India: Mining

This March 2026 legal newsletter examines pivotal judicial pronouncements and regulatory developments spanning arbitration, competition law, constitutional matters, insolvency proceedings, and environmental regulations. The comprehensive analysis explores how recent legal shifts impact businesses and professionals navigating India's dynamic regulatory environment across multiple practice areas including renewable energy, real estate, mining, and white collar crime.

India's energy, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors witnessed significant regulatory developments in February and March 2026, spanning power generation frameworks, oil and gas supply regulations, maritime investment mechanisms, and mineral governance reforms. Key measures include amendments to captive power plant rules, carbon credit trading regulations, enhanced consumer protection in petroleum distribution, and stricter environmental compliance standards for solar waste and plastic management.

On 30th March 2026, the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, exercising the powers conferred under Section 13 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (“the Act”), promulgated the Mineral...

India, currently the fourth-largest economy in the world, is poised to become an economic superpower by 2047.

India's vision of an ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat' (self-reliant India) has been met with a stiff challenge in recent times as China has tightened its export controls and introduced trade restrictions...

As outlined above in the previous paragraphs, the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process in the case of mining operations in India...

The Ministry of Power (MOP) by way of the draft Electricity (Amendment) Rules, 2023 intends to amend/add Rule 4 A to the Electricity Rules, 2005.

With COP 27 coming up in November 2022 in Egypt India geared up in the last 12 months to come up with important legislative changes on climate action in alignment with its commitment...

A 3-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India (SC) vide its judgment dated 03 June 2022 in the case of In re: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v Union of India & Ors., I.A. No.1000 of 2003 in W.P. (C)...