Category Archives: Natural Resources

India to Step Up Mapping of Rare-Earth Minerals

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

India plans to step up mapping of rare-earth-mineral reserves over the next two years to boost domestic sources as China is reportedly planning to clamp down on supplies, according to a top official in the Ministry of Mines, India. The … Continue reading →

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Russia and Norway Reach Accord on Arctic Border

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

The leaders of Russia and Norway resolved a 40-year-old dispute over dividing the Barents Sea and part of the Arctic Ocean into clear economic zones extending to the edge of Europe’s northern continental shelf. The agreement could herald oil and … Continue reading →

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India’s richest mineral belt to be explored and mapped

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

RANCHI, India: The National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) has offered to do free mapping of mineral reserves of Jharkhand through exploration.  NMDC CMD Rana Som, said there is a huge area which needs to be explored to find out the … Continue reading →

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Arctic May Boost Oil and Gas Reserves

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

The first-ever comprehensive assessment of Arctic oil and gas deposits reveals that 13% of the world’s undiscovered oil and 30% of its undiscovered natural gas could be trapped beneath the far north’s barren land and icy waters. The potential resources … Continue reading →

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