Digging for gold

Parliament passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, which enactment the extraction and absorption of minerals successful the hands of the Central government. Many successful Odisha, 1 of India’s astir mineral-rich States, fearfulness that the caller instrumentality volition interaction the State’s fiscal health, portion besides disrupting the Centre-State relationship. Satyasundar Barik delves into the amendment’s far-reaching implications done the views of aggregate stakeholders