The Government has laid special emphasis on infrastructure development through schemes like National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP), Housing for all, Jal Jeevan Mission, Bharatmala Project, Sagarmala Project, Construction of Dedicated Freight Corridor and UDAN initiative etc. The Ministry has also been engaging stakeholders from various sectors such as Housing & Construction, Infrastructure, Urban Development, Railways, Defence, Oil & Gas, Civil Aviation, ...

Key Highlights: Tourism Sector Contributes approx. 15% in overall employment of the country: 3rd TSA Approx 228 million jobs (both direct and indirect) due to tourism The Ministry of Tourism under its Swadesh Darshan scheme has sanctioned 76 projects under identified themes which includes 2 projects under Rural Theme.  Identification, Promotion and Development of Tourism is primarily the responsibility of the ...

The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today informed that Under the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme, Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) are selling E10 (10% ethanol blended petrol) as per availability. For the ongoing Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2020-21, OMCs have sold3672.46 crore ...

The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today informed that During April-September, 2021, Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have sold 12308 TMT and 995 TMT of packed domestic and packed NDNE LPG respectively in the country, which works out to 47.4 lakh of 14.2 kg and ...

Methodology for auction of coal and lignite mines / blocks for sale of coal / lignite on revenue sharing basis has been issued on 28.05.2020. Both private and government companies are eligible to participate in the auction process. Salient features of the Methodology are as under: Based on Revenue sharing mechanism. Floor percentage at 4%. Applicable to fully explored as ...

In order to promote sustainable mining and minimize the adverse footprints of mining on native environment, coal/lignite CPSUs under Ministry of Coal (MoC) have been taking various green initiatives, namely Biological reclamation of mined out land and overburden dumps, Avenue plantation along coal transportation and other roads Creation of green belt around infrastructures, sidings and other industrial installations to reduce ...

Sixty seven  coal mines have been offered in the current tranche of auction for sale of coal.Out of these 67 coal mines, 14 coal mines are located in Odisha. List of these 14 coal mines is given below: S. No. Coal Mine 1 Machhakata 2 Mahanadi 3 NuagaonTelisahi 4 Ramchandi Promotion Block 5 Alaknanda 6 Bartap 7 Burapahar 8 Dip ...

Government of Rajasthan has informed that Hon’ble Supreme Court vide its order dated 16.11.2017 has banned all the 82 mining lease/quarry holders in the State of Rajasthan from carrying out mining of sand and bajri unless a scientific replenishment study is completed and the matter is fully considered by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and an environmental clearance is granted or rejected. After getting fresh environmental clearances sand mining in three leases has been resumed in June 2021. Sand is a minor mineral under Section 3(e) of the Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957. Section 15 of the MMDR Act, 1957, empowers the State Governments to make rules for regulating the grant of minor mineral concessions. Moreover, Section 23C of the MMDR Act 1957, empowers ...

In 2020-21, all India coal production was 716.084 Million Tonnes (MT)(provisional). There was a huge coal stock at Coal India Limited (CIL) and Thermal Power Plants end as per details given below:- (in MT) Date CIL Stock Stock at Power House end 01.04.2020 74.89 44.95 01.04.2021 99.12 28.66 28.07.2021 56.03 23.78   The following action has also been taken by ...

Government has approved development of 11 Industrial Corridors with 32 Projects to be developed in four phases in the country as part of National Industrial Corridor Programme (NICP) which are under various stages of conceptualization/development /implementation. The status of Projects is as follows:- Status of Projects Sl. no. Corridor No. of Projects Name Status 1 DMIC: Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor ...