Mines, minerals bill gets nod, draws fire from Jharkhand, Kerala
Lok Sabha passed the bill Wednesday, while Rajya Sabha cleared it Thursday NEW DELHI: Parliament Thu-rsday passed Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, which seeks to restrict states’ powers to levy taxes on mineral rights and mineral-bearing lands. Govt said the new law doesn’t seek to interfere with the autonomy of states,…