Competition Comm orders probe against state-owned IREL for alleged unfair biz practicesOn the basis of the material available on record, the regulator said there appears to be substance in the allegations levelled by the infor...
19 Oct, 2022, 08.13 PM IST
Government imposes restrictions on import of bio-fuelsThe import of these items, which was free earlier, will now only be allowed for non-fuel purpose on actual user basis.
22 Aug, 2018, 03.30 PM IST
'India not realising potential of rare earth industry'Rare earths are a special class of 17 elements that have extensive uses across various industries including computer and IT, clean energy s...
19 Oct, 2016, 07.01 PM IST
Mines Ministry asks DAE to provide data for auction of minesAtomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research, unit of DAE, undertakes exploration, establishment and development of atomic mine...
17 Jul, 2016, 11.23 AM IST
Miners see red over Atomic Minerals Concession RulesAs per the draft, leases of existing operators will be terminated if they are not government organisations in case the TLVs exceed norms, S...
01 Jun, 2016, 10.22 PM IST
Trimex inks MoUs worth Rs 2,500 crore with Andhra PradeshHeavy minerals miner Trimex said it has signed two Memoranda of Understanding with Andhra Pradesh to develop mining at Bhavanapadu and Kali...
11 Jan, 2016, 11.19 PM IST
Mining on coastal sand dunes poses environmental hazardMining in the dune sand along the coastal belt of Andhra Pradesh has raised many eyebrows.
14 Jun, 2015, 10.14 PM IST
Illegal beach sand mining of minerals in Tamil Nadu may be a scam worth Rs 1 lakh croreMinerals found in the sands of our beaches along with monazite include ilmenite, rutile, zircon and garnet.
23 May, 2015, 05.30 PM IST
IDCO signs pact with Indian Rare Earth in OdishaIDCO has planned for Beach Sand mining over an area of about 1,257.03 hectares, Dev said adding that Odisha is gifted with a Coast line of ...
07 Feb, 2015, 04.25 PM IST
- Ease rules, scrap taxes to promote heavy minerals mining: BMPA
Mining of monazite, however, is not open to the private sector due to its strategic importance of being the primary source of radio-active ...
06 Mar, 2014, 06.35 PM IST
Simplify norms for mining beach sand minerals: MEAIUnlike sands available along the river, beach sands can not be used for construction purposes and mining of heavy minerals is very much env...
01 Dec, 2013, 01.45 PM IST
Trimex Sands to invest Rs 150 cr on capacity expansionThe company currently has a single mining lease spread in 7.2 sq km area and has the permission to mine 2 million tonnes of beach sands.
01 Dec, 2013, 12.31 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh keen to attract investment in heavy mineral explorationAndhra Pradesh is keen to attract investment in exploration and mining of heavy minerals from beach sands.
29 Nov, 2013, 07.41 PM IST
Allow private sector in Monazite mining, ease rules: MEAIThe government should allow private sector in mining of Monazite, and ease rules and regulations, an industry body of mining engineers toda...
21 Nov, 2013, 08.12 PM IST
NGT bans illegal beach sand mining in Tamil Nadu, KeralaNGT today banned illegal sand and minerals mining without environmental clearance on beaches and other coastal areas in Tamil Nadu and Kera...
14 Aug, 2013, 08.22 PM IST
- No private licence given for monazite production: DAE
Maintaining that only IREL can produce & process monazite, the DAE has said no given licence to any private entity for this purpose.
21 Oct, 2012, 11.54 AM IST
- Tamin inks pact with Manomaniam Sundaranar
Tamil Nadu Minerals (TAMIN) has signed an MoU with Manonmaniam Sundaranar University to provide scientific know-how for exploiting beach pl...
25 Feb, 2009, 08.02 PM IST