Offshore mineral blocks: Govt to launch 1st round of auction on Thursday; 13 mines to be on saleIndia is set to auction 13 offshore mineral blocks in the Arabian Sea and Andaman Sea on November 28, 2024. This groundbreaking initiative ...
27 Nov, 2024, 01.56 PM IST
Govt plans to auction offshore mineral blocks in 2-3 months: G Kishan ReddyIndia's government is gearing up to auction off approximately 10 offshore mineral blocks within the next few months, aiming to boost domest...
14 Nov, 2024, 02.45 PM IST
India will become leader in offshore mining: OfficialMines Secretary V L Kantha Rao in his address on Monday had said that the auction of offshore mines will begin in three months' time. The O...
30 Apr, 2024, 07.48 PM IST
First tranche of offshore mineral auction expected by mid-2024: Pralhad JoshiThe first tranche of offshore minerals auctions, including 10 blocks, is likely to kick off by June-July this year. The auctions are being ...
03 Mar, 2024, 03.09 PM IST
Draft guidelines for notification of private agencies to be discussed at workshop on offshore miningAmendments in the Offshore Areas Mineral (Development & Regulation) Act, 2002 and the recent handover of 35 offshore blocks by Geological S...
12 Feb, 2024, 03.18 PM IST
Mines ministry identifies some offshore blocks for explorationThe mines ministry has identified offshore blocks within India's exclusive economic zone for granting operational rights, following amendme...
28 Dec, 2023, 05.04 PM IST
Rajya Sabha clears bill on fixed 50-year lease for offshore mineralsOffshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill,: There are so many safeguards through legislations and rules, he said a...
04 Aug, 2023, 01.16 AM IST
Rajya Sabha passes Offshore Mineral (Development and Regulation) billIndia's Upper House has passed an amendment bill to the Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act paving the way for extracti...
03 Aug, 2023, 06.04 PM IST
India's parliament passes bill to provide fixed 50-year production lease for offshore mineralsThe Rajya Sabha passed the Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023, which seeks to provide a fixed 50-year...
03 Aug, 2023, 04.22 PM IST
LS passes bill to provide fixed 50-year production lease for offshore mineralsA bill to provide a fixed 50-year production lease for offshore minerals was passed by Lok Sabha on Tuesday amid protests by the opposition...
01 Aug, 2023, 06.28 PM IST
Offshore Mineral (Development and Regulation) bill passed by Lok SabhaLok Sabha has passed a bill that paves the way for mining offshore minerals. The Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act of...
01 Aug, 2023, 04.16 PM IST
Centre sets eyes on ramping up offshore mineral production with new billThe Indian government has introduced a bill to amend the Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002, to create a transpa...
27 Jul, 2023, 05.05 PM IST
Bill to amend offshore areas minerals law introduced in Lok Sabha amid Manipur protestsThe Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023 was introduced in Lok Sabha by Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on...
27 Jul, 2023, 04.46 PM IST
Govt to introduce amendment bill for offshore mineralsThe Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act was enacted in 2002. However, not even a single rock could be mined out from th...
21 May, 2023, 12.12 PM IST
Government likely to open up offshore mining of non-atomic minerals for private playersIdentification of mineral blocks has begun and auctions should take off by the calendar year-end, officials in the know told ET.
23 Feb, 2023, 12.24 AM IST
Govt prohibits mining of atomic minerals by private entitiesAtomic minerals zirconium, monazite and thorium are found in abundance along several beaches of the country.
27 Jul, 2019, 07.15 PM IST
Auction of 60 offshore mineral blocks in first phase: GovernmentOffshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002 will be redrafted in two to three months time, Mines Secretary Balvinder Kuma...
22 Jan, 2017, 02.05 PM IST