Mines Min to go by CCEA advice on HZL, Balco stake sale

Last Updated: Friday, August 24, 2012, 18:56

Mines Secretary Viswapati Trivedi, talking to reporters here, however, added that his Ministry was yet to receive any fresh proposal from the metal major in recent times.

Vedanta may offer 25% higher price for HZL, Balco stake

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 22, 2012, 16:13

Vedanta Group may shell out Rs 21,635 crore, up to 25 percent more than planned earlier, for buying the Government's remaining stakes in Hindustan Zinc and Balco as its previous offers have not been accepted so far.

Soon, wallpapers to light up rooms

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 21:35

A Pakistani scientist has succeeded in growing white LEDs directly on paper.

Vedanta may not revise Rs 17K crore offer for HZL, Balco stakes

Last Updated: Saturday, July 7, 2012, 00:23

Vedanta group is unlikely to revise its Rs 17,000 crore offer for buying out government's stake in Hindustan Zinc and Balco, saying the valuation was arrived at as per the agreement signed at the time of acquiring majority stakes in the two firms.

Zinc - wonder drug for kids!

Last Updated: Friday, June 1, 2012, 11:52

Zinc, which is essential for normal growth and development of infants and children, has now found to be a wonder cure for kids suffering from serious bacterial infections such as pneumonia and meningitis, according to a new study carried out in Delhi hospitals.

Stake sale in Balco, Hindustan Zinc referred to EGoM

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 19:51

Government still has 29.54 percent stake in HZL and 49 percent holding in Balco.

Not heard anything from govt on HZL, Balco stake sale: Vedanta

Last Updated: Friday, March 2, 2012, 18:52

Vedanta group on Friday said it is yet to hear from the government on its subsidiary Sterlite's proposal to buy residual government stake in Hindustan Zinc (HZL) and Bharat Aluminium Company (Balco) for about Rs 16,000 crore.

Sterlite offers Rs 16,000-cr to buy Govt's stake in HZL, Balco

Last Updated: Thursday, March 1, 2012, 18:25

Sterlite Industries has offered Rs 16,000 crore to buy out government's stake in Hindustan Zinc and Balco, almost a decade after Anil Agarwal-led firm acquired majority holding in zinc and aluminium producers.

Vedanta offers Rs 16K-cr to buy out govt's stake in HZL, Balco

Last Updated: Thursday, March 1, 2012, 14:17

Sterlite Industries has offered to pay Rs 16,000 crore to buy government stakes in Hindustan Zinc (HZL) and Bharat Aluminium Company (Balco), in which the majority holding was acquired by the Vedanta group about a decade back.

Govt may take call on HZL stake sale this year: Agarwal

Last Updated: Saturday, February 25, 2012, 19:25

Vedanta Resources chief Anil Agarwal wants the government to take a call on selling its residual 29.54 percent stake in Hindustan Zinc (HZL) this year, which can fetch an estimated Rs 20,000 crore for the latter.

Hindustan Zinc pays Rs 187.19 cr dividend to govt

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 2, 2011, 16:38

Hindustan Zinc has paid Rs 187.19 crore as its highest interim dividend to the government.

Crystals of zinc oxide in water can lead to clean hydrogen fuel

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 15:53

A team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US has made crystals of zinc oxide that, when immersed in water, absorb vibrations and develop areas of strong negative and positive charge, leading to clean hydrogen fuel.