CEOs need to accelerate their action plans to safeguard the production of commodities critical to the global population and economy as heat stress and drought risk rise around the world, according to PwC's report, Climate Risks to Nine Key Commodities: Protecting People and Prosperity, published. The report, which analysed nine …
A bill to modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims, and for other purposes. This Act may be cited as the
- Adityapur Municipal Council bleeds as transporters evade tax Jamshedpur, April 28: On the banks of Kharkai, a row of trucks wait for their turn to get loaded. Sand is what they carry. Sometimes the consignment is authorised, but more often it
Union Coal Minister Santosh Bagrodia alleged that the BJP government in Karnataka is least interested in the development of the State. Addressing the reporters on Saturday, Bagrodia said,
Washington: Hidden in the bonechilling dark beneath an Antarctic glacier, a colony of strange bacteria is thriving. Scientists investigating the flow of blood-red water from beneath the glacier discovered the bacteria, which have survived for millions of years, living on sulfur and iron compounds, they report in the journal Science. …
PUBLIC sector mining company National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) may stop exports of high-grade iron ore if international ore prices, contracted under long-term agreements (LTA) with other countries, continue to fall sharply. The move is expected to hit steel companies in Japan and Korea that source a large part of …
Afghanistan is looking for mining firms to open up a huge iron deposit, holding an estimated 1.8 billion tonnes of high quality ore, but potential bidders face a volatile security situation in a remote, mountainous region. The Ministry of Mines is offering mineral rights to the Hajigak iron deposit and …
The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) and Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding to extend technical cooperation for jointly pursuing new ventures in the country and abroad. The MoU provides for the exchange of technical and data information pertaining to new and existing …
Some 80 percent of Arctic ice may disappear in 30 years, not 90 as scientists had previously estimated, according to a new study on the impact of global warming. "The amount of the Arctic Ocean covered by ice at the end of summer by then could be only about 1 …
High Court stays operation The Punjab and Haryana High Court today stayed all operations in mines under litigation in Punjab. The directions by Justice Ranjit Singh of the high court were issued keeping in view the large number of disputes pertaining to the mining rights in the state. The filing …
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday sought a report on illegal sand mining operations in coastal districts of Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and neighbouring Navi Mumbai area. A bunch of PILs, including the one filed by city-based NGO Janhit Manch, has alleged that illegal sand mining is being carried out in …
Iron ore prices are unlikely to move up significantly anytime soon, owing to global surpluses compounded by falling demand from major steel producing countries like China, Japan and the European Union states. That
New Delhi: Mines minister Sis Ram Ola has ignored his own officials and the advice of the Karnataka Government and overlooked the Cabinet secretary by intensely pitching for reserving 1,503 hectares of the prized Ramandurg iron ore mines in the state for PSU Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation (MMTC). MMTC …
More than 100 licences would be issued to national and international firms shortly for exploration of multi-billion dollars minerals including gold, copper, lead and coal besides precious stones in vast area in different districts of Northern Areas. Talking to this agency, Deputy Director of Mines and Minerals Department Shahjehan said …
This article critically appraises the incumbent regulatory mechanism in minerals and proposes a redrawal of the authority of central and state governments. It argues that for ensuring intra-generational and inter-generational equity the ownership rights over minerals should be vested with the state governments and the regulatory power with the central …
THREE BRITISH explorers have set out on a 90-day skiing expedition to the North Pole, measuring sea ice thickness the whole way to find out exactly how fast it is disappearing, according to the Catlin Arctic Survey. The data gathered will complement satellite and submarine observations and help ice modelling …
