The new royalty structure is expected to encourage the auction of mineral blocks containing caesium, rubidium and zirconium, thereby unlock...

The Union government is proposing to increase contributions from mining proceeds to bolster exploration and development of critical mineral...

The Union Cabinet has approved the National Critical Mineral Mission with an outlay of Rs 16,300 crore to boost domestic critical mineral p...

Recent mining sector developments in India include a planned national mission for critical minerals and a Supreme Court ruling allowing sta...

India plans amendments to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act for easier funding of overseas acquisitions and mine expa...

The Supreme Court dismisses review petitions challenging its ruling that states can levy taxes on mineral-bearing lands. The Centre argues ...

A nine-judge Supreme Court bench reserved its decision on applying last week's judgment on states' power to tax mines and minerals rights r...

The Supreme Court reserved its decision on whether a recent judgment upholding state powers to tax mines and minerals should be applied ret...

With this, the exercise of rationalising royalty rates for all 24 critical and strategic minerals is complete, an official statement said. ...

First round of critical mineral bids was called in November 2023. This was made possible after an amendment to the Mines and Minerals (Deve...

India is set to launch its first-ever auction of 20 critical mineral blocks on November 29. This initiative aims not only to bolster econom...

India plans to invite bids within two weeks for 20 crucial mineral blocks, encompassing minerals like lithium and graphite, aiming to bolst...

NLC India Ltd, a state-owned mining and power generation company, is considering the mining of critical minerals, such as lithium. The comp...

Prior to this decision, there was no royalty rate specified for these minerals and it was pegged at 12% of the average sale price (ASP), si...

“I wouldn't worry too much about these things. You're often told…it can't be done because country X has already bought the next 20 years, 3...

The Union Cabinet has approved royalty rates for critical minerals in India. The decision comes as the government prepares to auction criti...

NITI Aayog has proposed incentives in the form of tax benefits and a production linked incentive scheme to encourage production and refinin...