China calls for 'lasting ceasefire', backs Pakistan

China on Tuesday called for a 'comprehensive and lasting ceasefire' between India and Pakistan, urging both countries to properly handle their differences through dialogue. IMAGE: Chinese Foreign......

India-Canada relations 'extremely important': Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said relations between India and Canada are 'extremely important' and the two nations should work together to achieve win-win cooperation in various sectors.......

Why Kerala Opposes Sand Sea Mining

If as critics point out, the environmental impact assessment study was commissioned only after the auction process got underway with not all the stakeholders getting to know of it, then the......

MP CM allocates portfolios, Scindia loyalists get key ministries

Eleven days after expansion of the Madhya Pradesh cabinet, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday allocated portfolios to the new ministers, with Bharatiya Janata Party MP Jyotiraditya......

Rs 1,500 cr incentive scheme in the works for recycling critical minerals

Following the disruption in the supply of rare earth or permanent magnets after China’s notification on April 4, the mines ministry is planning to introduce a Rs 1,500 crore incentive scheme to......

Maiden critical minerals auction: A modest showing

In June last year, India unveiled its first list of 29 critical minerals open for private sector exploration and mining. Photograph: Polina Devitt/Reuters Since then, 38 critical mineral blocks......

Centre releases first ever list of 30 critical minerals

In a significant move to enhance its strategic resource security, India has officially released its first-ever critical minerals list, identifying 30 key critical minerals crucial to the......

India set to launch first-ever offshore mineral auction in Q1 FY24

In a step towards diversifying its resource base and securing green energy minerals, India is poised to launch its first-ever offshore mineral auction in the first quarter of 2024, announced Union......