Exports

The special squad, formed by the State Government to check the transport and hoarding of illegal iron ore, has seized a huge quantity of mineral, stored in various private stockyards of Bellary district, claimed Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa. He was addressing reporters here on Tuesday after a review meeting with the officials of the Forest, Revenue and Mining departments.

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Sandip Das New Delhi: With aromatic basmati rice from India kept out of the supermarkets in Germany for the last few months, following reports of the presence of high levels of pesticide residue, exporters are urging the government to hold discussion with the European Union for bringing in uniformity in the norms concerning the minimum residue limit (MRL). “EU approval process for the presen

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The Centre on Thursday rejected demand for ban on iron ore export, but promised that stringent steps will be initiated to curb illegal mining. During the debate on illegal mining in the Rajya Sabha, the mining activities in Karnataka were brought to focus by several members, including TDP Rajya Sabha MP Mysura Reddy. Mines minister B.K.

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    THE Karnataka government’s ban on iron ore exports is going to benefit Orissa, Jharkhand and Goa. “It’s our loss and gain for the other three states. Goa, notably, stands to benefit because there are no logistic bottlenecks.

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The government has warned that anybody exporting coal illegally will be land in prison and that nobody can take India’s wealth outside the country.
The warning came from Union minister of state for coal Sriprakash Jaiswal in the Lok Sabha on Saturday while replying to the debate on the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2010, that was passed by the House.

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An affidavit filed by the Centre in the Karnataka HC on Friday called into question the state government’s decision to stop issuing mineral dispatch permits to control illegal mining in Bellary. The affidavit was filed in the course of a series of petitions by mining companies challenging the decision to ban exports of iron ore and to stop issuing permits to transport it for export. “Imposit

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The Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has asked the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) to have a public consultation on the development of iron ore terminal at West of Breakwater (WOB) proposed by Mormugao Port Trust (MPT). According to sources in MPT, MPT officials along with GSPCB on Thursday had a meeting, where MPT made a presentation of iron ore terminal. The expert appraisal

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The Union Ministry of Mines (UMM) on Friday submitted before the High Court that the State Government’s ban on iron ore exports decision will not help curb the rampant illegal mining in the State. In an affidavit filed before the Court, UMM has said that the ban on issuing mineral dispatch permits for transportation of iron ore exports may not be the ideal measure to curb illegal mining.

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India, the world’s second-biggest rice grower, may have a record harvest this year as increased planting offset drought in the east of the country. Production may total 100 million tonnes in the year ending June 2011, compared with 89.3 million tonnes a year ago, said Vijay Setia, president of All India Rice Exporters’ Association.

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Mine owners have slammed the Government’s claim of excess profits as baseless. Filing their objections in the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday petitioners V S Lad and others said the government misled the court by giving unsubstantiated figures of profit by the exporters.

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