BY VENKAT PARSA
NEW DELHI
A transparent mines regulatory regime is on the cards. The Union mines ministry plans to develop a Mining Tenement System, which will help in creating a transparent regulatory regime for prospecting and mining licences in collaboration with the state governments. Several states are already experimenting with similar systems and a sharing of experience as well as data will be in the overall interest of the mineral sector.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/new-regulatory-regime-mines
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/asian-age-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining-regulations
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industrial-licensing
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/geological-survey-india-gsi
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-mines
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-mineral-policy-2008