KhananPrahari App to check illegal coal mining

It is a Mobile App of the Ministry of Coal for Reporting Illegal Coal Mining and a tool for reporting any illegal coal mining incident through geo-tagged photographs and textual information by any citizen from the place of incidence.

Press Release on Measures taken to attain “Self Sufficiency” in Steel Production

The release elucidates that the government has taken measures to provide and environment of self-sufficiency in steel productions. These measures include the notification of Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Specialty Steel with an outlay of Rs. 6,322 Crore. It aims at promoting the manufacture of specialty in India for domestic use and export by attracting capital investments, amongst others, Make in India initiative and the PM Gati-shakti National Master Plan, amongst others.

The Goa Minor Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2022.

Through this amendment a new rule 22A which deals with the Amount of contribution to be made to the District Mineral Foundation in which Every holder of quarrying lease or quarrying permit or sand permit shall pay to the District Mineral Foundation of the district in which the mining operations are carried on by him, an amount equivalent to five percent of royalty as payable under clause (i) of sub-rule (1) of rule 22.

The Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2022.

Through this amendment, the state government under section 64A shall charge simple interest at the rate of 12% per annum by revising its earlier rate of 24% on any rent, royalty or fee, or other sum due to that Government under the Act or these rules or under the terms and conditions of any prospecting licence or mining lease from the sixtieth day of the expiry of the date fixed by that Government for payment of such royalty, rent, fee or other sum and until payment of such royalty, rent, fee or other sum is made.

Central Government lays down conditions for employing contract labourers in mines

The Central Government has allowed various coal companies under the aiges of Coal India Ltd., namely, the Eastern Coalfields Ltd, Sanctoria; Central Coalfields Limited, Ranchi; Bharat Coking Coal Ltd, Dhanbad; Western Coalfields Ltd, Nagpur; South Eastern Coalfields Limited, Bilaspur; Northern Coalfields Limited,
Singhaurali; and Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, Sambalpur, to employ contract labourers subject to conditions.

Ministry of Mines notifies amendments to Minerals (Evidence of Mineral Contents) Rules, 2015 and the Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015 to facilitate identification of mineral blocks for auction for grant of Composite Licence.

The Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015 were amended, inter alia, to prescribe bid security, performance security and other eligibility conditions to enable auction of such blocks for composite licence. Geological Survey of India (GSI) has also made freely available the database of baseline geoscience data for geological potential area in OCBIS portal for assistance of prospective bidders and other stakeholders.