Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
PANJIM: Forty-eight mining companies on Wednesday were granted more time till June 8 by the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) to submit documents pertaining to extraction and environment clearances, failing which their licences would be suspended. These mining companies were issued show cause notices by GSPCB, last week for …
Jaipur:In a bid to make full use of the natural resources and enhance employment opportunities, the state government has decided to allot mining licenses of two major minerals, iron ore and limestone, only to those companies who are keen to set up plants or value addition processing units in the …
PANJIM: The hearing of 40 mining firms, which were issued show cause notices by Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB), will begin on Wednesday. Total 24 mining companies were issued notices for extracting the ore beyond permissible capacity. GSPCB is inquiring into alleged excess production of iron ore since 2005. …
The notice has been sent to the company for allegedly violating courts order on the transport of iron ore The Goa Bench of Bombay High Court today issued a contempt notice to Sesa Goa for allegedly violating its order on the transport of iron ore. Environmentalist Ramesh Gauns had moved …
Jaipur: The state cabinet on Monday approved the proposal to create a Vidhan Parishad, as was announced by chief minister Ashok Gehlot in his budget speech last month. The cabinet also approved a series of other proposals, including setting up of the Rajasthan Water Resources Regulatory Authority (RWRR), clearing the …
PANJIM: Goa will have its own mining policy by May but the decision on whether to work on the draft policy or have a fresh document is yet to be taken by the government. The State already has a draft policy which was formed in the year 2008 and pending …
An initial report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) citing a huge estimated loss to the central exchequer over coal block allocation in the country has prompted the Trinamool Congress-led government in West Bengal to go for auction as the pertinent procedure from now. “We will auction all coal …
CMD designate says company will do everything to meet the presidential directive Close to two months after Coal India Ltd (CIL) said it was not in the business of imports, the chairman designate of the world’s largest coal mining company is looking to revisit the option. S Narsing Rao, who …
The firms have been accused of extracting ore much beyond permissible limit The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has issued show-cause notices to 40 mining firms for allegedly extracting ore much beyond permissible limit. The firms have been asked why appropriate action under relevant laws should not be initiated …
Global consultancy firm identifies 10 trends that will impact the sector at an accelerated rate in 2012 Issues facing the mining industry have reached a new level of extremity, forcing mining companies to incorporate more complex scenarios into their strategic planning, according to the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL) Tracking …
PANJIM: In a major exercise, Mines and Geology department will now classify all the 90 mining leases based on their legal status by appointing two teams which will visit all the mines. Director of Mines and Geology Prasanna Acharya said that all the mining leases would be coded in three …
‘Increasing production and despatch are the biggest challenges' Few Coal India Ltd (CIL) chairmen have had to don the chieftain's robes at a more critical juncture. As if taking on charge of the world's single-largest mining company is not enough at a time when its production is flat, but it …
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has exposed alleged large scale irregularities by Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation Limited (CMDCL) in awarding contract for commercial mining of a coal block in the state, leading to an anticipated loss of `1,052.20 crores revenue to state exchequer. The CAG report, which was tabled …
Cracking down on illegal mining, the Department of Mines and Geology of Goa on Tuesday took a series of decisions, including the suspension of around 460 licences pending verification, and gave 15 days to all traders to submit documents. The government planned to come out with a comprehensive policy by …
New Delhi The government proposes to offer deallocated captive coal blocks of private sector companies to Coal India in a bid to accelerate coal production. This would enable the PSU to meet all its fuel commitments to the power sector. The coal ministry, which has so far cancelled allocation of …
Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Monday described CAG draft report on allocation of coal blocks without auction as “illogical”, asking by that yardstick even water used in the hydro projects should be charged. “This is no logic. If this is accepted, then there are so many hydro projects in the …
Hyderabad The Andhra Pradesh government has given away 88,492 acres land to 1,027 beneficiaries between 2006-11, resulting in a huge multi-crore land scam, a Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report has said. The scathing report, which has been tabled in the state’s legislative assembly, is the CAG’s first …
The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) on Thursday reiterated its stand that no new mining leases should be granted in Bellary, Tumkur and Chitradurga districts unless rehabilitation plans for the existing leases were executed. The committee also maintained that the combined iron ore production from the mines should not …
New Delhi The coal ministry plans to start bidding for 50 captive coal blocks from June may get delayed a little. Pushed into a corner by the draft CAG audit report over allocation of coal blocks sans auction to scores of public and private companies during 2004-2009, the ministry has …
Documents obtained by The Hindu show that the Union Coal Ministry was made aware as far back as July 2004 that flawed policies that allotted captive coal blocks rather than auctioning them would give unearned “windfall gains” to private parties. A leaked draft report of the Comptroller and Auditor-General has …
