Will the new National Mineral Policy ensure responsible mining?
The NMP 2019 misses out on providing necessary guidance on some fundamental things that would have made it a guiding document to ensure …
Strengthen district mineral foundations' administration, planning: suggests Mines Ministry
With around Rs 2.5 lakh crore accruals estimated in DMFs over next 25 years, it holds enormous potential for removing socio-economic deprivation …
Should district mineral foundations be with state mining departments?
Recent plan to move Odisha DMF from the state planning and convergence department to the mines department raises several questions
Do away with forest clearance to explore mining activities: Mines ministry to MoEF&CC
Since survey and investigation for mining opportunities during exploration do not cause any perceptible changes in forest land, these could be …