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Rail-Sea-Rail Transportation

For Prelims: Rail-Sea-Rail (RSR) transportation, coal, SHAKTI For Mains: Challenges in Enhancing Coal Evacuation in India, Initiatives Related to...

26 Aug 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

India's Strategic Petroleum Reserves

Source: PIB Why in News? Recently, the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas provided valuable insights into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve...

08 Aug 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023

For Prelims: Offshore Mining Sector, MMDR (Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation) Act, Exclusive Economic Zone. For Mains: Offshore Areas...

05 Aug 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023

For Prelims: Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Act, 1957, Mineral sector, Net-Zero emission by 2070. For Mains: The Mines and...

04 Aug 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

India Energy Security Scenarios 2047 V3.0

Source: PIB Why in News? NITI Aayog unveiled the latest version of the India Energy Security Scenarios (IESS) 2047 V3.0, an open-source tool...

25 Jul 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

Demand for Critical Minerals Across the Globe

This editorial is based on Critical mineral supplies vital to clean energy shift which was published in The Hindu BusinessLine on 13/07/2023. It...

14 Jul 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

China's Export Controls on Gallium and Germanium

For Prelims: Gallium, Germanium, semiconductor, Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) For Mains: Impact of China's export...

11 Jul 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

Critical Minerals for India

For Prelims: Critical Minerals, Net Zero' Emission Target, Electric vehicles, Renewable energy, Mineral Security Partnership. For Mains:...

30 Jun 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

Coal India and CCI

For Prelims: Competition Commission of India, Supreme Court, Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, of 1973, Competition Act, 2002 For Mains:...

23 Jun 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

Star Rating Registration Process for Coal Mines

Why in News? Recently, the Ministry of Coal has announced the commencement of the Star Rating Registration process of Coal and Lignite Mines for the...

23 Jun 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

Salt Cavern Based Oil Reserves: SPR

For Prelims: Salt Cavern Based Oil Reserves, Rock Based Cavern, Strategic Petroleum Reserve Program, IEA, PPP. For Mains: Advantage of Salt Cavern...

05 Jun 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

India's Power Sector in 2030: Shift to Renewables and Coal's Decline

For Prelims: Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Paris Agreement, Targets of Renewable Energy, climate commitments For Mains: India's energy...

12 May 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

Revisiting the Need of Nuclear Energy

This editorial is based on Should India consider phasing out nuclear power? which was published in The Hindu on 28/04/2023. It talks about the key...

28 Apr 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

Protests in Chhattisgarh Over Coal Mining

For Prelims: Coal Mines, Coal Reserves, Classification of coal For Mains: Coal Mining and its Impacts on Environment and local Communities. Why...

22 Apr 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

Issues Related to Illegal Mining of Ores

For Prelims: Illegal mining, IBM, Coal, Petroleum, Atomic Minerals, Human rights violations, National Mineral Policy, PMKKY. For Mains: Issues of...

19 Apr 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

Tackling India’s Energy Crisis

This editorial is based on “Energy imports must be slashed” which was published in the Hindu Business Line on 30/03/2023. It discusses...

01 Apr 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

Power Generating from Defunct Gold Mines

Why in News? Recently, an Australian renewable-energy company Green Gravity has proposed a scheme to generate electricity from the defunct Kolar...

31 Mar 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

Tapping into Helium Reserves

For Prelims: Helium, Carbon footprint, Radioactive elements, Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) For Mains: Significance of Helium Gas, Uses of...

03 Mar 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

GSI Discovers Lithium Resources in J&K

Prelims: Geological Survey of India, Lithium reserves and its importance Mains: Mineral & Energy Resources Why in News? The Geological...

11 Feb 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

India’s Nuclear Power Capacity

For Prelims: Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC), Indian Oil Corporation Limited...

10 Feb 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources