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CSEP Sustainable Mining Attractiveness Index (SMAI)
The paper highlights the economic importance of mining activities and the need to be environmentally responsible and safeguard the welfare and livelihoods of the local communities.How Clearance Processes for Land Mining can be Sped Up
Complexity of the clearance procedures and huge delays in granting them have become impediments to efficient use of mineral resources, write Karthik Bansal and Ishita Kapoor.Post-Lease Clearances: Streamlining the Time-Cost
Karthik Bansal and Ishita Kapoor's paper discusses three case studies on Jharkhand, Odisha and Karnataka to highlight procedural problems with obtaining licenses and permits for mining.Jharkhand Mining Summit
Jharkhand Mining Summit hosted by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry.Mineral Royalty Rates: A Policy Review
This Discussion Note explores India’s mineral royalty rates, which are among the highest in the world, thus impacting the competitiveness of the mining sector.How Indian Minerals and Metals Fare in Trade and FDI
How do Indian minerals and metals fare in trade and FDI? Rajesh Chadha and Ishita Kapoor explain.Non-fuel Minerals and Metals: India’s Trade and FDI Scenario
What is the import-export trade dynamics of mineable minerals in India, especially after the Atma-Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan? Read the new discussion note by Rajesh Chadha and Ishita Kapoor to know more.New Mining Techniques: Exploring the Deep Sea
Ishita Kapoor's blog explores the possibility of deep sea bed mining while also safeguarding the fragile ecosystem of ocean beds.Mining Matters Episode 1: Exploration – A Geologist’s Perspective
In the first episode of Mining Matters, “Exploration – A Geologist’s Perspective”, Ishita Kapoor discusses various issues relating to exploration, auctions and sustainability, including the environment and affected communities, with Dr Nik Senapati, President of the Australia India Business Council in Queensland.District Mineral Foundation Funds and Welfare of the Mine-affected...
Under PMKKKY, 60 per cent of the DMF fund has been allocated to high priority areas such as drinking water supply, environment preservation and pollution control, health care, education, women and child welfare, the welfare of aged and disabled people, skill development and sanitation.District Mineral Foundation Funds: Evaluating the Performance
Rajesh Chadha and Ishita Kapoor analyse the collection, allocation, and expenditure patterns in India’s top 12 mining states through a DMF Utilisation Index (DMFUI).Prospective Mining Conflicts: Adopt Sustainable Development
While the expansion of mining activities may benefit the affected local communities, it may harm them if their benefits do not offset the negative impact on their habitat and earnings.CSEP sustainable mining attractiveness index: District-level study of...
This paper introduces the concept of a Sustainable Mining Attractiveness Index to evaluate the mining sustainability in the districts of the Indian state of Jharkhand.Minerals royalty rates in India: Comparison with other countries
The mining royalty rates in India are among the highest in the world. This discussion note takes a view of the various systems of mineral royalty and their implementation for different minerals in India over time and compares it with the systems implemented on other mining jurisdictions.