Indian Steel Association

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  Extension of Safeguard Duty On Steel To Help Industry: ISA

  The government move to extend the Safeguard Duty of up to 20 per cent on some steel products for two years against cheap imports will aid the industry's recovery, Indian Steel Association said on Thursday.

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  Steel Makers Urge Government to Extend Relief Package

  Most companies in the sector are likely to default on their loans.

• Tata Steel, BPCL, JP Associates in Focus Today

  The Nifty opened higher on Wednesday as indicated by futures trade on Singapore Stock Exchange. Foreign investors continued to be net buyers of Indian equities on Tuesday as they had bought shares worth Rs 458 crore in the cash market. However domestic investors were net sellers to the tune of Rs 517 crore.

• Coal Block Verdict: Banks to Ask RBI for Recasting Loans, Says Financial Services Secretary

  Acknowledging that the Supreme Court's order on mass cancellation of coal block licences may impact banks' asset quality, a top Finance Ministry official on Monday said the lenders will approach the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for restructuring such assets.

• Government's Coal Supply Alternative to Plants Key for Lenders: IBA

  Lenders will not be adversely affected if government delivers on its commitment on finding an alternative to ensure coal supply to power and steel plants, Indian Banks Association said today.

• Budget 2014: Stainless Steel Body for Duty Hike to Check China Imports

  Stating that the share of Chinese stainless steel products has touched about 30 per cent in the Indian market, the Indian Stainless Steel Development Association (ISSDA) has demanded doubling the import duty on these to 10 per cent in the upcoming budget to safeguard interests of the domestic industry.

• For Indian who confronted mining industry, the 'Green Nobel'

  Ramesh Agarwal has been shot in the leg. "I knew I'd be a target," he said.

• The week ahead: Rupee, derivative expiry to keep market volatile

  The week ahead should see the markets continue to be volatile as we head into an F&O (futures and options) expiry week. The other trend setter would be the rupee which finally staged a late week recovery after almost 8 days of non-stop falls.

• Secondary steel makers seek quality control order rollback

  Secondary steel makers have asked the Steel Ministry to rollback its "controversial" quality control order, making it compulsory to produce only Bureau of Indian Standards certified items from December 24.