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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

Rare Earth Elements Discovered in Sweden

For Prelims: Rare Earth Elements, Green Transition, Clean Energy, NASA’s Space Shuttle Programme, Electric Vehicles, QUAD, Thorium. For...

17 Jan 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

Cancellation of Bauxite Lease

Prelims: Environment Impact Assessment, Environment Protection Act, 1986, Metalurgical process and related concerns. Mains: Bauxite and its...

06 Jan 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

Japan’s New Policy on Nuclear Energy

Prelims: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Power Plants, Uranium-235, India-U.S. civil nuclear deal. Mains: Prospect of India’s Nuclear Energy. Why...

24 Dec 2022 Mineral & Energy Resources

Samudrayaan Mission

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22 Dec 2022 Mineral & Energy Resources

Rare Earth Metals

For Prelims: Confederation of Indian Industry, India Rare Earths Mission, Deep Ocean Mission For Mains: Rare Earth Metals and the need to develop...

28 Nov 2022 Mineral & Energy Resources

Russia's Advanced Fuel Option for KKNPP

For Prelims: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Plants of India For Mains: Nuclear Energy, Significance of Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Plants of India Why in...

26 Nov 2022 Mineral & Energy Resources

Rooftop Solar Installations

For Prelims: Schemes and Programmes for Achieving Renewable Energy Target For Mains: India's achievements in renewable energy sector, India's...

26 Nov 2022 Mineral & Energy Resources

Increasing Demand of Coal

For Prelims: Fossil fuel, Coal. For Mains: Reasons for surging Coal Demand in India and related concerns. Why in News? Despite the country's...

22 Nov 2022 Mineral & Energy Resources

Coal Mines in India Under-Utilised: GEM Report

For Prelims: Coal Mines, Coal Crisis, Types of coal, Net Zero Emissions, Clean Energy For Mains: Findings of GEM Report on Coal Utilization and...

18 Oct 2022 Mineral & Energy Resources

Minerals

For Prelims: Metallic Minerals, Non-Metallic Mineral, Non-ferrous metals, Ferrous metals For Mains: Minerals and their different types, Economical...

15 Oct 2022 Mineral & Energy Resources

Self-reliance in Energy Sector

For Prelims: Renewable Energy, Gas Based Economy, Blending of ethanol in petrol For Mains: India’s Energy sector, Renewable Energy...

20 Sep 2022 Mineral & Energy Resources

Review of Gas Pricing Formula

For Prelims: Current Mechanism of Gas Pricing Formula, Russia-Ukraine, Inflation For Mains: Review of Gas Pricing Formula Why in News? The...

08 Sep 2022 Mineral & Energy Resources

Karnataka Iron Ore Mining

For Prelims: Iron Ore Industry, Iron Ores in Karnataka, E-Auction For Mains: Significance of Iron Industry, Issues with Mining Industry Why in...

02 Sep 2022 Mineral & Energy Resources

Greening Initiatives of India’s Coal Sector

For Prelims: Net Zero Emissions, Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), Paris Agreement, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, (Hybrid &) Electric...

31 Aug 2022 Mineral & Energy Resources