Hindustan Zinc Signs Six-Year Contract for 30 Electric Trucks

Commercial Coal Mines Seen Attracting Rs. 550 bn Investment

The Ministry of Coal said 147 commercial coal mines auctioned across nine states since 2020 are expected to generate annual revenue of about Rs. 475 bn, attract capital investment of Rs. 550 bn and create 490,000 jobs...

Tara Coal Block Auction Triggers BJP-Congress Clash in Chhattisgarh

A political dispute has intensified between the ruling BJP and opposition Congress over the auction of the biodiversity-rich Tara coal block in Chhattisgarh’s ecologically fragile Hasdeo-Arand region. The Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation (CMDC) said the auction did not amount to immediate approval for mining, which would require several statutory clearances...

Monolithisch India Secures Bihar Quartzite Block for Rs. 1.57 bn

Monolithisch India has secured a quartzite stone block in Nawada district, Bihar, through an e-auction conducted by the state’s Mines and Geology Department for Rs. 1.57 bn. The company, which manufactures premixed ramming mass for induction furnaces used by the secondary steel industry, said the acquisition would strengthen its raw material supply chain...