Government must gradually reduce iron ore exports to ensure that adequate quantity of this mineral is available for domestic requirement, a Parliamentary standing committee said. In its report, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel suggested raising the export duty on iron ore beyond the existing 30 per cent. The report was table
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Govt expects report on PPP policy in coal mining by Dec
By December 2013, government expects a nine-member panel to submit report on devising public-private-partnership (PPP) framework in the coal mining sector. In March 2013, the government set up the panel under
the chairmanship of Coal Secretary SK Srivastava to devise PPP framework
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Govt identified 3 blocks for Coal-to- Liquid projects
In order to develop coal liquefaction or coal-to- liquid technology, three coal blocks viz. north of Arkhapal, west of Radhikapur and Ramchandi promotional would be developed. These blocks, which have about 1,500 million tonne of geological coal reserves each, were identified by the Ministry of coal in consultation with Coal India (CIL) and central mine planning & desig
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Odisha govt wants to reserve mines to OMC
If the state government's plan goes well, Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) would get all the remaining mineral bearing areas in the state. Odisha government would write a letter to the union government defending its stand to reserve all balance mineral bearing areas of the state not already held under any
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Meghalaya govt to reconsider mining policy
In order to address the concerns of all stakeholders, Meghalaya government decided to reconsider the state Mines and Minerals Policy, 2012 and implement it after holding wide consultations with them. It may be recalled that the state Mines and Minerals Policy, 2012 allows miners to continue with rat-hole coal
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NGT seeks report on mining dumps from Goa govt
By August 8, Goa government has been asked to submit details on the extent of mining dumps in and outside lease areas in the state to the national green tribunal (NGT). At a recent hearing, the tribunal received an assurance from the state government counsel that a complete report about the dumps will be filed and that it will be a common one for all the mine operators named as resp
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India imported 78% less ore in June quarter
Unconfirmed reports indicate that India imported 185,113 tonne of iron ore during April-June 3013 and this is 78 per cent lower than 826,372 tonne imported in the year-ago period. By the end of August, the government would officially release data on iron ore import, reports indicate.India was once the third-largest exporter of iron ore in the world, exporting about 98 million tonne, or 47 per cent
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SC asks govt to reveal procedure adopted for block allocation
Union government was asked by the Supreme Court to explain the procedure and methodology adopted for the allocation of 164 coal blocks. The apex court asked the central government to submit an affidavit, along with supporting material, explaining the above details. The court passed this order after going through the status report submitted by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
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Odisha govt’s resolution does not pass legal scrutiny
Media reports indicate that the Odisha government may withdraw its earlier decision to mandate mine lessees in the state without end-use plants to sell at least 50 per cent of their output to local industries. On December 5, 2012, the steel & mines department notified the resolution to this effect. However, the law department of the state government has not cleared the resolution as it feels the move may not p
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Goa govt to apprise SC on action against illegal mining
Goa government is taking steps to address the issue of illegal mining in the state and it would apprise the Supreme Court about the measures taken by when the matter comes up for hearing on July 10, reports indicate. Among the measures initiated by the state are adoption of differential global positioning systems (DGPS) mapping, regularization of dumps, e-filling. The state government is learnt to have addressed mining issues in four areas out of the six areas of conc