Bauxite Mining Current Affairs, GK & News
Odisha Mining Activity greatly affected due to COVID-19; 21 mines interrupted
With the COVID-19 spreading at faster rate in the country, GoI had extended the statutory permits of mines for smooth transition. In spite of this, several mines in Odisha are facing delays of resumption. Highlights The operations of 21 mines have been disrupted completely. The delay in resumption of merchant mines in the state is ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Bauxite Mining • Coal • Economic Survey • Iron ore • Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Amendment Act 2015 • Mining • Odisha
Sridhar Patra appointed CMD of NALCO
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appointed Sridhar Patra as the new chairman-cum-managing director (CMD) of National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO). He has been appointed as CMD of NALCO till the date of his superannuation, i.e. on 31 October 2024 r until further orders, whichever is earlier. At ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: Persons in News
Topics: Bauxite Mining • NALCO CMD • National Aluminium Company Limited • Odisha • Sridhar Patra
Mines Ministry organises Workshop on Effective utilization of Red Mud
Union Ministry of Mines organized an interactive workshop called ‘Waste to Wealth’ in New Delhi for discussing productive utilisation of bauxite residue, commonly known as Red Mud. The workshop was presided over by Dr K. Rajeswara Rao, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Mines and was organised in association with Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Aluminium • Bauxite Mining • Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre • Odisha • Red Mud • Union Ministry of Mines • waste to wealth