and has prompted the centre to ask the provincial government to launch an anti-polio campaign in the region within 30 days.
Moscow, Nov 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Companies controlled by the Russian defence ministry together embezzled more than 10 billion rubles ($257 million) this year, investigators said Wednesday.
London, Nov 27 (ANI): British Internet TV provider YouView has been sued for trademark infringement in a dispute over the product's name.
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday sought a regulatory framework for the battery?powered rickshaws, also known as e?rickshaws, whose numbers have been rising in the city.
Jab Tak Hai Jaan (JTHJ) has crossed the 100 crore mark and has earned Rs.101.26 crore at Indian Box Office in 11 days.
New Delhi, Nov. 21 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said the mining industry occupies an important position in the national economy by not only employing over one million persons, but also producing basic raw materials for many industries, including the core sector.
London, Nov. 18 (ANI): Tech giant Apple has awarded a patent this week for a 'page-turn' feature that is used in iBooks.
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) India and Afghanistan Monday signed four agreements to cooperate in areas of social welfare, fertilizer, coal mining and youth affairs, an official here said.
Bogota, Nov 8 (IANS/EFE) Average oil output in Colombia climbed to 960,953 barrels per day in October, up 0.9 percent from the same month of 2011, the Mines and Energy Ministry said.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 6 (IANS) Odisha has served show cause notices on 103 state mines for extracting ore in excess of their stipulated limit, state Steel and Mines Secretary Rajesh Verma said Tuesday.
London, November 3 (ANI): A phase 3 clinical trial for a new medicine to treat patients suffering from a rare and deadly cholesterol disorder has yielded positive results.
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 31 (IANS) A blackout that plunged northeast Brazil into complete darkness for several hours last week was caused by human error, an official said.
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 27 (IANS) Title holder Bo Van Pelt of the United States charged to the top of the $6.1 million CIMB Classic after a spectacular nine-under-par 62 saw him tie with overnight leader Robert Garrigus in the third round here Saturday.
Washington, Oct 26 (Xinhua-ANI): U.S. President Barack Obama cast his ballot early in Chicago at his home state of Illinois Thursday afternoon. It was the first time that a sitting U.S. presidential nominee voted early in person.
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 25 (IANS) American Troy Matteson produced a magical eight-under-par 63, thanks to four closing birdies, including a closing hole "slam-dunk", as he put the shade on Tiger Woods in the first round of the $6.1 CIMB Classic here Thursday.
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 25 (IANS) India's Gaganjeet Bhullar stood tall amongst other golfers on the PGA Tour in the opening round of the CIMB Classic, shooting a fabulous six-under-par 65 to emerge as the leading Asian here Thursday.
Sydney, Oct. 22 (ANI): Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has announced an end to the 30-year ban on uranium mining in the country, appointing a three-person committee to oversee its resumption.
Mexico City, Oct 20 (IANS/EFE) Four inmates died and 16 were injured in a massive brawl at a prison in the northern Mexican state of Zacatecas, authorities said Friday.
Shillong, Oct 18 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Thursday welcomed Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail and mining, despite opposition from several civil society groups.
Shillong, Oct 18 (IANS) The Meghalaya government Thursday said it had done away with foreign direct investment (FDI) in the mining sector after several organisations protested the controversial Meghalaya Mines and Minerals Policy, 2012 that was approved by the state cabinet Oct 5.
Vienna, Oct 17 (IANS) Cyber crime in Austria has risen sharply, said authorities.
London, Oct 17 (IANS) A campaign mounted in Britain over environmental damage in Goa due to mining has received support from a British parliamentarian who has so far tabled two motions in parliament.
Hyderabad, Oct 16 (IANS) Opposition parties might charge Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with maintaining silence on key issues but he addresses gatherings every third day, his office said Tuesday.
Washington, October 10 (ANI): Scientists believe graphene, the so-called "wonder material" and known as the world's strongest (100 times stronger than steel) and thinnest (one ounce would cover 28 football fields), could revolutionize cell phones, solar panels and more.
Shillong, Oct 5 (IANS) The Meghalaya cabinet Friday approved the controversial Meghalaya Mines and Minerals Policy which allows miners to continue with rat-hole coal mining.
Jammu, Oct 4 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday pulled the Congress-led UPA Government for shielding its leaders involved in the coal scam.
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress rally Monday was against the government's recent economic reforms and was aimed at giving voice to the 'aam aadmi', the party said as the government clarified that the decisions it had taken were necessary for growth.
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) To ensure that the government's $65-billion worth subsidies and welfare measures reach intended targets without pilferage, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has put in place a new system to ensure the beneficiaries receive cash directly through banks.
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday set up a new system to ensure beneficiaries of government welfare schemes -- like old age pension, fuel subsidies and educational scholarships -- receive cash directly through bank transfer.
Washington, Sep 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Many women in the US seeking curves like Hollywood celebrities are increasingly turning to the black market for plastic surgery, little realising its deadly consequences.
Panaji, Sep 25 (IANS) Less than 48 hours after Congress spokesman filed a police complaint accusing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and senior mines department officials of abetting the suicide of an official, the party Tuesday distanced itself from the complainant.
Brasilia, Sep 20 (IANS/EFE) Brazil is planning an auction of new oil and gas exploration and production blocks for May 2013, although that long-delayed round will depend on prior approval of a new regulatory framework, Mines and Energy Minister Edison Lobao said.
Moscow, Sep 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's communications minister has warned that his country may block access to YouTube over the anti-Islam video that has sparked outrage throughout the Muslim world.
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Relations between India and Burundi are set to get a fillip when the eastern African country's president, Pierre Nkurunziza, meets Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday.
Itanagar, Sep. 13 (ANI): Refuting reported allegations of violation of guidelines in extraction of coal from Namchik-Namphuk coal block (NNCB) in Arunachal Pradesh and involvement of insurgent groups in illegal mining, Union Minister of State in the PMO, V Narayansami today termed it as misinformation.
Washington, Sept. 12 (ANI): An invisible quick response (QR) code has been created by researchers in an attempt to increase security on printed documents and reduce the possibility of counterfeiting, a problem which costs governments and private industries billions of pounds each year.
Lucknow, Sep 9 (ANI): Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal has assailed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by saying that the Chief Ministers of states ruled by it should resign as they endorsed the final allotments of coal blocks.
Panaji, Sep 8 (IANS) China prominently features in a probe report on illegal iron ore mining in Goa, which warns that while the eastern neighbour is gobbling up India's iron ore reserves, the future might see a reversal of the trend.
Panaji, Sep 5 (IANS) The escalating war of words between Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) central government just got hotter.
Washington, Sept. 4 (ANI): Top Bill Clinton confidant Douglas Band has said he will vote for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, according to a report.
Bhubaneswar, Sep 3 (IANS) Vedanta group, India's largest aluminium maker, has asked the central government to discourage export of bauxite from the country as the domestic aluminium industry is struggling for the raw material.
Bogota, Sep 1 (IANS/EFE) Colombia has moved ahead of Argentina to become South America's second-largest economy, the outgoing Colombian finance minister said Friday.
Los Angeles, Aug 31 (IANS) Pop star Lady Gaga is releasing a limited edition stationery line to raise money for her Born This Way Foundation.
