The Odisha illegal mining scam amounts to Rs. 59,203 crore and illegal iron and manganese ore amounting to 22.80 crore tonnes was extracted illegally from the state for almost a decade, reveals Shah Commission report. Read first two volumes of this report.

Environment clearance for minor minerals received from District Authorities: minutes of the 71st meeting of the Maharashtra State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) held on 20th to 23rd May, 2013.

The Ministry is now bringing out the Guidelines for Support to Research in mining & mineral sector to provide renewed scientific impetus to address the emerging mining challenges, broaden the participation of stakeholders, introduce the concept of cost-sharing and make the research in Mines more productive, with an emphasis on outputs and ou

Minerals are valuable natural resource being the vital raw material for infrastructure, capital goods and basic industries. The endowment is finite and non-renewable. Hence, the exploitation of minerals has to be guided by long term National Goals and Perspectives. The State Mineral Policy is an integration of National Mineral policy.

Environment clearance for minor minerals received from District Authorities: minutes of the 60th meeting of the Maharashtra State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) held on 14th & 15th May, 2013.

These rules may be called the Punjab Minor Mineral (Amendment) Rules, 2013. They shall come into force on and with effect from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.