Rajya Sabha passes Bill to provide fixed 50-year production lease for offshore minerals

Aug 03, 2023

The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the Offshore Areas Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023 to provide a fixed 50-year production lease for...

Lok Sabha passes bill to increase production, processing of critical minerals

Aug 12, 2025

Lok Sabha on Monday passed a bill which seeks to provide a simpler regime for promoting conservation of minerals, zero waste mining and support...

India's mining sector sees growth in April 2024 following record production levels in FY 2023-24: Govt

Jun 01, 2024

According to the Ministry of Mines press release, iron ore and limestone, which together account for approximately 80 per cent of the total mineral...

Key mineral production in India significantly up in Q1 FY25

Aug 01, 2024

The production of key minerals in India, including iron ore and limestone, has continued to demonstrate strong growth in the first quarter of FY...

Parliament passes bill to increase production of critical minerals, enable inclusion of new mineral in a mining lease

Aug 19, 2025

Parliament on Tuesday passed a bill for promoting conservation of minerals, zero waste mining and supporting the objectives of the National Critical Mineral Mission...

Uyghur activist calls for global action to shift sourcing of green technology away from East Turkistan

Jun 07, 2024

Arkin, in her statement, explained how China has been exploiting the Uyghur community of East Turkistan in mining and other operations to retrieve the...