According to the union minister, the reclassification has been done to bring uniformity in the enforcement of environmental laws across states, as before each state had its own classification to allow mining. Similarly, he also informed that only 0.19 per cent of the whole range has been ope
"Mining activity in the Aravalli range will only be possible in 0.19 per cent of the area, which is less than one per cent, and even there, no new mines have been opened," Yadav said in an interview with ANI.
Beijing [China], August 15 (ANI): As new mines are slated to start in Australia and various other regions, China's dominance of rare-earth metals is likely to fade away as the prices are witnessing a slump due to the slowdown in Chinese auto production in the first half of the year.
New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): The Ministry of Coal on Tuesday launched the auction process of 40 new coal mines in which 21 new mines are under the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act 2015 and 19 are under the Tranche three of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act 1957.
New Delhi [India], Sept 24 (ANI): India is striving to ramp up coal production from the current annual level of 730 million tonnes (MT) to 1,149 MT by 2023 to reduce imports, Union Minister for Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi said on Tuesday.