Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla raised concerns about Members of Parliament not being invited to District Mineral Foundations (DMF) meetings in ...

Bhatt said employment in the Indian armed forces is gender neutral. "There is no distinction in the deployment and working conditions of ma...

Sounding the poll bugle, the BJP leader also urged people to vote out the Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress government in the state in the Assemb...

Accordingly, the regulator levied a fine of Rs 5 lakh on Jena sisters as well as Rs 5 lakh on Chhaparias for violating PFUTP (Prohibition o...

“On an average, additional amount to the extent of about 20% is being charged over and above the applicable charges on account of premium, ...

Tomar said following changes in mining laws, the states have earned nearly Rs 19,000 crore under District Mineral Foundation (DMF) so far.

"The total contribution received in the DMF Trust Fund till October this year stands at Rs 3,548 crore," Chief Secretary A P Padhi said.

Under the rules, the transferee will have to pay a transfer charge equivalent to a certain percentage of the royalty paid, the notification...

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.

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

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

Regretting that states have not auctioned even a single mine, the Centre has asked them to expedite the auction process for iron ore, bauxi...

The government has asked states to establish the District Mineral Foundations (DMF) speedily bringing notifications for these non-profit tr...

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...

The cost of mining is set to go up with the passage of the new mining bill that mandates miners to pay more for project affected people, ac...