5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (497+ words) The latest overhaul of India’s mining law addresses one of the industry’s most persistent bottlenecks—access to mineral-bearing land—as the Centre moves to bring structural certainty to the regulatory framework governing mining projects. While headline attention around the Mines…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (605+ words) CHENNAI: The natural resources department has achieved Rs. 1,079 crore in mineral revenue in three months - from April to June - this year, as against Rs. 999 crore during the same period last year, showing a rise of about 8 per cent, raising optimism…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (168+ words) POONCH: District Development Commissioner Ashok Kumar Sharma, today chaired a meeting in his office chamber to deliberate upon the Mining Plans and Progressive Mine Closure Plans for Minor Mineral Blocks (03 Nos.) in Poonch district. The meeting was convened in accordance…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (397+ words) September 2, 2026 by Jide Orintunsin, Abuja The Federal Government has issued a stern warning to sub-national governments against enacting uncoordinated and unilateral mining policies, cautioning that such actions undermine President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda for the nation’s extractive sector....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (247+ words) Both Houses of Parliament recently passed the Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation Amendment Act, 2026. It seeks to reverse the Supreme Court’s nine-judge bench ruling in Mineral Area Development Authority v. Steel Authority of India, decided in 2024. The way forward…...

2+ week, 39+ min ago   (266+ words) marketscreener.com Somerset Minerals Limited announced the appointment of experienced exploration geologist Mr Alex Vilela to the Board as Executive Technical Director, effective August 31, 2026 Vilela is currently the Company?s Exploration Manager and has led Somerset?s exploration initiatives at…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (889+ words) Taxes should be levied in the same manner as the bee collects honey from the flower—without destroying the plant. The mining sector supports approximately 12.5 million livelihoods, while the coal sector alone employs more than 2.5 million people. Mining not only…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (71+ words) A new artificial-intelligence architecture designed to handle the jagged, unruly mathematics of real-world systems has outperformed both conventional neural networks and established optimization software in a demanding test involving a French hydraulic valley. Called P1-KAN, the model is a new…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (193+ words) A key focus of the workshop was the use of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy for analysing the elemental and molecular composition of planetary surfaces. Through plenary lectures, technical presentations and brainstorming sessions, scientists discussed how these techniques can…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1338+ words) Live Law New Mining Law: Test Of Sustainable Federalism The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, which received Presidential assent on August 17, is easy to view as another technical amendment concerning mining taxation. That would perhaps be an…...