Asserting that obtaining forest clearances for the renewed iron ore mining leases is the biggest challenge it faces, the state government has sought the intervention of the Union Mines Ministry in
SHILLONG: Justifying the NGT ban on coal mining in the State, Union Minister of Steel and Mines Narendra Singh Tomar has said environmental commitment must take precedence over all other concerns a
The central government released final rules for mineral auction, which for the first time gives states the freedom to earmark a certain percentage of mines for end use and auction them.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 13 of the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely: These rules may be called the Minerals (Evidence of Mineral Contents) Rules, 2015.
