Centre decriminalizes 68 provisions of Mineral Concession Rules, 1960
The Ministry of Coal has amended Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 (MCR) with a view to decriminalize its provisions.
India coping better than other countries amid Ukraine-Russia crisis: Amit Shah
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the economic slowdown in India is controlled compared to other nations.
31 companies submit bids for commercial coal mining auction
New Delhi: A total of 31 companies submitted bids in the auction process of coal mines for commercial mining, including Birla Corporation Limited, Jindal Power Ltd, JSW Steel Limited, and Vedanta Limited among others.
India's mineral production grows 8 pc in April
New Delhi: India's April mineral production increased by 7.8 percent YoY as against the output in the same month last year, the government said Wednesday.
Mineral prodn grows 13.2 pc in Apr- Feb 2021-22
New Delhi: The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for the month of February, 2022 (Base: 2011-12=100) at 123.2, was 4.5 percent higher as compared to the level in the month of February, 2021.
Exploration for six new minerals done
New Delhi: The new minerals for which exploration has been done are Emerald, Glauconite, Potash, Molybdenum, Platinum Group of Elements [PGE] and Andalusite, accordig to a written response given by Union Minister of Mines Pralhad Joshi to Rajya Sabha.
Goa: 6-8 mining blocks will be auctioned before Dec 15, says CM
Panaji/UNI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday announced that six to eight mining blocks in the state would be auctioned before December 15 this year.
Kolkata/IBNS: Union Steel minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said India needs to exploit, access, and monetize the natural resources while leveraging technology, transparent bidding process to emerge as a cost-competitive country where raw material is available with ease.
Kolkata/IBNS: In its continued effort to boost B2B connects and cross border dialogue, the Bengal Chamber, which shares a deep connect with Germany and specifically Indo German Chamber of Commerce, hosted a 12 member delegation representing 10 companies from Germany in opencast and underground technology on Tuesday here.
Govt launches special portal, mobile application to speed up statutory clearances for mining
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS): The central government is launching a special portal and mobile application to enhance transparency and accountability in statutory clearances for mining operations, the Ministry of Mines announced on Wednesday.