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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Government unlikely to heed industry’s demand to cut high-grade iron ore duty
The government is unlikely to entertain the mineral sector’s plea to cut export duty on high-grade iron ore to nil from 30% now in the Budget, as it feels that the important steel-making raw material should
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Mines ministry seeks Rs 500 cr support for mineral exploration
Aiming to boost mineral exploration, the mines ministry has sought Rs 500 crore as budgetary support to take up air-borne geo-physical mapping in the country’s potential resource-bearing area estimated
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State likely adopt NMS system for online track of mineral production
PANJIM: In a bid to keep online track of iron ore production and sale, in sync with the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), the State is likely to adopt the National Mineral Statistics (NMS) system, a mobile
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Centre mulls over relaxed mining clearance norms
Blocks with a tree canopy of less than 10 per cent of the area may not need any clearance The Union Environment and Forests Ministry is considering a proposal to allow mineral exploration in blocks
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States Asked to Alter Minor Mineral Allocation Norms
Centre directs states to move away from arbitrary, first-come-firstserve basis; implementation by states will be reviewed this month The Centre has directed state governments to move away from arbitrary,
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Nalco finally gets Potangi bauxite mine
The central-sector National Aluminium Company (Nalco) had a sigh of relief as the Odisha government finally allocated the Potangi bauxite mines in its favour. Nalco had been struggling to get the approval
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New scheme to protect people living in mining areas announced
The government on Wednesday announced launching a new scheme named Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) which will focus on safeguarding health, environment and economic conditions of the
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Sand mining menace: States sharpen arsenal
Karnataka has filed over 30 FIRs to combat illegal sand mining while AP realised Rs 390 crore from penalties in 2014-15. To curb the menace of illegal mining of river-bed sand, governments of at least
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States to put 82 blocks for auction by Oct-Nov: Mines Secy
The 12 mineral producing states will put 82 mining blocks containing minerals such as iron ore, bauxite, limestone under the hammer by October-November this year, a top government official said today.
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Illegal mining data shows government apathy
The Central government data has once again put Rajasthan in a tight spot over rampant illegal mining activities. As per the Union ministry of mines, there were 2,339 illegal mines operating till December