Tata Steel's Noamundi, Joda East and Khondbond Mines Receive Star Rating Awards for Sustainable Practices

Jamshedpur, July 07, 2025

~Noamundi Iron Mine Receives Coveted 7-Star Rating Award

~Maiden 5-Star Rating Award for Khondbond Mine

Jamshedpur, July 7, 2025: Tata Steel's Noamundi Iron Mine, Joda East Iron Mine, and Khondbond Iron and Manganese Mine were honoured with the prestigious Star Rating Awards by the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, in a felicitation ceremony held at the Rajasthan International Centre, Jaipur, Rajasthan, on Monday.

The Company's Noamundi Iron Mine in Jharkhand won the 7-Star Rating Award, becoming one of the three mines in India to receive this honour. It is for the first time, since the Awards' inception in 2016, that mines have been awarded a 7-Star Rating, recognising their extraordinary efforts in the field of scientific and sustainable mining. Noamundi iron mine has been receiving a 5-Star Rating every year since inception of the coveted award in 2016. Joda East has been rated a 5-Star mine for the fourth time while Khondbond Iron and Manganese Mine received its maiden 5-Star Rating Award.

The Star Rating system, awarded by the Ministry of Mines, assesses mining operations based on operational efficiency, environmental management, safety standards, community engagement, and sustainable practices.

G Kishan Reddy, Hon’ble Minister of Coal and Mines, Government of India, Bhajan Lal Sharma, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Rajasthan and Satish Chandra Dubey, Hon’ble Minister of State for Coal and Mines, Government of India, graced the occasion. Atul Kumar Bhatnagar, General Manager, OMQ, and D Vijayendra, Chief, Noamundi, received the award for the Noamundi Iron Mine. Similarly, Rajesh Kumar, Chief, Joda, received the award for the Joda East Iron Mine. G V Satyanarayana, Chief, Khondbond, and Awnish Kumar, Chief, Planning, OMQ, received the award for the Khondbond Mine.

“Tata Steel strives to follow innovative and responsible mining practices, contributing to mineral conservation, environmental protection, and community development. This award is a testament to our unwavering commitment to sustainable mining for a greener and more inclusive future,” said Sandeep Kumar, Vice President, Raw Materials, Tata Steel Limited.

Tata Steel have been an industry leader in implementing cutting-edge technologies and industry-best mining practices to achieve benchmark performance across its mining operations. The Company’s CSR initiatives in its mining regions focus on education and skill development, health and sanitation, livelihood, and overall welfare of proximate communities.

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Sarvesh Kumar,
Chief Corporate Communications, Tata Steel,
E-mail : sarvesh.kumar@tatasteel.com

About Tata Steel

Tata Steel group is among the top global steel companies with an annual crude steel capacity of 35 million tonnes per annum.
It is one of the world's most geographically diversified steel producers, with operations and commercial presence across the world.
The group recorded a consolidated turnover of around US$26 billion in the financial year ending March 31, 2025.
A Great Place to Work®-certified organisation, Tata Steel Limited, together with its subsidiaries, associates, and joint ventures, is spread across five continents with an employee base of over 76,000.
Tata Steel has announced its major sustainability objectives including Net Zero by 2045.
The Company has been on a multi-year digital-enabled business transformation journey intending to be the leader in ‘Digital Steel making’. The Company has received the World Economic Forum’s Global Lighthouse recognition for its Jamshedpur, Kalinganagar, and IJmuiden Plants. Tata Steel has also been recognised with the ‘Digital Enterprise of India – Steel’ Award 2024 by Economic Times CIO.
The Company has been recognised with the World Economic Forum’s Global Diversity Equity & Inclusion Lighthouse 2023.
The Company has been a part of the DJSI Emerging Markets Index since 2012 and has been consistently ranked among the top 10 steel companies in the DJSI Corporate Sustainability Assessment since 2016.
Tata Steel’s Jamshedpur Plant is India’s first site to receive ResponsibleSteel^TM Certification. Subsequently, its Kalinganagar and Meramandali plants have also received the certification. In India, Tata Steel now has more than 90% of its steel production from ResponsibleSteel^TM certified sites.
Received Prime Minister’s Trophy for the best performing integrated steel plant for 2016-17, 2025 Steel Sustainability Champion recognition from worldsteel for eight years in a row, 2023 Climate Change Leadership Award by CDP, Top performer in Iron and Steel sector in Dun & Bradstreet's India's top 500 companies 2022, Ranked as the 2024 most valuable Mining and Metals brand in India by Brand Finance, ‘Most Ethical Company’ award 2021 from Ethisphere Institute, and ‘Best Corporate for Promotion of Sports’ recognition at the Sportstar Aces Awards 2024.
Received the 2023 Global ERM (Enterprise Risk Management) Award of Distinction at the RIMS ERM Conference 2023, ‘Masters of Risk – Risk Technology’ recognition at The India Risk Management Awards, and ICSI Business Responsibility and Sustainability Award 2023 for its first Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR), Excellence in Financial Reporting FY20 from ICAI, among several others.

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