Curriculum Mining and Minerals in India
Mining and Minerals in India
The economics of what lies beneath India's soil - the mineral map, the coal block scandal, the switch to auctions, Coal India and commercial mining, iron ore bans, critical minerals, royalties and state taxes, illegal mining, mine safety, displacement and just transitions.
- India's Mineral Wealth Which minerals India has in abundance, where they are found, and why much of this wealth lies in forested, tribal and poorer regions. 📄 Read-aloud
- The Coal Block Allocation Scandal How coal blocks were allocated without competitive bidding for years, how auditors estimated huge losses, and how the Supreme Court cancelled allocations in 2014. 📄 Read-aloud
- From Allocation to Auctions How India shifted to auctioning coal and mineral blocks after 2014-15, how the auctions work, and what they changed for revenue and investment. 📄 Read-aloud
- Coal India and Commercial Coal Mining How the state-owned Coal India became one of the world's largest coal producers, why India opened coal mining to private companies, and coal's future. 📄 Read-aloud
- Illegal Mining and the Iron Ore Bans How illegal iron ore mining in Karnataka and Goa led to court-ordered bans, what it cost local economies, and the lessons for regulation. 📄 Read-aloud
- India's Critical Minerals Push Why lithium, cobalt, rare earths and other critical minerals matter for India's energy transition, and how India is trying to secure supplies at home and abroad. 📄 Read-aloud
- Mining and Minerals in India: Checkpoint 1 Quick checkpoint - five questions on India's minerals, the coal scandal, auctions, Coal India and illegal mining bans. 5 questions
- Royalties and the States' Right to Tax Minerals How mining companies pay royalties to states, and how a 2024 Supreme Court ruling confirmed states' power to tax mineral rights and mining land. 📄 Read-aloud
- The Economics of Illegal Mining Why illegal mining of sand, stone and minerals is widespread, the incentives and enforcement gaps that sustain it, and the tools to fight it. 📄 Read-aloud
- Mine Safety and Mine Workers The dangers faced by mine workers in India, from disasters to informal rat-hole mining, and how regulation and technology can improve safety. 📄 Read-aloud
- Mining, Displacement and Local Benefits How mining projects displace communities, especially tribal people, and how District Mineral Foundations and consent laws try to share benefits. 📄 Read-aloud
- Coal Towns and the Just Transition What happens to coal-dependent regions as the world moves away from coal, and how India can plan a fair transition for workers and communities. 📄 Read-aloud
- Mining's Future in India How India can balance mineral security, revenue, environment and community rights, and a recap of the module. 📄 Read-aloud