Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today ridiculed the Opposition's clamorous demand for an Assembly or Parliament discussion prior to the signing of the Indo-Bangla land swap deal, saying that no internat

Despite getting a cold shoulder from the farmers who boycotted Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) camps for acquisition of land for the proposed ring road project in majority of the zones, the civic body has once again announced to start the camp from October 12.

BHUBANESWAR: The new Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011 that would replace the old legislation of 1957, has not gone down well with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

The new framework will introduce a benefit-sharing regime while laying down the policy contours for leases given out by state governments. The changes are aimed at dealing with popular resistance to mining projects on the grounds of corruption and adverse social and environmental impact. The industry fears it will make mining unattractive in the country.

New Delhi Miners’ riches will soon have to be shared with the people affected by their activity. The Cabinet on Friday gave its approval to a Bill which proposes to make it mandatory for mining companies to compensate the local population impacted by mining operations. The Bill will be introduced in Parliament in the winter session.

New Delhi:The Union Cabinet is set to approve a law that will provide more rights to tribals for the beginning and end of mining activity besides providing Rs 10,000 crore annually to 60 tribal-dom

The government is expected to notify the much-awaited rules on nuclear liability before the winter session of Parliament — once the ongoing inter-ministerial consultations over the matter are over, a top official said on Thursday.

Subsequently, these rules, which are necessary to be notified following the enactment of Nuclear Liability Bill, would be laid down in Parliament, according to Ravi Grover, principal adviser to the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).

Stumped by political opposition to letting private companies into commercial coal mining, the government has found a way to achieve almost the same without having to face Parliament. It is planning to allot captive coal blocks to private miners like BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Sesa Goa on the condition that these firms have tied up with approved end users for supply.

New Delhi: Goa CM Digambar Kamat’s fate depends on the independent commission probing illegal mining in the state, as the Congress is reluctant to act on the basis of the state’s Public Accounts Co

Almost a fortnight after the government introduced a Bill in Parliament to set up a nuclear safety authority, the CPM on Wednesday picked several holes in the legislation and demanded that it be sc