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Coal Ministry seeks view on draft coal, lignite mining plan normsIn a groundbreaking move, draft guidelines propose transitioning to advanced technologies for sustainable coal mining, focusing on land res...
Revised mining guidelines to introduce stringent steps to optimise coal extraction: MinistryThe revised mining plan guidelines aim to optimise coal extraction through stringent measures, balancing flexibility for mine owners with r...
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...
Government may cap number of coal blocks a company can holdThe Centre may also specify the maximum number of coal blocks or amount of coal reserves or both that may be allocated to a company or corp...
Government takes on mining mafia with new rulesEnvironment ministry for the first time delegated power of granting environmental clearances for leases up to 5 hectares to district level ...
Centre issues guidelines on sustainable sand mining, proposes crackdown on illegal minersThe Union environment ministry on Wednesday came out with detailed "guidelines on sustainable sand mining" in the country.
Centre, states to discuss mine auction, DMF at CCEC meet tomorrowCCEC will tomorrow take up readiness for mineral auction by states as well as the progress in setting up DMF.
Government may take ordinance route for mines sector reformsThe mining sector, one of the chosen segments for the ambitious 'Make in India' programme of PM, is governed by the Mines and Minerals Act,...
Companies can’t exit projects after allocation of coal blocksIndustry insiders said presently over 10,000-mw of coalbased power generation capacity do not have PPAs, making them ineligible for supply.
Industry sees glaring loopholes in coal auction draft rulesThe draft does not address this issue and the absence of common regulation could lead to irregularities in the allotment of MDO.
Metal, cement companies likely to gain from coal auction normsMeanwhile, some of the smart traders have already started building positions. Hindalco has rallied over 12% in the past one month.
See no worry of coal shortage due to timelines set by Coal Secy: Giriraj Daga, Nirmal Bang'People know that there is a lot of coal available and they will not bid too aggressively as per our understanding,' says Daga.
- New mines bill to be brought in next Lok Sabha session
Tomar said the government is holding talks with all stakeholders and discussing the issues with chief ministers and other officials of the ...
Gujarat National Law University to draft two key laws on deep sea miningThe US, China, Japan, Russia and South Korea lead this race for the natural wealth that lies untapped beneath the seabed.
- Cargo pressure to continue at major ports: ICRA
Cargo pressure will continue at major ports, with iron ore and containers being the main laggards, according to rating agency ICRA.
- Tunnelling via red tape may end for miners
Ministry is looking at ways to reduce time taken in developing captive coal block allotted to companies.
- 'India to let private firms run coal mines'
India will allow private mining firms, including foreign ones, to enter the coal mining sector next month to help increase energy supplies ...
- Selloff: Draft guidelines for natural asset firms circulated
The Disinvestment Ministry has proposed that funds from sale of state undertakings should be set aside for development of backward areas un...
- Disinvestment Min to dilute norms for natural asset firms
The Disinvestment Ministry proposes to dilute some of the contentious provisions over guidelines for natural asset companies, under a new s...
- DoD proposes stiffer labour norms for mining PSUs
The Disinvestment Department has proposed that PSUs involved in mining ores should qualify for 'natural asset' status while imposing additi...