Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
Biting the fuel price hike bullet, the Manmohan Singh government today decided to increase diesel prices by Rs 5 per litre but left kerosene and petrol prices untouched. In a bid to partially plug the subsidy hole owing to cooking gas, the government also decided to limit the number of …
Monnet Ispat may be asked to submit bank guarantee amounting to three years’ royalty Cracking the whip on private companies for failing to develop coal blocks allocated to them within a time frame, the Coal Ministry on Thursday said it accepted the recommendations of the Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) and notified …
NEW DELHI: The inter-ministerial group (IMG) on coal blocks allocation has recommended de-allocation of four mines allotted to private firms and encashment of bank guarantee of three others on the ground of non-development of mines within a prescribed time. "The IMG, which reviewed eight cases on Wednesday has recommended de-allocation …
Goa temporarily halted iron ore mining from Tuesday to check if operations were legal, a move that is expected to further dent exports from India and support flagging global prices. Sesa Goa, which gets most of its iron ore from Goa, said business would suffer but it hoped the halt …
Mumbai The mining ban imposed by the state government of Goa is unlikely to have a major impact on the likes of iron miner Sesa Goa as the current quarter is a lean season for mining in the state, analysts said on Tuesday. “Seasonally, Q2 is the weakest quarter for …
With the Goa Government putting a blanket ban on mining, Vedanta group firm Sesa Goa on Tuesday said it has stopped extraction of iron ore from all its mines in the State, leading to 6 per cent fall in its stock price. Following the suspension of works, all the mining …
The five companies facing an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the coal allotment controversy might not face immediate de-allocation. A high-level inter-ministerial group (IMG) is examining cases involving 28 blocks allotted to private companies and not the ones being probed by CBI, a senior government official said. …
Pvt owners haven’t done much to develop them for years. About 10 coal blocks given to private companies face the risk of penalties, including cancellation, as their owners have not been able to do much to develop them for years, and have not put up a strong case to convince …
New Delhi: Naveen Jindal, promoter of Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL), came under heavy artillery fire from the opposition for charging higher tariff for power he generates from the Raigarh plant in Chhattisgarh using coal allocated to him free by the government. Reacting to a report in TOI on …
Panaji: The over 60-year-old mining industry in Goa has been ordered to shut all operations until further orders. A notification suspending all operations was issued by the state government following the indictment of former CM Digambar Kamat by the Shah commission, which inquired the illegal mining in the state. The …
A total of 10 private sector firms including Usha Martin, Monnet Ispat and Energy and Corporate Ispat have been asked to present their side of the story for the delay in developing coal blocks on the first day of the inter-ministerial group’s three-day review meeting, starting tomorrow. “Ten coal block …
NMDC has raised iron ore prices by 8-13 per cent for domestic sales Fearing a further squeeze on profit margins, steel manufacturers have sought intervention of the ministry of steel in the issue of the recent “arbitrary” price increase in iron ore price by state-owned NMDC. In a letter dated …
“They need to be dealt with firmly and their blocks de-allocated as per the terms” The Coal Ministry has acknowledged that the conduct of the coal block allottees, some of whom are among those who were issued show-cause notices and raided by the CBI, had not been above board as …
FIRs against 5 companies, raids in 10 cities, captive block holders face charges of misrepresentation of facts, criminal conspiracy & cheating After the telecom scam, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has turned the heat on the allocation of coal blocks. It has registered FIRs against 20 accused, including five …
Nearly 12 mines have to get various statutory approvals, including reclamation plan The Supreme Court has given a nod to 18 iron ore mines to resume operations in Karnataka, but only one of them fulfills the conditions required to start the operations. As many as 12 mines have to get …
Verdict of 2010 related to applications for leases The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order on maintainability of a host of petitions filed by the Union and Karnataka governments, as well as mining companies seeking review of a 2010 apex court verdict. The verdict had directed the Karnataka government …
Ahir alleges 2 ‘Coal To Liquid’ project allocated in 2009 without panel nod BJP has punched holes in the government’s claim that all allocations of coal blocks were cleared by the steering committee. It said allotments were made to two private companies for Coal To Liquid (CTL) project in 2009 …
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday rejected the Opposition demand for cancellation of coal blocks that have come under the CAG scrutiny, saying the government had to hear out the allottees and could not enforce cancellation by diktat. “A fair procedure has to be followed and this is already under …
IMG to seek investment details from 58 mine operators The government will ask the operators of 58 coal blocks that have been issued show-cause notices to provide details of investments this week to ensure only non-performers lose their mines, a top government official told ET on condition of anonymity. The …
The steel mills might have to wait for six months at least as 12 of the 18 mining leases still need to secure statutory nods The removal of ban on iron ore mining in Karnataka as directed by the Supreme Court on Monday is unlikely to bring immediate relief to …
