Centre to Launch 7th Tranche of Critical Mineral Auctions on March 23

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Centre to Launch 7th Tranche of Critical Mineral Auctions on March 23

Union Minister of Coal & Mines, G. Kishan Reddy, alongside Minister of State for Coal & Mines, Satish Chandra Dubey, will launch the 7th Tranche of Auction of Critical and Strategic Mineral Blocks on March 23, 2026. The initiative underscores the growing strategic importance of critical minerals, which are vital to the country’s economic development […]

Adhering to bans on mines only in peace time will not work: UN rights chief

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Adhering to bans on mines only in peace time will not work: UN rights chief

Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine have taken or are considering steps to withdraw from the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction – known also as the Ottawa Convention, after the Canadian city where the process was launched. “These weapons risk causing […]