The claim by Karnataka Minister for Major and Medium Industries Murugesh Nirani that farmers in Halligudi and other villages in Gadag district were willing to part with their land to accommodate

The state government will set the ball rolling for acquisition of additional 700 acres of land for the Posco steel mill proposed near Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district after due consultation with

With barely eight million tonnes (mt) of iron ore left for auction in Karnataka, sufficient to fire the steel mills’ furnaces for two months, iron and steel companies in and around the state,

The rapidly growing Indian steel industry has been nursing fears of the local market getting swamped by low-priced imported material, leaving it with idle capacity. No less damaging for local steel

The scarcity of iron ore is set to worsen in Karnataka in the next one or two months, as the ore sold through electronic auctions (e-auctions) is depleting fast. Of the 25 million tonnes (mt) of