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Indian steel industry was heavily protected, but Budget 2021 has changed that. Here’s why

Steel prices have surged, affecting Modi govt’s infrastructure push. Now, it has reduced duties to facilitate imports despite ‘atmanirbhar’ mission.

India’s iron & steel exports to China surge despite LAC tensions — $1.86bn trade in Apr-Aug

India’s total iron and steel exports in the first five months of this fiscal to China were more than three times the figure in the entire financial year 2019-20.

Bastar tribals back CM Baghel’s move, oppose privatisation of NMDC steel plant

Raipur: The tribal leaders in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar are planning to join forces to protest the privatisation plans of the under-construction NMDC Iron and Steel...

Lakshmi Mittal accuses fellow steel tycoons of hiding funds through sham transactions

Lakshmi Mittal has been engaged in a year long battle to acquire a $5.9 billion insolvent steelmaker owned by the Ruia's Essar Group.

Skyscrapers made of wood make a return, helped by Google

Timber is becoming more cost competitive as steel prices rise, and the use of pre-fabricated wood panels allows for quicker construction with less labor.

Posco, Hyundai Steel in India’s sight as Modi looks to boost local production

India is set to overtake the US as the world’s second-largest consumer of steel, and companies including Posco and ArcelorMittal are keen to tap this market. 

In global expansion bid, JSW Steel invests $1 billion in US

JSW Steel is betting that vibrant growth will underpin demand in overseas markets and complement a boom at home.

China’s pollution crackdown is helping Indian steel, graphite industries

Firms such as HEG, Graphite India and Finolex have benefited from China’s pollution control measures.

ArcelorMittal heads to court in battle over India’s steel market

Billionaire Lakshmi Mittal’s ArcelorMittal will challenge the eligibility of the VTB-led Numetal Ltd. group in bidding for Essar Steel India Ltd. 

Govt sets deadlines, stiff targets for SAIL top brass

With its financial health still far from impressive, the steel ministry has put the PSU on a tight leash.

On Camera

My grandmother saved her children in Bhopal gas tragedy—and sacrificed her own life

‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.