Lok Sabha passes MMDR Amendment billThe Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023 has been passed by the Lok Sabha. This bill will give the Central ...
Centre taking steps for development of mining sector: Government tells LSThe minister said considering the future of mining industry, the National Mineral Exploration Trust has been constituted under Section 9(C)...
Govt to amend MMDR Act to expedite exploration of coalA bill for bringing the amendment to the Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation Act will be introduced in the next session of Parlia...
Amendments to MMDR Bill will help banks recover stressed assets: Balvinder Kumar, Mines Secretary, MMDR ActIn an interview with ET Now, Balvinder Kumar, Mines Secretary, MMDR ACT says amendment to MMDR bill will keep concerns of cement industry i...
Government clears proposal to amend MMDR ActGovernment cleared a proposal to amend the MMDR Act to allow transfer of captive mining leases not granted through auction.
Bombay High Court rejects UltraTech Cement's plan to buy JP Associates’ plants in MPBombay High Court has rejected the scheme of arrangement for the acquisition, citing the new MMDR Act as the prime reason.
Remove some minerals from atomic list in MMDR Act: Beach minersBeach sand mineral (BSM) industry has sought the exclusion of some minerals from the atomic minerals list in the MMDR Act.
Odisha gets Rs 895 crore by signing supplementary lease deeds: Steel and mines minister Prafulla Kumar MallickThe new MMDR Act, 2015 allowed extension of lease period of captive mines by 15 years, while the non-captive mines were allowed to operate ...
Cheaper steel imports in weak demand conditions pose a challenge to Indian manufacturersWhereas steel exports shrank by 8.1% in 2014-15, imports surged by almost 71% due to a sharper fall in international steel prices than dome...
Mines ministry prepares draft rules for mineral auctionThe Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Amendment Act, 2015 was notified on March 27, 2015 to amend the MMDR Act, 1957.
MMDR Act amendments create fresh hurdle for Posco projectThe plagued project, one of the largest foreign direct investment proposals in India, has had an uphill 11-year journey.
Goa government renews 13 mining leasesDirectorate of Mines and Geology issued renewal order to 13 mining leases under section 8 (3) of MMDR (Mines and Minerals [Development and ...
Mining Engineers’ Association of India writes to Pranab Mukherjee on Supreme Court order on Goa illegal miningMEAI has written to the President of India against the recent Supreme Court order declaring all mining in Goa post November 2007 as illegal.
Mining body writes to President on SC order on Goa illegal miningMEAI said, “There are several mines in India operating under deemed renewal beyond the first renewal.
Who owns our minerals, state, individual, or governments elected by people?In one stroke, three judges completely changed the way mining would henceforth be carried out in the country.
Centre has sole right to allocate major minerals: Coal MinistryThe apex Court had questioned the Centre's right to make allocations, given that the MMDR Act recognises minerals as state property.
- Amendment in MMDR Act in winter session
The Centre is actively planning to introduce relevant amendments to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act in the winter s...