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PM Modi to address launch event of auction of 41 coal mines for commercial
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the launch event of the auction of 41 coal mines for commercial mining on Thursday outlining his vision for the country to achieve self-reliance in the mining sector which is the key source of input for many basic
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6 killed in mine cave-in at Madhya Pradesh
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 14 (ANI): Six labourers were killed while four others sustained injuries when the limestone quarry that they were working in caved in at Beohari area in Shahdol, police said.
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YSRCP govt should order CBI probe into its scams, unchecked corruption: TD
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 12 (ANI): Furious with YSRCP government ordering of CBI probe into irregularities in previous TDP regime, the party has demanded the state government to hold CBI enquiry on YSRCP's sand, land, wine and mine mafia.
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CM Uddhav Thackeray inaugurates coal mine near Nagpur
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 6 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday inaugurated the Western Coalfields' (WCL) Adasa coal mine near Nagpur through video conferencing.
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Minimum wages to all MGNREGA workers in Odisha's Keonjhar
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 4 (ANI): In order to secure and enhance the livelihood of rural poor and returning migrant workers in the light of COVID-19 pandemic, District Mineral Foundation (DMF), Keonjhar has decided to provide 'minimum wages' to all MGNREGA workers in the distric
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Telangana: 4 killed, 3 injured in blast at coal mine site in Peddapalli
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Peddapalli (Telangana) [India], June 2 (ANI): At least four contract employees of the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) were killed and three severely injured in a blast on Tuesday at the coal mining site here.
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The detective aboard the Perseverance Mars Rover
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 27 (ANI): Mars is a long way from 221B Baker Street, but one of fiction's best-known detectives will be represented on the Red Planet after NASA's Perseverance rover touches down on Feb. 18, 2021. SHERLOC, an instrument on the end of the rover's robotic arm, will h
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Mining and mineral sector hit due to Covid-19 led slowdown: KPMG
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Both state and central government exchequers are expected to get affected as collections against statutory levies and taxes are lower due to lower volume of mineral production amid the Covid-19 crisis, professional services firm KPMG said on Friday.
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Hindustan Zinc profit sinks 33 pc to Rs 1,339 crore in March quarter
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Udaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 21 (ANI): Integrated producer of zinc, lead and silver Hindustan Zinc on Thursday reported 33 per cent decline in net profit to Rs 1,339 crore for the quarter ended March 31 as compared to Rs 2,012 crore in Q4 FY19.
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CCEA approves new methodology for auction of coal, lignite mines
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the methodology for auction of coal and lignite mines/blocks on revenue sharing basis and increasing the tenure of coking coal linkage.
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No intention to privatise Coal India, says Pralhad Joshi
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Minister of Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi on Monday said that the government "doesn't have any intention to privatise state-owned Coal India Ltd".
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Mining sector reforms is huge opportunity for employment, add to GDP: Unio
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Hailing the reforms in the mining sector announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, Union Mines and Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday said that reforms will bring a huge opportunity for employment as well as to add to the GDP.
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