The Ministry of Mines has notified an amendment to the Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015, introducing intermediate timelines for various activities to be completed after the issuance of a Letter of Intent (LoI) up to the execution of the mining lease.
History was made on Day 2 of the IPL 2025 Auction as the 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest player to be signed in the league's history here at the Abady Al Johar Arena on Monday.
The accelerated round of the IPL 2025 Auction, proved to be a mixed bag of excitement, fierce bidding wars, and surprising exclusions.
After a seven-year hiatus, HIL 2024-25 is making its comeback with an expanded format that includes both men’s and, for the first time ever, an exclusive women’s league, running concurrently.
Originally scheduled from 17 September to 2 October, the auction will now be open for participation until 31 October.
The starting price for this auction will be 300,000 pounds (USD 381,000).
By picking Australian pacer Jhye Richardson and West Indies' Shai Hope in the final rounds, Delhi Capitals ended the IPL Mini-Auction 2024 by making exciting additions to their squad here on Tuesday.
Australian pacers Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Spencer Johnson attracted massive bids as did Indian uncapped player Sameer Rizvi as the top 10 buys went for nearly 50 percent of the total INR 230.43 crore spent in the Mini-Auction ahead of the 2024 edition of the Indian Premier League held here on Tuesday.
It will be the first time in the 16 seasons of the IPL that the auction is being held out of India and also marks the first instance with a woman auctioneer carrying out the job.
The initiative was taken to boost the economy, enhance national security and support transition to a clean energy future.
