Plant-based diets have been recommended for better planetary health also as it would be more sustainable with lower environmental impacts and improving food and nutritional security of the generations. There is an urgent need to transform current diets for improving health of the population and to achieve equity in benefits at social, economic and environmental […]
Myanmar’s military coup and declaration of a state of emergency has sparked concern in neighbouring China over metal and mineral supplies amid already high tin, copper and rare earth prices. China, the world’s top metals consumer, imports a lot of metals and minerals from Myanmar. Top of Form Tin Myanmar is the world’s third-biggest miner […]
The government plans to provide incentives to mineral block allocatees for early commencement of production from the auctioned mines, a move aimed at increasing mineral output of the country and reducing imports. The mines ministry plans to do the same through amendment of the mining rules and has sought comments and suggestions from stakeholders on […]
Seafloor deposits of cobalt, nickel, lithium and other minerals could become a novel source of minerals for the global markets. According to a paper published by the World Economic Forum (WEF), resource exploitation industries need new frameworks for governance and these frameworks are taking shape for deep-sea minerals. In 2021, in fact, the International Seabed […]
While China is facing structural challenges in the West, ties with the developing world are likely to remain growing. Therefore, the latest push by countries such as Australia to decouple could backfire in the long run as China will remain the most important industrial country in the global supply chain, reports OilPrice.com. IAC Desk
Seabed mining for valuable materials like copper, zinc and lithium already takes place within countries’ marine territories. As soon as 2025, larger projects could start in international waters – areas more than 200 nautical miles from shore, beyond national jurisdictions, reports Marine Link. IAC Desk
The government is set to start auctioning five mineral blocks in Gujarat and Karnataka having reserves of 667.2 million tonnes today. The development assumes significance in the wake of the Centre asking each state having mineral resources to identify at least five new mining projects for auction with pre-embedded clearance on a pilot basis, with […]
The Centre and key mineral producing states are likely to incur a revenue loss of up to Rs 12,000 crore in FY21 due to lower coal and mineral consumption during the coronavirus lockdown, a KPMG report said. “As per our estimates, the top five mineral producing states are likely to see an impact of around […]
The renewed focus on commercial coal mining with revenue sharing model is unlikely to attract new investment in the short term as private miners remain cautious about placing aggressive bids that would put the company in a difficult financial situation at the production stage, reports The New Indian Express. admin
India announced major reforms for its coal sector in its efforts to attract more investments to boost domestic production at a time when the country is a net importer of coal despite having the world’s fourth-largest deposits. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told reporters that there was an urgent need to reduce import of substitutable coal […]
