The committee is chaired by development commissioner with secretaries of steel & mines and industries departments as members

Seek the closure of a quarry near their houses

The first auction of non-coal mines under the new mining law is likely to take off soon, with states such as Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha showing readiness to auction 105 mine

Putting an end to the discretionary powers enjoyed by state governments in granting leases for quarrying minerals, especially major minerals,

The Rajasthan high court has on Tuesday dismissed a PIL alleging that the state exchequer had suffered a loss of Rs 2,000 crore in the allotment of cement-grade limestone mines to four cement compa

With the state government clearing the decks by extending the lease validity of 26 mines, operations at these mines are set to commence again within a couple of months.Since all the 26 mine leases

To curb illegal mining, the steel and mines department is planning to create a dedicated cell in Odisha Space Applications Centre (ORSAC).

The policy's priority will be on exploration of key bulk minerals like iron ore and bauxite