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New York Legislators Pass Bill to Limit Cryptocurrency Mining Operations Burning Fossil Fuels
New York lawmakers have passed a bill to pull brakes on the spread of cryptocurrency mining operations that burn fossil fuels. Both supporters and opponents say that the closely watched bill, approved early Friday by the state Senate, is the first of its kind in the US.
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Ruckus in Rajya Sabha: Congress Says It Won't Allow Mines Bill to Pass
The fate of the contentious mines and minerals bill continues to hang in balance even though the Rajya Sabha - where the government doesn't have number on its own - functioned till late on Thursday night during which there were repeated adjournments.
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Budget Session Likely to be Extended as Government Looks to Push Key Reforms
The government is considering extending the first part of the Budget session by two days as it gets set to push key reforms in the coal and mining sector through Parliament, which is scheduled to break for a month-long recess after Friday, March 20.
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Insurance Bill in Rajya Sabha Today, May Pass Test After a Pact
A bill that seeks to raise foreign investment in the insurance sector will be taken up in the Rajya Sabha today and is expected to sail through following the government's pact with the opposition on key legislation.
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Government Agrees to Send Bills on Coal, Mining to Select Panels: Sources
Government today agreed to the opposition's demands of referring the Coal and Mines bill and the Mines and Minerals bill to separate Select Committees that will submit their recommendations by March 18.
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Government's Bills Face Great Wall of Rajya Sabha
On Tuesday, when the Lok Sabha passed the controversial land bill, the Congress and some other opposition parties were not present in the House. They had walked out, signalling to the government that they are united in their resolve to not let its key reforms pass the Rajya Sabha test.
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After NCTC, Naveen Patnaik asks Prime Minister to modify Mining Bill
After opposing the establishment of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today voiced his protest against certain provisions proposed in the Mines and Mineral- Development and Regulation (MMDR)-Bill, 2011 on the ground that those would infringe into the federal rights of state governments.
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Union Cabinet approves new mining bill
The Union Cabinet is expected to consider today a new bill on regulating and developing mining activities. The bill will mandate coal companies to provide 26 per cent of post-tax profit for the welfare of affected people, a move intended to benefit mostly tribals.
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Government clears draft Mining Bill
Call it the Rahul Gandhi effect or maybe it was his Niyamgiri visit which did the trick. The natives of mining affected areas could be in for some good news.The Group of Ministers(GoM) headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has given a go ahead to the draft Mining Bill.The Bill seeks that miners share about 26 percent of profits with local peo...
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New York Legislators Pass Bill to Limit Cryptocurrency Mining Operations Burning Fossil Fuels
New York lawmakers have passed a bill to pull brakes on the spread of cryptocurrency mining operations that burn fossil fuels. Both supporters and opponents say that the closely watched bill, approved early Friday by the state Senate, is the first of its kind in the US.
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Ruckus in Rajya Sabha: Congress Says It Won't Allow Mines Bill to Pass
The fate of the contentious mines and minerals bill continues to hang in balance even though the Rajya Sabha - where the government doesn't have number on its own - functioned till late on Thursday night during which there were repeated adjournments.
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Budget Session Likely to be Extended as Government Looks to Push Key Reforms
The government is considering extending the first part of the Budget session by two days as it gets set to push key reforms in the coal and mining sector through Parliament, which is scheduled to break for a month-long recess after Friday, March 20.
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Insurance Bill in Rajya Sabha Today, May Pass Test After a Pact
A bill that seeks to raise foreign investment in the insurance sector will be taken up in the Rajya Sabha today and is expected to sail through following the government's pact with the opposition on key legislation.
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Government Agrees to Send Bills on Coal, Mining to Select Panels: Sources
Government today agreed to the opposition's demands of referring the Coal and Mines bill and the Mines and Minerals bill to separate Select Committees that will submit their recommendations by March 18.
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Government's Bills Face Great Wall of Rajya Sabha
On Tuesday, when the Lok Sabha passed the controversial land bill, the Congress and some other opposition parties were not present in the House. They had walked out, signalling to the government that they are united in their resolve to not let its key reforms pass the Rajya Sabha test.
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After NCTC, Naveen Patnaik asks Prime Minister to modify Mining Bill
After opposing the establishment of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today voiced his protest against certain provisions proposed in the Mines and Mineral- Development and Regulation (MMDR)-Bill, 2011 on the ground that those would infringe into the federal rights of state governments.
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Union Cabinet approves new mining bill
The Union Cabinet is expected to consider today a new bill on regulating and developing mining activities. The bill will mandate coal companies to provide 26 per cent of post-tax profit for the welfare of affected people, a move intended to benefit mostly tribals.
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Government clears draft Mining Bill
Call it the Rahul Gandhi effect or maybe it was his Niyamgiri visit which did the trick. The natives of mining affected areas could be in for some good news.The Group of Ministers(GoM) headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has given a go ahead to the draft Mining Bill.The Bill seeks that miners share about 26 percent of profits with local peo...
