Mineral - Based Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the deplorable condition of a water tank, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, Telangana, 05/06/2025

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 …

Rs. 35,000-cr. loss on account of illegal mining not correctly projected: CM

Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who also holds the Mines portfolio, told the Assembly on Thursday that an assumed figure of about Rs. 35,000 crore loss to the State exchequer on account of illegal mining was found to be not correctly projected. In a written reply to a question by Leader …

SC directs companies to pay Rs 17,576 crore for illegal mining in Odisha

In a major setback to mining companies indulged in illegal extraction of iron and manganese ore in Odisha since 2001, the Supreme Court on Wednesday cracked the whip and directed them to pay a compensation of about Rs.17,576 crore. A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta ruled …

Mines bureau unearths new violations, serves showcause notices to companies

Panaji: Indian Bureau of Mines has recently unearthed fresh violations committed by mining companies and issued several showcause notices, even as the police's special investigation team (SIT) is investigating previously committed offences. The SIT probe into the Rs 35,000-crore mining scam in Goa had revealed that mining companies have been …

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Environmental Clearance for Mines, 25/07/2017

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Environmental Clearance for Mines, 25/07/2017. The Ministry has identified 53 mining projects as violation cases under the ambit of notification S.O.804(E) dated 14.03.2017. The State-wise list is included in this document. State or State Pollution Control Board are required to take action against the …

Digging deep: which miners are facing up to the low-carbon challenge?

A new report ‘Digging Deep’ analyzing a US$294 billion market cap grouping of the world’s major publicly-listed mining companies reveals they are generating up to US$16 billion in emissions costs by passing down the risk in their value chain. Miners are exposed to up to 30 times more emissions, equivalent …

Tata Steel's Noamundi first iron ore mine with solar plant

Tata Steel's Noamundi mine became the country's first iron-ore mine to have solar plant for reducing carbon footprint. "With due consideration towards Tata Steel s initiatives towards reducing carbon footprint, a three MW solar photovoltaic(PV) power plant has been commissioned at Noamundi and this is the first solar power plant …

Illegal mining: process to recover Rs 137 crore losses hits a wall

The state government has failed to recover losses caused to the exchequer due to illegal mining in the state. Department of Mines and Geology (DMG) had issued notices to 105 miners and individuals for recovery of Rs 134 crore in March 2017, by giving one month's time. However, even after …

Mining scandal: HC orders notice to Lokayukta SIT

Hearing a plea for anticipatory bail by senior IAS officer Mahendra Jain, the high court on Thursday ordered a notice to the Lokayukta's special investigation team. The case pertains to losses incurred by the state-owned Mysore Minerals Ltd (MML) when Jain was its incharge managing director. Jain, who is the …

Mining industry worried over charges on transfer of captive mining lease

Experts have said such charges have had a chilling effect on all industries linked with mining While the mining industry’s demand to exempt the transfer of captive mining leases from the levy of transfer charges is yet to be considered by the government, experts are of the view that the …

Licence norms eased to promote mining

The Rajasthan government has relaxed the licence norms for quarry and mining leases and reduced the payment of premium from once every year for 50 years to just one year by amending the State Minor Minerals Concession Rules, 2017, in an attempt to speed up the mining activities. Thousands of …

CSE study advocates improved benefit-sharing for mining-affected people

Despite a huge potential, the District Mineral Foundation (DMF), instituted with the aim of ensuring benefit sharing for mining-affected people, has several shortfalls on various fronts, finds the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) in the first assessment of the scheme. A whopping Rs.5,800 crore has been collected in the …

Under-mined: how corruption, mismanagement and political influence is undermining investment in Uganda’s mining sector and threatening people and environment

How corruption, mismanagement and political influence is undermining investment in Uganda’s mining sector and threatening people and environment. Uganda is rich in natural resource wealth such as gold, tin and phosphate that could create jobs and support the country’s developing economy by generating tax revenues. However, the 18-month long investigation …

Goa: Mining corridors to decongest roads to come up in 3 years

In a bid to decongest the main roads of Goa, the state government has decided to set up dedicated corridors in next three years for the transportation of iron ore from the mining leases to the jetties. "The project of mining corridors is huge. We will require minimum three years …

Mining activity at Sonshi to remain shut till May 5

GSPCB to assess quality of air before deciding on resuming operations; Mining firms make presentations on measures to curb air pollution PANJIM: Iron ore mining activity at Sonshi, Sattari will remain at a halt at least until May 5, as Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has decided to assess …

Officials to carry out survey of mining areas in Sandur, Hospet

This to identify land for creating infrastructure facilities under Comprehensive Environment Plan in Mining Impact Zone Officials of the departments of mines and geology, forest, revenue and Railways will be carrying out a survey of the mining areas in Sandur and Hospet taluks to identify suitable location for creating infrastructure …

In anti-mining fight, Cavrem forms mining coop society

MARGAO: The villagers of Cavrem in Quepem taluka are charting a new course in their anti-mining agitation. After a sustained anti-mining agitation in the village, the villagers are now raring to enter into the mining industry through the cooperative sector. The assistant registrar of cooperative societies, Quepem, on Wednesday issued …

Will shut down mines if Sonshi pollution not reduced: CM

Parrikar orders all 108 vehicles of Sonshi villagers to be utilised for their employment PANJIM: The Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar, has warned that he would shut down the iron ore mines at Sonshi village in Sattari, if the lease operators fail to adhere to the government's directions to reduce the …

From aspiration to reality: unpacking the Africa Mining Vision

The Africa Mining Vision (AMV) is a policy framework that was created by the African Union in 2009 to ensure that Africa uses its mineral resources strategically for broad-based, inclusive development. Eight years after its inception, implementation has been slow and there is a low level of awareness of the …

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Registered and Illegal Mines, 09/03/2017

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Registered and Illegal Mines, 09/03/2017. The details of working mines registered with IBM as on 28.02.2017 in the country, statewise are given at Annexure-I. The details of instances of illegal mining reported in various parts of the country submitted by the state governments to …

Online system to cut down environment clearance delays

In a bid to cut down delays and introduce transparency and accountability in granting environmental clearance, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has introduced an online system monitored through a centralised server. Following these directions, an online portal for the district-level environment impact assessment authority and a …

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