India poised for critical mineral breakthrough within a year, says Minister G Kishan ReddyIndia is poised for major advancements in critical minerals in the coming year. A unified government strategy is accelerating resource secu...
28 May, 2026, 08.10 PM IST
GSI ramps up exploration of critical minerals, studies 230 projects in FY26India is boosting its search for vital minerals. The Geological Survey of India is undertaking more exploration projects this fiscal year. ...
01 Dec, 2025, 04.35 PM IST
West Bengal's Purulia district identified as rare earth mining hubGeological Survey of India explores Purulia for rare earths. This aims to reduce India's import dependence. Exploration is also underway in...
11 Jul, 2025, 05.10 PM IST
TEXMiN secures third place at GSI Hackathon 2024 for innovative mineral hunt techniques using AIThe team worked on mineral prospectivity mapping in Jharkhand, utilizing diverse geospatial datasets.
27 Jan, 2025, 12.34 PM IST
GSI charts roadmap with 1,065 programmes, 16% rise in mineral projectsThe 64th CGPB meeting in Bhubaneswar, chaired by VL Kantha Rao, gathered key stakeholders from the exploration, research, and mining sector...
20 Jan, 2025, 10.16 AM IST
GSI study indicates presence of lithium in Odisha: OfficialThe Geological Survey of India has found preliminary indications of lithium in Odisha, with potential to boost electric vehicle manufacturi...
19 Jan, 2025, 10.57 PM IST
India set to open first lithium mines in ChhattisgarhIndia plans to open its first lithium mines in Chhattisgarh's Katghora region, confirmed by the Geological Survey of India. The mines cover...
14 Aug, 2024, 11.49 AM IST
Mineral exploration projects almost doubled in last four years“The National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET) has funded 270 mineral exploration projects in the country out of which 162 projects have be...
18 Dec, 2023, 08.36 PM IST
Exploration companies can now bid for mineral block after rules tweakThe scheme aims to boost activities in the country for exploration of critical and strategic minerals while also easing out the reimburseme...
14 Dec, 2023, 04.39 PM IST
NMET has approved 309 mineral exploration projects so far: GovernmentAddressing the meeting, Union Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi said the Union government is extending substantial financial and techno...
20 Sep, 2023, 10.06 PM IST
Jammu & Kashmir government in process to auction lithium reserves; no timeline yetLithium is a non-ferrous metal and is one of the key components in EV batteries.
24 Mar, 2023, 08.34 PM IST
Centre okays Geological Survey of India's proposal to purchase 2 coastal vessels"The Ministry of Mines has approved the proposal of the Geological Survey of India to procure two coastal vessels as a replacement to the e...
22 Dec, 2022, 07.57 PM IST
Govt aiming at more explorations for underground mineral deposits"The contribution of the mining sector to GDP is less than one per cent and I am talking about minerals other than petroleum products and (...
22 Sep, 2022, 07.21 PM IST
Geological Survey of India plans to procure geo-tech vessel with drilling facilityMulti channel seismic survey capability of the vessel enabled the establishment of gas hydrate in sub-surface layers of Mannar basin.
19 Jul, 2017, 12.06 PM IST
- GSI launches online system to manage, share geo-data
Kolkata, Oct 18 (IANS) The Geological Survey of India on Tuesday launched the Online Core Business Integrated System (OCBIS) to efficiently...
18 Oct, 2016, 05.42 PM IST
Vedanta, NMDC and Coal India likely beneficiaries from NMEP; here's whyThe government has maintained that selection of private explorers would be done through a transparent process of competitive bidding throug...
09 Jul, 2016, 10.46 AM IST
Mines Ministry highlights need for unlocking mineral potential to PM Narendra ModiMines Secretary discussed the issue of raising royalty rates for minerals such as iron ore and bauxite and the likely content and contour o...
27 Jun, 2014, 08.49 PM IST