Mines And Minerals Act

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  Government Allows Sale Of Up To 50% Coal From Captive Mines

  Coal Ministry has allowed sale of up to 50 per cent coal produced in a financial year from captive mines after meeting their end-use needs

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  Sell Majority Stake In PSUs To Cut Import Bill: Vedanta To Government

  Vedanta said the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act needs to be amended to make it more attractive.

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  Opinion: After Dalit Anger, This Could Be The Next Big Upsurge

  The criminal exclusion of tribal communities in decision-making processes is true not only in connection with the CAF Bill. Tribal voices were ignored when the amendments to the Mines and Minerals Act was pushed through, depriving them of their basic right to consent or withhold consent on takeover of their land.

• 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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  Bills to Auction Mines, Cancelled Coal Blocks Passed in Rajya Sabha

  Hours before Parliament breaks for a month-long recess in the Budget session, the Mines and Minerals Bill and the Coal Mines Bill were passed by the Rajya Sabha, with the government managing to swing the support of some opposition parties.

• Government May Take Ordinance Route for Mines Reforms: Report

  The mining sector, one of the chosen segments for the ambitious 'Make in India' programme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is governed by the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957.

• High Court order on DMK MLA's petition

  Holding that registration of a case under Indian Penal Code and 'Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Act' was not illegal if the act of an accused constituted offences under both statutes, Madras High Court today held police could proceed with its investigation.

• Govt’s new Mines and Minerals Act

  The nexus between the naxals and the mining mafia in some of the mineral rich states of the country is no secret. Besides this, rampant illegal mining has resulted in exploitation of our rich natural resources. But this may change with the new mines and mineral policy being prepared by the government. “The Naxals link with mining indu...