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Tata Steel aims to spend Rs 20,000 cr in FY27

Tata Steel aims to spend Rs 20,000 cr in FY27

Rediff.com5 Jul 2026

Tata Steel plans to invest approximately Rs 20,000 crore in capital expenditure during the current financial year (FY27), a significant increase from the previous year, with 60 per cent of this allocation directed towards its India business for expansion, new technologies, and sustainability.

Tata Steel asked to submit coke plant closure plan

Tata Steel asked to submit coke plant closure plan

Rediff.com30 Jul 2009

The Central Pollution Control Board has asked Tata Steel to submit the closure schedule of the battery at the earliest, minister of state for Steel A Sai Prathap said in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha. Coke oven battery is a plant where coking coal is converted into coke.

Scores injured in fire at SAIL's West Bengal plant; 2 in ICU

Scores injured in fire at SAIL's West Bengal plant; 2 in ICU

Rediff.com25 Sep 2014

A fire at SAIL's IISCO Steel Plant at Burnpur, West Bengal, injured 21 people, with 2 of them in ICU, the state-owned steel maker said on Thursday. All the affected are being provided with immediate medical care, it said.

Jindal group companies in steel-making pact

Jindal group companies in steel-making pact

Rediff.com27 Oct 2010

Two O P Jindal group companies, JSW Steel and JSL Stainless, have entered into an agreement. JSL Stainless will produce coke for JSW Steel and the raw material to produce coke will be supplied by JSW.JSW Steel is promoted by Sajjan Jindal. His brother, Ratan Jindal, is managing director of JSL Stainless.

RINL to invest Rs 3,046 cr to boost capacity

RINL to invest Rs 3,046 cr to boost capacity

Rediff.com3 Mar 2011

Entire outlay would be funded through internal and extra budgetary resources, it added.

Enviroment ministry puts Nirma plant on hold

Enviroment ministry puts Nirma plant on hold

Rediff.com12 Mar 2011

The Environment and Forests Ministry has put on hold construction of Nirma's 1.91 tonne per annum capacity cement plant, along with its captive power and coke oven plant near Padhiarka village in Bhavnagar district. It has sent them a show-cause notice, as to why its environment clearance of December 2008 should not be revoked.

9 killed, 14 injured in blast at Bhilai Steel Plant

9 killed, 14 injured in blast at Bhilai Steel Plant

Rediff.com9 Oct 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had in June dedicated the modernised and expanded Bhilai Steel Plant to the nation.

1,700 Corus workers set to lose job

1,700 Corus workers set to lose job

Rediff.com4 Dec 2009

To keep operations at TCP alive, Corus has been channelising internal orders to the TCP which was also getting some demand from outside.

More than 2,800 jobs to be axed as Tata Steel plans to close Port Talbot furnances

More than 2,800 jobs to be axed as Tata Steel plans to close Port Talbot furnances

Rediff.com19 Jan 2024

More than 2,800 jobs will be axed as Tata Steel plans to close its blast furnaces at the Port Talbot plant in South Wales in the UK. Of the total job cuts, 2,500 will be in the next 18 months, said Indian conglomerate Tata. A further 300 jobs are to go in three years.

'Will come to decision on UK biz in 12 to 24 months'

'Will come to decision on UK biz in 12 to 24 months'

Rediff.com16 May 2023

'It's an open secret that the UK business is structurally not in a great place.'

Steel: Industry seeks hike in customs duty

Steel: Industry seeks hike in customs duty

Rediff.com23 Feb 2016

Industry demands the basic customs duty on all steel imports to be raised to 25%

Will Tata Steel's global stride with new deal aid profitability?

Will Tata Steel's global stride with new deal aid profitability?

Rediff.com21 Nov 2023

It was August 2007. Tata Steel was turning 100. Jamshedpur, its hometown, had an air of celebration. The line-up for the special event included the launch of Air Deccan's commercial flight connecting Kolkata and Jamshedpur, and release of Russi Lala's new book, Romance of Tata Steel. There was also the screening of The Spirit of Steel, a 20-minute documentary directed by Zafar Hai showcasing Tata Steel's legacy, and a corporate anthem penned by Javed Akhtar and composed by Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy.

From Bhopal to Bhilai: Major gas leak mishaps in India

From Bhopal to Bhilai: Major gas leak mishaps in India

Rediff.com7 May 2020

Here are other gas leaks that made headlines in the last few years:

Why the British operations remain a drag on Tata Steel's performance

Why the British operations remain a drag on Tata Steel's performance

Rediff.com22 Feb 2023

Tata Steel has a very British problem. The performance of Europe dragged the steel major's October-December (Q3FY23) performance with the UK business accounting for a major part of the operating loss; on the bottom line, the overhang of the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) showed. And a nearly three-year discussion with the UK government on a support package for a green transition resulted in an offer that fell short of the ask.

Number of women in blue-collar jobs increasing across manufacturing sector

Number of women in blue-collar jobs increasing across manufacturing sector

Rediff.com20 Oct 2023

"Lady candidates need not apply." So read the postscript in a job notice from Telco (now Tata Motors) on a notice board in the corridors of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (now Bengaluru), in 1974. Irked, Sudha Murty, who was then pursuing her masters in computer science at the institute, wrote a postcard to JRD Tata, expressing her surprise at this gender discrimination, especially since the Tata Group were pioneers on many fronts. Shortly, Murty became the first woman on the firm's shop floor.

Tata Steel to cut around 1,200 jobs in Europe

Tata Steel to cut around 1,200 jobs in Europe

Rediff.com20 Oct 2015

The UK steel industry is struggling for survival in the face of extremely challenging market conditions.

Banks ask Bhushan to sell and lease back critical assets

Banks ask Bhushan to sell and lease back critical assets

Rediff.com20 Aug 2014

SBI Caps readies plan, identifies 4 assets; bankers say there are enough bidders.

Sensex, Nifty end lower on global concerns; Midcaps outperform

Sensex, Nifty end lower on global concerns; Midcaps outperform

Rediff.com10 Sep 2015

All the sectoral indices, led by realty, metal, consumer durables and power were trading in the negative zone on Thursday.

Sensex ends flat; infra stocks rise on land buy order

Sensex ends flat; infra stocks rise on land buy order

Rediff.com30 Dec 2014

The 30-share Sensex and the 50-share Nifty ended flat at the mark of 27,403 and 8,248 respectively.

A SAIL plant fuels hope of industrial revival in Bengal

A SAIL plant fuels hope of industrial revival in Bengal

Rediff.com15 May 2015

At least 13 attempts were made earlier at modernising.

Why Sajjan Jindal now wants to make cars

Why Sajjan Jindal now wants to make cars

Rediff.com5 Jul 2018

'We will have a well-designed product, and not a compromise.' 'We will make a completely contemporary vehicle, in keeping with consumers' aspirations, not like the Nano, which disappointed them,' Sajjan Jindal tells Shreekant Sambrani.