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Biden Bans Mass Offshore Drilling Amid Trump's "Drill, Baby, Drill" Call
Outgoing US President Joe Biden on Monday banned offshore drilling across an immense area of American coastal waters. This comes weeks before Donald Trump, who has pledged to massively boost domestic energy production, takes office on January 20.
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Watch: University of Cambridge Visualisation Shows How Bitcoin Mining Fell in China Even Before Crackdown
A visualistion by Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) shows how notably Bitcoin mining fell in China even before the latest nationwide crackdown began. It shows that China's share of mining fell from 75 percent in September 2019 to 46 percent in April 2021, two months before the country banned cryptocurrency mining.
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Cyrptocurrency Mining Ban in China: Bitmain Suspends Sales of Mining Machines
Bitmain, China's biggest maker of cryptocurrency mining machines, said it had suspended sales of its products in the spot market to help ease selling pressure following Beijing's ban on Bitcoin mining.
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Goa Government Files Review Petition In Supreme Court Against Mining Ban
The Goa government on Tuesday filed a review petition in the Supreme Court against its 2018 judgement imposing a ban on iron ore mining activity in the coastal state, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said.
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Meghalaya Chief Minister Praises Supreme Court Verdict On Coal Mining
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Thursday praised as "people's victory" the Supreme Court directive to lift the National Green Tribunal ban on coal mining and said the verdict has upheld the rights of indigenous people on land and mineral deposits.
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If PM Wants, He Can Solve Goa Mining Issue In 5 Minutes, Says Sanjay Raut
Shiv Sena lawmaker Sanjay Raut Wednesday said if Prime Minister Narendra Modi wanted, he could resolve the issues plaguing Goa's mining industry in "five minutes".
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"If Mining Does Not Resume In Goa...": BJP Ally Warns Of "Extreme Steps"
The Goa Forward Party (GFP), an ally of the BJP in Goa, yesterday said it could take "extreme steps" and even think of walking out of the government if mining did not resume in the state soon.
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Manohar Parrikar Seeks Congress Support To Resume Mining In Goa
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday appealed to the Congress high command, as well as to the opposition party leaders in Goa to back an amendment to a central act, which will help restart mining in Goa, been banned since February this year.
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Union Minister Insulted Delegation Of Goa Lawmakers: Pratapsinh Rane
Senior Congress leader Pratapsingh Rane today accused a Union minister of insulting a delegation of Goa lawmakers which had gone to meet him for resumption of mining.
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Mining Industry To Be Back On Its Feet By Year End, Says Goa Chief Minister
The Goa government is hopeful that the iron ore mining industry, which is foreseeing a crisis, would be "back on its feet" by this year-end, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said.
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All Options Including Auction Of Mining Leases On Table: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today said his government will explore all options, including auction of mining leases, to ensure that the mining industry is not affected by the Supreme Court order which set aside second renewal of 88 iron ore mining leases in the state.
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Goa Sends Out First Iron Ore Export Shipment After Mining Ban Revocation
Goa on Monday sent out its first export consignment of iron ore after the lifting of the mining ban in the state with Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar saying he would do everything possible to help the industry and also ask the Centre to remove a 10 per cent duty on these exports.
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Rat-Hole Coal Mining Ban in Meghalaya Hits Bangladesh
Coal-dependent industries in neighbouring Bangladesh have been badly affected in view of the ongoing ban imposed by a green tribunal on unscientific rat-hole coal mining in Meghalaya, officials said in Shillong.
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Ban on Goa mining will continue: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today ruled that the ban on Goa mining will continue. It also banned transportation of iron and manganese ore mined illegally in the state.
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Karnataka government to appeal against mining ban in Supreme Court
The Karnataka government will soon file an affidavit in the Supreme Court seeking reconsideration on the ban imposed on mining in the state.
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Biden Bans Mass Offshore Drilling Amid Trump's "Drill, Baby, Drill" Call
Outgoing US President Joe Biden on Monday banned offshore drilling across an immense area of American coastal waters. This comes weeks before Donald Trump, who has pledged to massively boost domestic energy production, takes office on January 20.
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Watch: University of Cambridge Visualisation Shows How Bitcoin Mining Fell in China Even Before Crackdown
A visualistion by Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) shows how notably Bitcoin mining fell in China even before the latest nationwide crackdown began. It shows that China's share of mining fell from 75 percent in September 2019 to 46 percent in April 2021, two months before the country banned cryptocurrency mining.
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Cyrptocurrency Mining Ban in China: Bitmain Suspends Sales of Mining Machines
Bitmain, China's biggest maker of cryptocurrency mining machines, said it had suspended sales of its products in the spot market to help ease selling pressure following Beijing's ban on Bitcoin mining.
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Goa Government Files Review Petition In Supreme Court Against Mining Ban
The Goa government on Tuesday filed a review petition in the Supreme Court against its 2018 judgement imposing a ban on iron ore mining activity in the coastal state, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said.
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Meghalaya Chief Minister Praises Supreme Court Verdict On Coal Mining
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Thursday praised as "people's victory" the Supreme Court directive to lift the National Green Tribunal ban on coal mining and said the verdict has upheld the rights of indigenous people on land and mineral deposits.
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If PM Wants, He Can Solve Goa Mining Issue In 5 Minutes, Says Sanjay Raut
Shiv Sena lawmaker Sanjay Raut Wednesday said if Prime Minister Narendra Modi wanted, he could resolve the issues plaguing Goa's mining industry in "five minutes".
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"If Mining Does Not Resume In Goa...": BJP Ally Warns Of "Extreme Steps"
The Goa Forward Party (GFP), an ally of the BJP in Goa, yesterday said it could take "extreme steps" and even think of walking out of the government if mining did not resume in the state soon.
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Manohar Parrikar Seeks Congress Support To Resume Mining In Goa
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday appealed to the Congress high command, as well as to the opposition party leaders in Goa to back an amendment to a central act, which will help restart mining in Goa, been banned since February this year.
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Union Minister Insulted Delegation Of Goa Lawmakers: Pratapsinh Rane
Senior Congress leader Pratapsingh Rane today accused a Union minister of insulting a delegation of Goa lawmakers which had gone to meet him for resumption of mining.
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Mining Industry To Be Back On Its Feet By Year End, Says Goa Chief Minister
The Goa government is hopeful that the iron ore mining industry, which is foreseeing a crisis, would be "back on its feet" by this year-end, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said.
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All Options Including Auction Of Mining Leases On Table: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today said his government will explore all options, including auction of mining leases, to ensure that the mining industry is not affected by the Supreme Court order which set aside second renewal of 88 iron ore mining leases in the state.
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Goa Sends Out First Iron Ore Export Shipment After Mining Ban Revocation
Goa on Monday sent out its first export consignment of iron ore after the lifting of the mining ban in the state with Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar saying he would do everything possible to help the industry and also ask the Centre to remove a 10 per cent duty on these exports.
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Rat-Hole Coal Mining Ban in Meghalaya Hits Bangladesh
Coal-dependent industries in neighbouring Bangladesh have been badly affected in view of the ongoing ban imposed by a green tribunal on unscientific rat-hole coal mining in Meghalaya, officials said in Shillong.
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Ban on Goa mining will continue: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today ruled that the ban on Goa mining will continue. It also banned transportation of iron and manganese ore mined illegally in the state.
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Karnataka government to appeal against mining ban in Supreme Court
The Karnataka government will soon file an affidavit in the Supreme Court seeking reconsideration on the ban imposed on mining in the state.
