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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India eyes $1-trillion fortune in Afghan mining hotbed
Arijit Barman / Mumbai June 17, 2010, 0:49 IST Nature
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GoM set up to ensure transparency in mining
Upset with the stiff inter-ministerial differences continuing to derail its efforts in bringing about greater transparency in the mining sector by streamlining the grant of mineral concessions, the Centre today constituted a Group of Ministers (GoM) to iron out the wrinkles.
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Indian firms, Rio, BHP keen on developing Afghanistan mines
Afghanistan today said Indian mining companies and global majors like Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton are keen to develop the war-torn country
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iLaw ministry suggests a ban on export of iron ore
Differences between the law and mines ministries have widened on the issue of allowing mineral exports (of iron ore), with the law ministry demanding changes in the draft Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Bill 2010 to ensure conservation of minerals.
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Law ministry for more teeth to Centre to curb illegal mining
New Delhi, 9 JUNE: The law ministry has favoured more power to the Centre in dealing with illegal mining, an area hitherto falling under the states domain. The ministry made these suggestion on the draft mining legislation sent to it by the mines ministry for vetting.
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Windfall tax on miners proposed
On the heels of Australia announcing a 40 per cent tax on bumper profits of miners, India said it proposed a similar windfall tax on iron ore.
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Ministry suggests minimum lease size for minor minerals
Move to evolve uniform regulatory framework. The group was in favour of making mine plans mandatory for the minor minerals as well and recommended that a separate corpus should be created for reclamation and rehabilitation of mined out areas. Vishwanath Kulkarni New Delhi, June 7
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Centre to act on mining mafia
New Delhi, June 6: With the Karnataka government rejecting suggestions for a CBI probe, the Union mines ministry is looking at other means to crack down on the mining mafia in the state. In the face of the Karnataka government's resistance to a CBI probe, the matter was referred to the Cabinet, and the issue was discussed in the Prime Minister's office, the mines minister, Mr B. K.
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Ministry pitches for competitive bidding for mining leases
Weightage will be numerical in l character and enable a composite ranking based on the bid price and marks assigned for each criterion SEEKING to fulfill a long-felt need for a transparent mineral concession regime, the government is all set to empower the states to start competitive bidding for granting of mining leases. Currently the leases are granted on the first-come-first-served basis.
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Centre to crack down on mining mafia in Karnataka: Handique
With the Karnataka government rejecting suggestions for a CBI probe, the Union Mines Ministry is pursuing other moves to crack down on the mining mafia in the state. In the face of the Karnataka government's resistance to a CBI probe, the matter was referred to the Cabinet and the issue was discussed in the Prime Minister's office, Mines Minister B K Handique told PTI.