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 …
The proposed hike in royalty across major minerals, including iron ore, is likely to burden the industry as well as result in the rise of cost of production per tonne of steel. A panel formed to review mining royalties has recommended that iron ore royalty rates should be raised to …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd.Vs Vemuganti Ramakrishan Rao & Others dated 29/08/2013 regarding land acquisition by Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd. in village Jallaram, Kamanpur Mandal and Karimnagar Districts of Andhra Pradesh.
In a major move that would send out a message to the mining industry in Goa, the State government is reportedly mulling lifting the suspension order on all mining leases it had issued on September 9 last year in the aftermath of the tabling in Parliament of the Shah Commission …
Special teams led by Revenue Secretary Gagandeep Singh Bedi on Monday began inspection of mining lease areas along the coastline. Speaking to mediapersons before the inspection, Mr. Bedi said six teams would be deployed at six different locations across the Tuticorin district. Chief Minister Jayalalithaa had constituted special teams recently …
Officials inspected the Vaipar and Vembar coastline on Tuesday to check any illegal mining operations. In the wake of complaints by fishermen about private companies indulging in illegal mining of beach sand and causing environmental hazard, two teams were constituted to check any violation of Mines Act, Collector Ashish Kumar …
Cabinet simplifies procedure to avail benefit under the scheme drafted to provide financial help to people left jobless due to mining closure Goa Cabinet today widened the scope of a scheme providing financial benefit to the people affected by the closure of mining industry in the state. Chief Minister Manohar …
However, land acquisition proceedings will be allowed to continue since administrative approval has already been accorded The Odisha government has decided not to grant approvals for acquisition of land in case of three de-allocated coal blocks in the state- Baitarani West, Mandakini-B and Naini. In case of New Patrapada coal …
The state government that is embroiled in the mining scam on Tuesday drew flak when it invited mine owners for a computer training without proper arrangement. The miners were supposed to learn ways to submit their monthly activities report online at the conference hall of Orissa mining corporation that had …
Pointing out that green nod for Mahan Coal Block in Madhya Pradesh is a “blatant breach” of Forest Rights Act, Union Tribal Affairs Minister V Kishore Chandra Deo has written to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Governor Ram Naresh Yadav. In a letter dated June 7, Deo told Chouhan …
At present, Sesa Goa's all mining operations in India are closed primarily due to Supreme Court-imposed mining bans in Goa and Karnataka A top advisory body of the environment ministry has recommended grant of forest clearance to Sesa Goa’s iron ore mine in Karnataka, paving the way for the Vedanta …
Only 10-12 mines out of 117 have actually started operations after SC lifted ban After the Supreme Court allowed category A & B mines to resume operations in Karnataka three months ago, only 10-12 mines out of 117 have actually started operations. Apart from procedural delays, most miners are hobbled …
Green bench orders arrest of Principal Secy mines The principal bench of the National Green Tribunal has ordered the arrest of state’s Principal Secretary, Environment and Forest, R K Verma for his failure to comply with its directions in a case pertaining to illegal mining and dumps. The bench had …
State Forest department had pointed to violations by firm The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has paved the way for Sesa Goa, an arm of the Vedanta Group, to resume mining in 164 hectares (ha) of land in the Nirthady forest of Chitradurga. This, despite the State Forest department …
The NGO seeks direction for a probe against all those involved directly or indirectly in illegal mining The Dharwad-based non-government organisation, Samaj Parivartan Samudaya (SPS) has sought fresh probe against some of the mining companies for alleged illegal mining and accumulation of wealth. It has also sought probe against some …
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a Bombay High Court order directing the Goa government to file FIRs against all miners named in the Justice MB Shah Commission report for alleged violation of lease conditions. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir stayed the High Court's March …
Govt refuses to budge preparing the field for face-off The tussle between the state government and miners over the recent order on mining stamp duty has hit a new pitch as the former refused to relax the deadline for collection of the levy. While miners, such as Tata Steel, have …
Report on ore linkage is almost in the final stage The inter-ministerial committee of the state government formed to formulate a long-term ore linkage policy for local industries is all set to submit its report by July 15. "Our report on ore linkage is almost in the final stage. The …
With the ban on iron ore mining in Goa pushing bank deposits to a negative growth of 11 per cent during 2012-13 and the non-performing assets (NPAs) in the mining-related sectors too rising steadily, bankers in the State see robust growth in agricultural lending in 2012-13 as the only silver …
The first part of the report is believed to contain preliminary observations, suggestion and overall findings Justice M B Shah Commission, inquiring into illegal mining activities across the country, has submitted its first report to the Union mines ministry about mining activities in Odisha Tuesday evening. The content of the …
The team checked the records of total mineral raised and also collected the iron ore samples found there to calculate the exact amount of illegal mineral transaction The vigilance wing of the state police, which yesterday initiated inquiry into Rs 1,800 crore Uliburu illegal mining scam, intensified its investigation at …
