Highly placed DMK sources told IANS that Gandhi will be shown the door due to his poor performance in the last three years and will be replaced by Ramachandran due to his ill health.DMK has not announced any replacement for these two leaders, but according to party sources, the lone party MLA...
New Delhi, Icra on Wednesday said profits from 38 critical minera blocks put up for sale are unlikely to be realized in the current decade ending 2030 as the mines have not been fully explored.“The early stage of exploration for most of the domestic blocks currently being auctioned suggests...
New Delhi: The suspension order on mining operations at Vedanta's iron ore scheme in Karnataka's Chitradurga has been cancelled, the company said on Tuesday.Vedanta Ltd in April informed BSE about temporary suspension of mining operations at the iron ore mine due to non-compliance with the...
New Delhi: The suspension order on mining operations at Vedanta's iron ore scheme in Karnataka's Chitradurga has been cancelled, the company said on Tuesday.Vedanta Ltd in April informed BSE about temporary suspension of mining operations at the iron ore mine due to non-compliance with the...
A senior official of the Water Resources Department told IANS that the sand mines can be opened after the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) is lifted and once the decision is taken, excavation is likely to start by the end of June.The government is attempting to reopen river sand mines, which have...
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said public sector companies - COA India, NMDC and ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) will start exploring for critical mineral assets abroad.ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) is the foreign investment arm of the state-owned oil and natural gas corporation.These PSUs...
New Delhi: Vedanta group company Hindustan Zinc, Jindal Power and JK Cement are among some of the companies that have emerged as technically qualified bidders for two gold mines put up for sale in Rajasthan.Ramgarh Minerals and Mining Ltd, Hirakud Natural Resources Ltd, Jindal Power Hindustan...
NEW DELHI: Khanij Videsh India Ltd (KABIL) is expected to acquire a lithium block in Australia this year, a top official said on Saturday.Mines Secretary VL Kantha Ra said Kaabil, a joint venture of three PSUs to explore mineral properties overseas, has been operating in Australia since last...
In the keynote address, Union Mines Secretary, V.L. Kantha Rao stressed the importance of State Mining Index, which would promote cooperative federalism as well as competition among the States.Noting that active participation of States is important in making this exercise successful, he...
Shillong: Not a single one of the 26,000 abandoned coal mines in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district has been closed so far despite orders, posing a threat to human lives as well as livestock, the Meghalaya High Court has been informed. Is.Mining and transportation of coal was banned in...
New Delhi [India], Officials from 26 states participated in a workshop on State Mining Index, organized by the Ministry of Mines in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology-Indian School of Mines (IIT-ISM) on Wednesday in Delhi. A release from the Mines Ministry said the index will...
Mines Ministry Secretary V.L. Kantha Rao will chair the workshop, in which senior officials of the state government have been invited to participate. According to an official statement issued on Tuesday, the feedback received from states at the workshop will help in finalizing the framework...
New Delhi: The Mines Ministry in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology, India School of Mines (IIT-ISM), Dhanbad, will organize a one-day workshop on Wednesday to deliberate on the draft framework of the State Mining Index.The objective of the index is to capture the...
Officials said the FIRs were lodged in the Karauli-Sawai Madhopur area, with Mines Director Bhagwati Prasad Kalal saying that of the 27 vehicles seized, 15 were illegally transporting gravel, while 12 machinery were carrying stones.The Mining Department on Wednesday formed 27 squads to check...
New Delhi: India's mineral production in February increased by 8 percent compared to last year, the government said on Thursday.The mineral production index of the mining and quarrying sector stood at 139.6 in February 2024, which is 8 percent compared to February last year.According to...
Director of Rajasthan Mines Department, Bhagwati Prasad Kalal has said that the state government has started a campaign to take strict action by conducting intensive investigation in the gravel affected areas.''A total of 27 teams have been formed to take strict action against illegal mining...
New Delhi: India will become a pioneer in offshore mining as many countries have not done much in this area, a government official said on Tuesday.Offshore mining is the process of obtaining mineral deposits from the deep seabed at depths of more than 200 metres.Speaking at the Critical...
New Delhi [India], A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Ministry of Mines and Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, aimed at providing knowledge support in the field of critical minerals. Critical minerals are important for India's economic development, national security...
New Delhi, Forest and tribal rights activist Alok Shukla on Friday received the prestigious Goldman Environment Award – 2024 for successfully leading a community campaign to save 4,45,000 (4.45 lakh) acres of biodiversity-rich forests from 21 planned coal mines in Chhattisgarh. will get.Also...
New Delhi, Mines Secretary VL Kanta Rao on Monday said the government is committed to selling its stake in Vedanta group company Hindustan Zinc through an offer for sale (OFS) and will take a decision on it after examining the market.The government, the largest minority shareholder in...