Why in News? The Lok Sabha has recently passed the Mineral Laws (Amendment) Bill which amends the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act) and the Coal…

Why in News? Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has released guidelines to monitor and check Illegal Sand Mining in the country. The Constitutional Framework of…

Why in News? U.S.A has been planning to fund the construction of a Rare Earths processing facility in order to secure the domestic supply of minerals that are used to…

Why in News? International Non-Government Organisation IMPACT, in its latest report, has said that India has become one of the largest gold smuggling hubs in the world. It is headquartered…

Context: The Recent Push under the Jal Shakti Abhiyan has finally set the wheels turning to counter depleting levels of available water resources. Today’s Water Scenario: Despite the implementation of…