Steel ministry

Steel Ministry to appoint consultant for boosting SAIL's performance

Worried over declining profit in SAIL, the Steel Ministry has decided to appoint a globally-renowned consultancy agency to carry out a "diagnostic study" for enhancing the maharatna's performance.

Aug 03, 2014, 13:22 PM IST

Steel consumption inches up by 0.7% in Q1

The country had consumed 18.69 MT steel in the April-June quarter of last fiscal, showed data compiled by Joint Plant Committee.

Jul 13, 2014, 12:22 PM IST

India's steel capacity from eastern region set to rise

The Steel Ministry estimates that 16 new plants are set to come up in mineral-rich eastern states.

Jun 29, 2014, 13:41 PM IST

Steel sector needs Rs 12L cr investment by 2030: Ministry

Investments of around Rs 12 lakh core would be required in steel sector by 2030 to treble the country's installed capacity to 300 million tonnes per annum (mtpa), Prime Minister Narendra Modi was informed Friday.

Jun 27, 2014, 19:53 PM IST

DoD meets SteelMin, merchant bankers on SAIL disinvestment

Kick starting the process of 5 percent stake sale in SAIL, the Disinvestment Department Monday held meeting with merchant bankers and steel ministry officials to move ahead with it.

Jun 23, 2014, 18:55 PM IST

ICVL team in Mozambique to tap coal assets for acquisition

ICVL had earlier evinced interest to acquire Riversdale Mining's coal mines in Mozambique owned by Rio Tinto.

Jun 23, 2014, 18:16 PM IST

Need big steel projects in eastern India: Steel Ministry

At present, the country's crude capacity for steel production is 96 MT per annum.

Jun 16, 2014, 15:20 PM IST

Steel consumption grows by 0.5% in April-May

Exports were up by 21.2 percent during April-May this year to 0.982 MT.

Jun 06, 2014, 14:26 PM IST