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Adani Group Firm Ambuja Cement Won Bids For 24 Limestone Mines In FY24
Adani group firm Ambuja Cements, which is aggressively pushing for expansion, has won 24 bids for new limestone mines estimated to have a total resource of 587 million tonnes of limestone, according to the company's annual report.
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NASA Robots Compete in DARPA's Subterranean Challenge Finals for Chance to Win $2 Million
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)-led Team CoStar is set to participate in the Subterranean Challenge finals that are scheduled to be held this week. The challenge involves a demonstration of multi-robot autonomy in a series of tests in extreme environments. Details here.
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Mineral Production Index Rose By 23% In June 2021
Mineral production index for June 2021 saw a 23 per cent growth compared to the corresponding period of 2020, as it stood at 105.5
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Andhra To Give Rs 10 Lakh Each To Families Of Kadapa Mine Blast Victims
The Andhra Pradesh government on Sunday announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each to the kin of the 10 workers killed in an explosion at a limestone mine in Kadapa district on May 8.
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Rajasthan To Conduct E-Auction For 4 Mining Blocks Soon
The State government had permitted auctioning of five large-scale mining blocks in 2016-17.
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Green Nod To Lafarge India's Rs 194 Crore Limestone Mine Project
Nongtrai limestone mine is operated by Lafarge Umiam Mining Pvt Ltd, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Lafarge Surma Cement Ltd , Bangladesh
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Mines Auction Picks Up Pace, States To Get Rs 59,500 Crore In Revenue
The first successful auction took place in February 2016, with two small limestone blocks in Chhattisgarh going under the hammer. The mineral-rich state will generate about Rs 18 crore from the two blocks over the next 50 years.
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Birla Corp To Set Up Clinker Plant In Maharashtra
Birla Corporation will set up a three million tonnes per annum (MTPA) clinker plant in Maharashtra to help it expand its presence in the western India market.
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JK Lakshmi Cement Gets Green Nod For Expansion Project: Report
JK Lakshmi Cement has received environment clearance for expansion of its limestone mine output in Rajasthan, entailing an investment of Rs 120 crore.
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Meghalaya Budget: Tax On Liquor, Petroleum Hiked
Liquor, petroleum and limestone will be more expensive in Meghalaya as the government on Monday levied fresh taxes on them to meet shrinking resources after the National Green Tribunal banned coal mining in the north-eastern state.
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Jaypee Gets Green Nod to Expand Limestone Mining in Andhra Pradesh
Jaypee Cement has received the green nod for expansion of limestone mining capacity from 3.47 million tonnes per annum to 6 MTPA in Andhra Pradesh, entailing an investment of Rs 95 crore.
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States to Put 82 Blocks for Auction by October-November: Mines Secretary
India's 12 mineral producing states will put 82 mining blocks containing minerals such as iron ore, bauxite and limestone under the hammer by October-November this year, a top government official said on Tuesday.
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ACC Resumes Limestone Mining Operations at Bargarh
Cement major ACC Ltd has resumed limestone mining operations at Bargarh, Odisha, after about nine months.
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Cracks Develop in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh Fort as Illegal Mining Continues
It has stood the test of time for over 1,000 years, but the historic Chittorgarh fort in Rajasthan is now under attack. Illegal mining of limestone in the vicinity has resulted in cracks in Kumbha Mahal and the Vijay Stambha (victory tower) located inside the fort.
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Road-widening projects can start without forest clearance, rules Supreme Court
In a major relief for the road sector, the Supreme Court today ruled in favour of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) delinking environment clearance from forest clearance. The judgement allows companies award contracts to start their road-widening work with just the environment clearance, without needing to wait for forest clearance.
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Adani Group Firm Ambuja Cement Won Bids For 24 Limestone Mines In FY24
Adani group firm Ambuja Cements, which is aggressively pushing for expansion, has won 24 bids for new limestone mines estimated to have a total resource of 587 million tonnes of limestone, according to the company's annual report.
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NASA Robots Compete in DARPA's Subterranean Challenge Finals for Chance to Win $2 Million
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)-led Team CoStar is set to participate in the Subterranean Challenge finals that are scheduled to be held this week. The challenge involves a demonstration of multi-robot autonomy in a series of tests in extreme environments. Details here.
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Mineral Production Index Rose By 23% In June 2021
Mineral production index for June 2021 saw a 23 per cent growth compared to the corresponding period of 2020, as it stood at 105.5
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Andhra To Give Rs 10 Lakh Each To Families Of Kadapa Mine Blast Victims
The Andhra Pradesh government on Sunday announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each to the kin of the 10 workers killed in an explosion at a limestone mine in Kadapa district on May 8.
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Rajasthan To Conduct E-Auction For 4 Mining Blocks Soon
The State government had permitted auctioning of five large-scale mining blocks in 2016-17.
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Green Nod To Lafarge India's Rs 194 Crore Limestone Mine Project
Nongtrai limestone mine is operated by Lafarge Umiam Mining Pvt Ltd, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Lafarge Surma Cement Ltd , Bangladesh
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Mines Auction Picks Up Pace, States To Get Rs 59,500 Crore In Revenue
The first successful auction took place in February 2016, with two small limestone blocks in Chhattisgarh going under the hammer. The mineral-rich state will generate about Rs 18 crore from the two blocks over the next 50 years.
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Birla Corp To Set Up Clinker Plant In Maharashtra
Birla Corporation will set up a three million tonnes per annum (MTPA) clinker plant in Maharashtra to help it expand its presence in the western India market.
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JK Lakshmi Cement Gets Green Nod For Expansion Project: Report
JK Lakshmi Cement has received environment clearance for expansion of its limestone mine output in Rajasthan, entailing an investment of Rs 120 crore.
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Meghalaya Budget: Tax On Liquor, Petroleum Hiked
Liquor, petroleum and limestone will be more expensive in Meghalaya as the government on Monday levied fresh taxes on them to meet shrinking resources after the National Green Tribunal banned coal mining in the north-eastern state.
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Jaypee Gets Green Nod to Expand Limestone Mining in Andhra Pradesh
Jaypee Cement has received the green nod for expansion of limestone mining capacity from 3.47 million tonnes per annum to 6 MTPA in Andhra Pradesh, entailing an investment of Rs 95 crore.
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States to Put 82 Blocks for Auction by October-November: Mines Secretary
India's 12 mineral producing states will put 82 mining blocks containing minerals such as iron ore, bauxite and limestone under the hammer by October-November this year, a top government official said on Tuesday.
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ACC Resumes Limestone Mining Operations at Bargarh
Cement major ACC Ltd has resumed limestone mining operations at Bargarh, Odisha, after about nine months.
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Cracks Develop in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh Fort as Illegal Mining Continues
It has stood the test of time for over 1,000 years, but the historic Chittorgarh fort in Rajasthan is now under attack. Illegal mining of limestone in the vicinity has resulted in cracks in Kumbha Mahal and the Vijay Stambha (victory tower) located inside the fort.
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Road-widening projects can start without forest clearance, rules Supreme Court
In a major relief for the road sector, the Supreme Court today ruled in favour of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) delinking environment clearance from forest clearance. The judgement allows companies award contracts to start their road-widening work with just the environment clearance, without needing to wait for forest clearance.
