Centre asks MP, Andhra, Odisha to speed up mines auctionAt the meeting, mines secretary praised the efforts of the six states that issues NITs for auction of mineral blocks.
Centre asks states to ensure fair auction of minor mineralsAiming to clamp down on illegal mining activities, Centre has directed the states to ensure fair and transparent auction of mines containin...
Centre, states to discuss mine auction, DMF at CCEC meet tomorrowCCEC will tomorrow take up readiness for mineral auction by states as well as the progress in setting up DMF.
States should be very vigilant on DMF spending: Mines Secretary Anup K PujariOut of the 11 mineral bearing states, some work has been done on creating the fund only in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Jharkhand.
Illegal mining row: Goa, Odisha, Jharkhand yet to file reports on action takenGoa, Odisha and Jharkhand have not submitted reports on steps taken to curb illegal mining even after a high level panel raised the issue i...
Goa planning to set up Indian Bureau of Mines-style institute in the stateGoa is planning to set up an institution similar to the Nagpur-headquartered Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) in the state.