The Mineral Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020
<p>Parliament passed The Mineral Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020 for amendments in Mines & Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act 1957 and The Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015. Rajya Sabha passed
Ministry of Mines
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Activists point fingers at Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat in illegal mining case; Ally demands probe
PANAJI | NEW DELHI: While attention has been riveted on illegal mining in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, thanks to the Supreme Court-ordered probe into the activities of key players, environmental activists
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Ministry to reassess loss from Goa illegal mining
New Delhi Mines ministry plans to undertake a fresh assessment of the extent of losses to the exchequer on account of illegal mining in Goa. This is being done to end speculation over the quantum of revenue
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Orissa, mines bureau to work out iron ore pricing
The Orissa government and Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) are working out a compromise formula for the pricing of iron ore mined from the state. The move, in all likelihood, would lead to an increase in the prices of the mineral. The state government had earlier flayed the IBM’s methodology for pricing the ore, saying there was gross under-reporting of the actual market value of the mineral by it, leading to a notional loss to the state exchequer.
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Note for Carbinet on Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011
This is the note for Carbinet on Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011. A Bill to consolidate and amend the law relating to the scientific development and regulation of mines and
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Ministry seeks Cabinet nod for mining law amendments
The ministry of mines has sought clearance from the Cabinet for making amendments to the existing mining legislation. Besides introducing a benefit-sharing regime for the first time, the proposed law will also be making provisions for regulating mining in the country. The forward movement of the Bill, coming within two months of its approval by a key ministerial group, is likely to disappoint industry groups that were expecting a relaxation in benefit-sharing provisions.
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Court shuts 133 mines in Karnataka on green concerns: Patel
Mining was stopped in as many as 133 mines in Karnataka, including 93 in Bellary, on directions of courts on account of environmental hazards, Mines Minister Dinsha Patel told the Lok Sabha today.
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Report of the working group on mineral exploration & development (other than coal & lignite) for the twelfth five year plan
The Planning Commission, Govt. of India constituted a Working Group on Mineral Exploration and Development (other than Coal & Lignite) in the context of formulation of the Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-2017),
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New MoU with Posco likely soon
BHUBANESWAR: Chances of an early renewal of memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the State Government and Posco have brightened with the latter agreeing to delete the iron ore swapping clause.
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Cabinet note on mines Bill by week end: Secy
New Delhi The mines ministry on Wednesday said it will circulate the Cabinet note on the new mines Bill soon, which provides for sharing of profits and royalty with the project-affected people (PAPs).
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A mining lease in Chhattisgarh: State Cong calls it fraud, Vora the opposite
There are red faces in the Congress over a difference of opinion between AICC Treasurer Motilal Vora and the state unit in Chhattisgarh over the proposal to award a mining lease to a Delhi-based company