The Supreme Court will hear pleas on May 20 concerning legislative power to tax mineral rights, as the Centre's curative petition is pendin...

State-owned NMDC has raised iron ore lump and fines prices by Rs 200 per tonne, effective immediately. Baila lump ore is now priced at Rs 5...

The government has revised pricing norms for low-grade iron ore, including Banded Haematite Quartzite and Jasper, to encourage its utilizat...

New rules allow mining lease holders to expand their areas. This applies to deep-seated minerals and associated minerals. The contiguous ar...

In a pivotal move, NMDC, the state-owned giant, is set to hike iron ore prices effective April 5, 2026. Following an unprecedented producti...

The royalty rates for caesium and rubidium have been set at 2% of the average sale price (ASP), applicable to the metal contained in the pr...

The Union Cabinet has rationalized royalty rates for Graphite, Caesium, Rubidium, and Zirconium minerals, crucial for high-tech application...

The Supreme Court has urged the Indian government to make a final decision regarding the calculation of royalty on minerals. The court high...

The Supreme Court dismissed petitions to review a ruling that ‘royalty’ paid by mining operators is not a tax. This decision, upheld by an ...

A nine-judge Supreme Court bench, led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, has clarified that royalty is not considered a tax. This statement w...

The Supreme Court reserved its verdict on the taxation of minerals royalty under the Mines and Minerals Act, addressing the conflicting vie...

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

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

Govt gave nod to increasing royalty rates on minerals including iron ore and bauxite, a long-awaited move that will significantly swell ann...

Implementation of new royalty rates for major minerals, which will boost government's revenue significantly, may get delayed as a high-leve...

Inlation has taken a toll on yet another reforms initiative.

Mineral royalty likely to go up by more than Rs 2,000 crore as government may levy royalty on ad-valorem basis.