The central government in February this year said that 5.9 million tonnes of lithium reserves had been found for the first time in the country in Jammu and Kashmir.
A Geological Survey of India's (GSI) field visit during 2018-19 in Adash block of Deogarh district in Odisha revealed the presence of gold as an associated metal, along with copper, Minister of Coal and Pralhad Joshi informed Rajya Sabha on Monday.
Responding to a written question asked by MLA from Dhenkanal, Sudhir Kumar Samal, the Minister stated "The surveys of the Directorate of Mines and Geological Survey Of India (GSI) revelation the presence of Gold reserves in three districts including Deogarh, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj."
Locals at the Salal-Haimana area of Reasi district on Friday exuded optimism after Lithium deposits were found for the first time in the country, in Jammu and Kashmir.
According to the Sub-divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Doda, Athar Amir Zargar, the cracks started appearing in December last year which have now started aggravating.
A team of scientists from the Geological Survey of India (GSI) reached Jammu and Kashmir's Doda to analyse the Joshimath-like situation in the district as nearly two dozen structures reported subsidence.
Badarinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee Chairman Ajendra Ajay said that as per the Geological Survey of India (GSI) report there's no threat to the temple complex at present.
In the wake of the land subsidence incident in Uttarakhand's Joshimath, the Centre on Sunday constituted a team of experts from seven different organisations to study and submit its recommendations.
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday said the government is making sustained efforts to attract more private entrepreneurs to invest in mineral exploration.
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will post for hearing next week a plea of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy seeking direction to the Centre to declare 'Ram Sethu' as a national heritage monument.
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): The Geological Survey of India (GSI) is planning to constitute a team of experts for the assessment of glacier burst in Uttarakhand's Chamoli using physical mapping and satellite images.