The govenrment in 2015 launched the Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) scheme to provide for the welfare of areas and peo...

Granting infrastructure status to the steel industry, it said, will give access to finance at competitive rates from various markets and so...

DMF, as the solvent is known, is classified by the World Health Organization as a probable carcinogen.

Chhattisgarh government’s records reveal that the Raman Singh-led BJP government had made a budget provision of Rs 55 crore for theUjjwala ...

The Mines Ministry is monitoring the implementation of the DMF and the Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY).

A green body today said the DMF rules by Goa Directorate of Mines recently will not only fall "short" of realising its objectives but can a...

This will be part of a newly launched scheme, Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) for welfare of mining-affected people.

The govt said miners who were awarded leases before January 12, 2015 will have to contribute 30 per cent of the royalty to the DMF.

The government expects to raise around Rs 6,000 crore annually that will be used for various welfare schemes.

In the countdown to the notification, government sources indicated the rate is likely to be fixed at 30 per cent for existing and 10 per ce...

The mines and mineral law stipulates creation of a DMF for the interest and benefit of the persons and areas affected by mining-related ope...

Mineral-producing states are expected to start auction of mines bearing minerals such as iron ore, bauxite by October and November.

These payout rates are much lower than the rates prescribed in the new mining law — 100% of royalties for existing and 33% for new mines.

The Mines Ministry is likely to set miners' contribution to the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) at 30 per cent and will notify the guidel...

CCEC will tomorrow take up readiness for mineral auction by states as well as the progress in setting up DMF.

However, he added that the DMF rules are still being formulated, and the Centre will decide on the royalties to be paid for different miner...

Government revised pending royalty rates on minerals including iron ore and bauxite, move ensuring significant swelling in annual revenue o...