India well placed to anchor Asia's value chains: FECCGEC East in Singapore focuses on advancing international economic cooperation through dialogue. The forum brings together leaders to discus...
15 Jul, 2026, 08.13 AM IST
EU officials fear leaders will balk in confronting ChinaDespite acknowledging severe stakes, leaders struggle to agree on tangible steps to address a massive trade deficit and Chinese state subsi...
03 Jul, 2026, 11.26 AM IST
Critical minerals, strategic stakes: Inside India's bid to break China's supply chain strangleholdIndia and the US have inked a pact to secure critical mineral supplies, bolstering a broader Quad initiative aiming to invest $20 billion i...
22 Jun, 2026, 11.35 AM IST
"Growth for whom, with whom, in what direction?" : PM Modi challenges conventional economic metrics at G7 SummitAt the 2026 G7 Summit in France, PM Narendra Modi shared insights on X calling for inclusive global economic growth. His schedule includes ...
17 Jun, 2026, 04.19 PM IST
Parliament passes Mines and Minerals Amendment BillParliament has approved the Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill, 2025, to modernize India's mineral sector, particularly focusing on critical...
19 Aug, 2025, 05.31 PM IST
Centre proposes higher NMET contribution to fund overseas critical mineral acquisitionsThe Union government is proposing to increase contributions from mining proceeds to bolster exploration and development of critical mineral...
11 Aug, 2025, 07.36 PM IST
Plan to auction 20 critical mineral blocks under new licence regime in the worksThe central government plans to auction up to 20 critical mineral blocks for deeper exploration under a new license regime to improve the t...
24 Oct, 2024, 11.12 PM IST
Centre to directly sanction critical mineral exploration projects to notified agenciesIn a bid to boost exploration for critical minerals, India's Ministry of Mines will directly authorize exploration projects to private agen...
15 Dec, 2023, 02.41 PM IST
Government says 214 mineral blocks put on sale since 2015As compared to the auction of 108 mineral blocks in six years from 2015 to 2021, 106 blocks have been put on sale in one-and-half years sin...
09 Nov, 2022, 10.37 PM IST
Continuing with certain provisions of MMDR Act to cause loss to state exchequer: GovtThe ministry said it proposes to amend provisions related to grant of prospecting licence and mining leases, and allocate such mineral bloc...
30 Aug, 2020, 05.07 PM IST
Subsume multiple levies into GST to cut tax burden on mining sector: FicciUnderlining multiple challenges coupled with disruptions due to coronavirus lockdown, Ficci has also sought deferment of royalty and contri...
27 Apr, 2020, 09.23 PM IST
Government working towards increasing pvt sector participation in non-coal mineral blocks explorationMines Joint Secretary Bipul Pathak was speaking during the National Summit on Mineral Exploration and Sustainability.
17 Aug, 2018, 04.49 PM IST
ACC Q3 net down 40%, says economic revival slow than expectedThe company, which follows January to December as its fiscal year, had posted a net profit of Rs 192.60 crore during the same period last y...
20 Oct, 2015, 10.24 PM IST
First meeting of NMET in September to discuss fund utilisationThe first meeting of the recently notified National Mineral Exploration Trust will take place next month to discuss the utilisation of its ...
23 Aug, 2015, 12.48 PM IST
Government notifies norms for National Mineral Exploration TrustThe government has notified the setting up of NMET, which will look into the ways to encourage exploration of mines and minerals in the cou...
21 Aug, 2015, 02.59 PM IST
Government likely to fix miners' contribution to DMF at 30%The Mines Ministry is likely to set miners' contribution to the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) at 30 per cent and will notify the guidel...
17 Aug, 2015, 07.43 PM IST
Government to allow PSUs with mining experience for exploration workNot satisfied with their performance, the government has decided to include more entities in the exploration work such as NMDC, SAIL and MO...
02 Feb, 2015, 04.56 PM IST