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14 stories for “Mines” · August 2026
Clear filtersTamil Nadu will create the Tamil Nadu Mineral Resources Development Corporation Limited, a new Public Sector Undertaking under the Companies Act, 2013, to handle mining, extraction, quality upgrading, import, value addit...
The Tamil Nadu government is studying a ₹876.35-crore proposal to make a 7.2-km central stretch of the Buckingham Canal navigable, from Napier Bridge to the Adyar River via Greenways Road, with passenger boats, floating...
The Ministry of Mines conducted a roadshow in Patna, Bihar, to promote the 8th tranche of Critical and Strategic Mineral Block Auctions. The tranche offers 20 blocks across nine states, made up of 3 Mining Leases and 17...
IntroductionIn a prestigious global recognition for India's historical hydraulic heritage, the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) on 18 August 2026 selected the 140-year-old historic Parichha Weir...
IntroductionIn a crucial constitutional debate on fiscal federalism and resource governance, Parliament on 17 August 2026 deliberated on the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026. The legis...
IntroductionParliament passed the landmark Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, on 13 August 2026, with the Lok Sabha clearing it on August 12 and the Rajya Sabha passing it on August 13....
IntroductionThe Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, on 15 August 2026, unanimously adopted a comprehensive government resolution urging the Union Government to establish a transparent, objective, and equitable fiscal method...
IntroductionThe 8th edition of the bilateral Indian Navy–United States Navy (IN-USN) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Exercise 2026 commenced at the Southern Naval Command in Kochi, Kerala, on 13 August 2026. The joint...
Indian physicist Deepak Dhar has been named a joint recipient of the 2026 Dirac Medal, among the most prestigious honours in theoretical physics. The medal was instituted in 1985 by the Abdus Salam International Centre f...
India's domestic coal production has exceeded one billion tonnes for two years in a row, with private participation rising sharply since commercial coal auctions began in 2020. Coal supplies nearly 55% of the country's p...
The Tamil Nadu Government has appointed Felix Gerald as Chairman of the Tamil Nadu State Minorities Commission.The Commission works to safeguard the rights and interests of religious and linguistic minorities in the Stat...
Palaeontologist Varsha Ashok Aglawe has taken charge as the 54th Director General of the Geological Survey of India (GSI), succeeding Asit Saha.She is the first woman to head the GSI in its 176-year history. The GSI, und...
