CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -51 mineral blocks including lithium and gold handed over to 11 state governments: Centre. Based on the priorities set by the government of India and the importance and urgency of proposals presented by the members and stakeholders, the annual programme of GSI is given a final shape.

Detailed explanation-2: -With its headquarters at Kolkata, GSI has six Regional offices at Lucknow, Jaipur, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Shillong and Kolkata and offices in almost all States of the country.

Detailed explanation-3: -Deucha Panchami (-) coal mine or Deaucha Panchami coal block is a coal mine situated in Deucha and Panchamati area under Mohamadbazar community Development Block of Birbhum district, West Bengal, India. This coal mine or block belongs to Birbhum coalfield area.

Detailed explanation-4: -Coal deposits are primarily found in eastern and south-central India. Jharkhand, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh accounted for almost 70% of the total known coal reserves in India.

Detailed explanation-5: -COAL MINING IN INDIA: THE PAST India has a long history of commercial coal mining covering nearly 220 years starting from 1774 by M/s Sumner and Heatly of East India Company in the Raniganj Coalfield along the Western bank of river Damodar.