{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_heyjnxu2s7yb2b4eaifa","title":"How a new mining law cuts off the money Jharkhand needs to protect its own people","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/how-a-new-mining-law-cuts-off-the-money-jharkhand-needs-to-protect-its-heyjnxu2s7","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_heyjnxu2s7yb2b4eaifa","seq":736283,"kind":"article","title":"How a new mining law cuts off the money Jharkhand needs to protect its own people","url":"https://www.downtoearth.org.in/mining/how-a-new-mining-law-cuts-off-the-money-jharkhand-needs-to-protect-its-own-people","summary":"The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2026 restricts states from imposing certain taxes, cesses and levies on mineral rights and mineral-bearing land. Jharkhand has opposed the law, arguing that it undermines the fiscal rights of mineral-rich states and could reduce its annual revenue by Rs 8,000–10,000 crore. The amendment comes after the Supreme Court’s 2024 ruling recognised states’ authority to tax mineral rights and mineral-bearing land. The…","published":"2026-09-29T17:01:19Z","seen":"2026-09-29T17:50:38Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-downtoearth-org-in-91a06d","name":"downtoearth.org.in","domain":"downtoearth.org.in","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q5303034","name":"Down to Earth","type":"magazine","country":"IN","designations":["magazine"]}},"via":"kite-downtoearth-org-in-91a06d","topics":["climate-change","mining"],"entities":[{"id":"Q1184","name":"Jharkhand","type":"place"}],"image":"https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-29/gj52g3xt/iStock-2261738209.jpg?w=280","mentions":2,"story":"st_heyjnxu2s7yb2b4eaifa","category":"politics","category_p":0.3199999928474426,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.800000011920929,"political":0.6899999976158142}]}