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India: Notification from Ministry of Mines on Mineral Conservation & Development Rules

Mar 9, 2017

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Nishtha Mukherjee

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On 27 Feb’17, India’s Ministry of Mines has notified the draft rule named “The Mineral Conservation and Development Rules (MCDR), 2017” under section 18 of the MMDR Act, 1957. Major highlights of the MCDR, 2017 are as follows:- 1. Applicability – These rules shall apply to all minerals except petroleum, natural gas, coal, lignite and…