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Mineral output grows by 14.2 per cent in April-January 2021-22
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New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): India's mineral production increased by 14.2 per cent year-on-year during the April-January 2021-22 period led by strong growth in output of magnesite, lignite, bauxite, gold, coal, and natural gas, the government data showed on Thursday.
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India needs 1.3 to 1.5 billion tonnes of coal by 2030
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New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): The government on Wednesday informed that India needs 1.3 to 1.5 billion tonnes of coal by 2030.
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Coal supplies have increased to normal level, there is no shortage, says G
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New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): Coal stock at the power plants had depleted to a low of 7.2 million tonnes in October 2021 due to interruption in supply and increased demands, but the supply has now normalised and there is no shortage, Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Af
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Microbes, minerals might have triggered Earth's oxygenation: Study
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Washington [US], March 15 (ANI): There was barely any oxygen in the air for the first 2 billion years of Earth's history and though some microbes were photosynthesizing by the latter part of this period, accumulation of oxygen had not reached levels that would impact the global biosphere.
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At lease 10 die in Burkina Faso gold mine attack
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Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], March 13 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 10 people were killed on Saturday in an attack that targeted a gold mine in Burkina's Sahel region, local media reported on Sunday.
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14 killed in Burkina Faso gold mine attack
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Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], March 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Fourteen people were killed after unidentified armed men attacked a gold mine in the commune of Seytenga in Burkina Faso on Thursday afternoon, said the official news agency AIB on Friday.
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Australia announces critical minerals investment partnership with India
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Canberra [Australia], March 11 (ANI): Australia has announced a three-year critical minerals investment partnership with India that will unlock mutual benefits for both countries from Canberra's leading critical minerals sector.
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NLC reclaims 2600 hectares of land from mined out area
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New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): NLC India Ltd, a Navratna Public Sector Undertaking, has reclaimed 2600 hectares of land from mined-out area and carried out afforestation on a major part of the land as part of its Green Belt creation initiative, the Ministry of Coal said on Thursday.
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Cabinet approves amendment to Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulati
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New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved a proposal related to amendment in the second schedule of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 that seeks to specify rates of royalty in respect of certa
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14 dead in coal mine accident in China's Guizhou
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Guiyang [China], March 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Fourteen trapped people were confirmed dead following a coal mine accident in southwest China's Guizhou Province, the local authority said on Sunday.
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PM Modi to address webinar on energy for sustainable growth tomorrow
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New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a webinar on the theme called "Energy for Sustainable Growth" on Friday comprising Ministries of Power, Petroleum and Natural Gas, New and Renewable Energy, Coal, Mines, External Affairs and Environment Forest and
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Leniency towards Taliban will prove disastrous, says Former Afghan Ministe
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Oslo [Norway], March 3 (ANI): Afghanistan's former Minister of Mines and Petroleum, Nargis Nehan suggested that leniency towards the Taliban would be perilous as it could embolden fundamentalist groups elsewhere to stage similar takeovers.
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