India has proposed opening up offshore mining or deep-sea mining of non-atomic minerals or poly-metallic nodules to private companies. Production leases are to be granted only through competitive bidding. The Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023, proposing these changes, was introduced in Parliament by the Minister for Mines,
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/offshore-areas-mineral-development-and-regulation-amendment-bill-2023
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/offshore area mineral development bill 2023.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/lok-sabha
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/offshore-areas-mineral-act-2002
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/minerals
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining-regulations
