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 …
The Government of India is mulling extending the validity of key statutory approvals like environment and forestry clearances by three years in respect of mining leases headed for expiry by March 31, 2020. The step, if implemented, will ensure hassle-free auctions of the mines besides facilitating seamless change in ownership. …
India's cabinet approved a policy on Tuesday that allows owners of coal mines that produce solely for their own use, known as "captive coal mines, to sell 25 percent of their output in the open market. The move seeks to "increase competitiveness" and address a tepid response to captive coal …
Enrvironmental and social impact assessments (ESIAs), environmental and social management plans (ESMP), closure and rehabilitation plans, and potential resettlement action plans (RAPs) are essential tools for any process related to the granting of environmental permits or mining authorizations. Unfortunately, these issues are often poorly considered in the initial phases of …
Out of 81624 projects sanctioned under District Mineral Foundation only 22026 projects worth Rs. 4888 crore have been completed according to the Standing Committee report on coal and steel submitted in the Parliament on Dec 27, 2018. Goa, Bihar, Kerala, Meghalaya have not yet approved the schemes said the report. …
Jaipur: The second phase of aerial survey of existing nuclear mineral deposits in Alwar district has begun. It is being conducted by Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research, Hyderabad. The survey is aimed at gathering information necessary geological mineral deposits for the nuclear power programme in the country and …
Vedanta-controlled Bharat Aluminium Company Limited is the only big group operating in the district at present Mineral deposits in Chhattisgarh's Kabeerdham district, which many big players ignored to explore, could now see a new life. This will be made possible as the region, endowed with rich mineral deposits, will soon …
Scientists have found a rapid way of creating magnesite, a mineral that can absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, offering a potential solution to global warming. The research, presented recently at the Goldschmidt geochemistry conference in Boston, explained how magnesite can form at low temperatures and offered a way to …
Abubakar Bwari, the Minister of State, Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, says more than two million people in Nigeria depend on illegal mining for their livelihood. Mr Bwari made this known at a two-day “First National Stakeholders’ Discourse on Opportunities and Challenges of Artisanal Mining in Nigeria’’ on Monday …
Odisha, the topmost State in terms of District Minerals Fund (DMF) collection with a total cumulative accrual of Rs 4,453 crore, has missed out on making targeted investments on issues such as healthcare, child nutrition and livelihoods. Of the Rs 2,588.9 crore sanctioned so far for projects under DMF in …
Jaipur: Rajasthan has used only 12% of the allocation of fund for District Mineral Foundation (DMF), a trust to work for the interest and benefit of persons and areas affected by mining related operations, claims a report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi. DMF is a …
A study of District Mineral Foundation (DMF) funds expenditure, that are collected from mining companies, by Centre for Science and Environment shows beneficiaries have not been identified in any of the mining-heavy districts and funds are not being spent on priority issues such as malnutrition and mortality among children under …
The study claimed there is no scope for representation of mining-affected communities in district DMF bodies that are dominated by district officials and political representatives from mining areas. Even as a whopping Rs 18,467 crore has been collected from 20 minerals bearing States of the country under the most ambitious …
In October 2016, the Jharkhand Government directed all districts to use their District Mineral Foundation (DMF) investments for developing piped-water schemes and construction of toilets to meet the ODF targets. All investments since have focussed only on these two issues. And there are question marks over many of the piped …
The mining sector will play a key role in the transition toward a low-carbon future. The technologies required to facilitate this shift, including wind turbines, solar panels and improved energy storage, all require significant mineral and metal inputs and, absent any dramatic technological advances or an increase in the use …
Ore consumers say price cut not enough; Pellet capacities are making losses With Karnataka iron ore mining companies unable to clear their stocks, the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (Fimi) is asking the Supreme Court (SC) for permission to export ore pellets. Its letter informing the Union commerce ministry of …
Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has published a notice restricting the granting of new applications for technical co-operation permits, exploration and production rights pending the publication of a notice of invitation for applications. “It is significant to note that the restriction does not affect the exclusive rights conferred by the …
The sea below 200 meters depth accounts for 95% of the volume of the ocean, making it the largest habitat for life on Earth. Though it is perpetually cold, generally dark, and subject to extreme pressures, the deep sea contains a wealth of unique and unusual species, habitats and ecosystems. …
Bicholim: Directorate General for Mines Safety and Goa State Pollution Control Board have inspected all 88 mines for monsoon preparedness, Goa Mineral Ore Exporters Association (GMOEA) said. In its report to the state government, the directorate general for mines safety has stated that all measures required to be taken till …
BENGALURU: In the high-voltage war of words between opposition leader BS Yeddyurappa and chief minister HD Kumaraswamy, the long-pending case of Janthakal mining scandal resurfaced. Yeddyurappa, in his speech targeting Kumaraswamy, raised the 2007 allegations when the CM had “pressurised” then mines secretary Gangaram Baderiya to clear a file in …
We all take multivitamins to provide our body with additional nutrients other than the meager quantity we get from our adulterated foods. But it turns out, contrary to popular belief, common vitamin and mineral supplements provide no health benefit at all. A study conducted by the St. Michael Hospital, the …
