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 …
SHILLONG: The RTI findings on the cement plants in Jaintia Hills has exposed the connivance of the various Government departments including the Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council (JHADC) and the traditional bodies which allowed the cements plants to carry out mining inside the forest areas in gross violation of the …
PANJIM: One of the State’s oldest mining company, Damodar Mangalji and Company Limited (DMC), is likely to come under the scanner of the Mines department, again, for its move to revive operations at a mine at Pissurlem, almost after a decade. In a complaint before state authorities, a local from …
Many productive mines have come to a standstill In a move that could add fuel to the “troubled relations” between the Congress and its ally, Trinamool Congress, the State-run Coal India Limited (CIL) on Monday raised serious concerns over the “law and order” situation in West Bengal and Jharkhand, alleging …
The huge resentment against the Regional Plan and the spectre of illegal mining have angered the people against the congress. Does the party have any answers? Shirodkar : If you go to see, both the issues have not raised its head for the last one month. When it comes to …
Eastern Coalfields, a subsidiary of Coal India, today said illegal mining coupled with mafia operations at its mines is causing a loss of Rs 12 crore to it every month as production of about 40,000 tonnes is being hampered. “Many productive mines ... Have come to standstill. Due to continuous …
SHILLONG: Highlighting the sensitivity of the issue of mining in the State, Deputy Chief Minister Bindo M Lanong on Wednesday assured of bringing out the State Mining Policy at the earliest. “We would like to put in place the Mining Policy at the earliest to regulate mining activities in the …
Chief Minster Jayalalithaa has given approval to the ETPS (Ennore Thermal Power Station) Replacement Project of 600 megawatt (MW), setting the process formally for the closure of the four-decade-old ETPS. A few days ago, the Chief Minister's nod was obtained for the project, according to an official. The proposed plant …
JOWAI: Former HNLC chief is allegedly misusing his power against coal mine owners in Jaintia Hills district. Coal businessmen, particularly those who own and extract coal at Briwar area under Elaka Nongkhlieh and Sumer Patorship have alleged that the former HNLC chief, Julius Dorphang along with other surrendered members of …
PANJIM: Targeting the Goa government over failure to implement rule 45 of the Mineral Conservation and Development (MCDR) Rules, 1988, the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) has said that in the absence of accurate data, the bureau has failed to monitor the movement of minerals effectively. In a bid to …
Iron ore Says Shah commission recommendation faulty; however, accepts other suggestions. The Union ministry of mines has rejected the M B Shah commission’s recommendations for a ban on iron ore and manganese ore export and has referred the matter to the department of commerce. “While demand for iron ore is …
New Delhi Mineral production in the country continues to decline. It fell marginally to R14,555 crore in October from R14,572 crore in the same month a year ago. This is the fifith consecutive month where mineral output registered a decline. The continuous decline in the iron ore and coal production …
The Human Rights Forum (HRF) has urged the State and Central governments to drop proposals for mining bauxite in the Agency areas of Visakhapatnam. There was widespread opposition from people belonging to the plains and tribes who had not given their consent for bauxite mining. Human Rights Forum State president …
PANJIM: After mining companies challenged Goa State Pollution Control Board’s (GSPCB) authority to question them on the Environment Clearance (EC) certificate issue, the Board has now decided to refer the matter to the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), for action. Based on the High Court judgment of August 12, …
PANJIM: While Digambar Kamat-led government chose to look the other way as illegal mining thrived in Goa during last four years of its tenure - a council constituted by it to draw a road map for development of Goa for next twenty-five years has suggested that the State should have …
PANJIM: While Digambar Kamat-led government chose to look the other way as illegal mining thrived in Goa during last four years of its tenure - a council constituted by it to draw a road map for development of Goa for next twenty-five years has suggested that the State should have …
JAIPUR: In a paradox of sorts just as the director general of mines safety kicked off the safety week on Sunday, the killer minefields of Makrana devoured another worker. Thirty-five-year-old Bhanwarlal died after the bucket of an earth-moving vehicle went crashing down on him. "Around 10 am on Sunday when …
To monitor iron ore exports, a cause of illegal mining, the government plans to canalise exports of the mineral. Notably, the Centre-appointed MB Shah Commission has, in its interim report, pitched for a pan-India blanket ban on exports as a measure to curb illegal mining. The proposal will be sent …
PANJIM: A total of 13 companies, representing 30 mines, were heard by Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) on Tuesday, for verifying the validity of Environment Clearance (EC) issued by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). GSPCB had in November summoned 54 mining company representatives asking them to …
The Centre-appointed Shah Commission is appeared quite unhappy with the state of affairs in the mineral-rich Keonjhar district. The eight-member commission, which visited various mines in the district over the last three days, on Sunday said at majority of the places mines owners and operators have polluted the air and …
A consortium led by state-owned steel giant SAIL has suddenly turned around and demanded that the government provide interest-free loans to the tune of Rs 45,000 crore to develop the prized Hajigak mines in Afghanistan and build a steel plant. The Afghan government had recently awarded the seven member consortium …
