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India relies heavily on imports for meeting its requirement for critical minerals such as lithium, niobium and rare earth elements. These minerals find application in new-age technologies such as those used in electric vehicles. pharmaceuticals and defence manufacturing. Mineral mining in the country is currently governed by the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act. Since critical minerals require more expertise and have traditionally not been explored or extracted in the country,...

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India is targeting a wind power capacity of 140 GW by 2030 more than 3 times the current capacity of 40 GW. The demand for minerals which are required to build this infrastructure will grow exponentially, the Vedanta chairman wrote in a post on X (formally Twitter)

A team of experts that carried out investigation on earth movements in Zot community of Barkin Ladi local government area of Plateau State, at the weekend,

Not even a single rupee from the electoral bonds should be allowed to be used in the election. If it is used in the election, it will taint Indias electoral process itself.

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By Nasratu Kargbo Member of Parliament Alice Jebbeh Kumabeh from Bonthe has told the House that the river Taia, is faced with pollution due to mining activities in the surrounding communities. She raised this concern on the 17th March 2022 during the second reading of the Mines and Minerals Development Act, 2022. According to the MP, polluting of the river has been going on

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By Nasratu Kargbo The National Coordinator for National Advocacy Coalition on Extractives (NACE) Cecilia Mattia has said that in the new Mines and Minerals Development Act, they want to ensure members of parliament, district councils, and paramount chiefs stop receiving surface rent. Speaking on the 7th June 2022 at the final nationwide dissemination and sensitization of the

Read about CM inaugurates 3 minerals blocks in Kondagoan district and launches NIT for auction of exploration licences. The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 introduced new mineral concession as exploration licence for 29 critical and deep-seated minerals. The objective is to fast-track the exploration of critical minerals with the participation of the private sector. The preferred bidder in the auction of exploration licence will be selected through reverse bidding.