India’s parliament passes bill to provide fixed 50-year production lease for offshore minerals

A Bill to provide a fixed 50-year production lease for offshore minerals was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Thursday amid a walkout by opposition members over the situation in violence-hit Manipur. When the Upper House reassembled for the post-lunch session, Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi moved the Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) […]

NMDC eyes production from domestic coal and gold mines: CMD

Iron ore mining Navratna NMDC will operationalise its domestic coal and gold mines, while also pursuing overseas mineral assets, including those for Lithium in Australia. Responding to a query from ET, NMDC’s Chairman and Managing Director (additional charge), Amitava Mukherjee said the mining company’s lithium mining plans are at an early stage and feasibility studies […]

Technical breakout: Coal India, Persistent Systems, 7 other stocks cross 100-day SMA

Crossing the 100-day Simple Moving Average is a crucial technical indicator for stocks, often signaling potential shifts in short-term trends. On August 1, 2023, companies such as Jindal Worldwide, Vinati Organics, Navin Fluorine International, Persistent Systems, and Page Industries showcased strong performance in their respective sectors. Let’s explore the performance of these stocks. (Data Source: […]

NTPC, Hindalco Industries, Bajrang Power, Ispat bag coal mines in seventh round of auctions

NTPC, Hindalco Industries, Bajrang Power and Ispat bagged one mine each during the seventh round of coal auctions. NTPC Ltd bagged the North Dhadu (Eastern Part) coal block in Jharkhand, which has 439 Million Tonnes (MT) of coal reserves, the Ministry of Coal said in a statement on Wednesday. Hindalco Industries bagged the Meenakshi West […]

Public sector coal companies to invest Rs 2.5 lakh crore in new business by 2030: Minister Pralhad Joshi

Public sector coal companies have made an investment plan of Rs 2.5 lakh crore by 2030 towards “new business”, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Tuesday. The investment will be utilised to increase their capacity and usage of green energy, the Union Minister for Coal and Mines said at a session of Indian Construction and […]