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 …
The government of India has notified the Minerals (Transfer of Mining lease Granted otherwise than through Auction for Captive Purpose) Rules, 2016. The new regulation will not only boost mergers and acquisitions in the mining and related sectors but will unlock billions of dollars of additional revenue to the states. …
Goa govt welcomes move, says it will help promote mining in sustainable manner PANJIM: From now on, the iron ore mining leases having no impact or minimal impact on environment and livelihood, would be awarded with ‘Stars’, with Union Mines Ministry on Wednesday notifying the ‘Star Rating of Mines’ system. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of M/S I.D.I.O. Construction & Industries (India) Ltd. Vs Union of India & Others dated 23/05/2016. M/S I.D.I.O. Construction & Industries unit is stated to be a mining lessee having a lease which is valid upto 30 …
To spur mergers and acquisitions in the stressed minerals and commodities sectors, the government is likely to keep the transfer fee or additional royalties to be paid by an acquirer for the remaining period of a mining lease at a ‘reasonable’ level, a top mines ministry official said. The transfer …
For Prakash Javadekar's environment ministry, Jairam Ramesh's go/no-go policy is a no-go, at least for now. And that means some high-profile/high investment projects, currently held up because of possible forest area violations, may get a go-ahead. At least 10% of major pending projects, including the Rs 24,000-crore Rio Tinto diamond …
The Supreme Court would decide on the validity of the government’s retrospective levy of additional royalties on miners to fund local development under the Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana, a ministry official said. The Mines Ministry, in charge of implementing the Mines and Mineral Development and Regulation Act of …
The Ministry of Mines has prepared the draft rules named ―The Mineral (Transfer of Mining Lease Granted Otherwise than through Auction for Captive Use) Rules, 2016” for prescribing the terms and conditions and the amount or transfer charges for effecting the transfer as per the provisions of the proviso to …
The MoUs that were cancelled were signed with Jindal South West Ltd (JSW) in 2005 and Anrak Ltd. Visakhapatnam: In a twist to the tale, social and tribal welfare minister Ravela Krishna Babu had dropped enough indications that the state government has not totally backtracked on the contentious bauxite mining …
Panaji: The dealing between mining activists, a mining company and politicians has come to the fore with the slugfest over the ongoing issue of alleged illegal ore transportation. The stoppage of e-auction iron ore transportation at Cavrem village has brought out some "secret deals" between the mining company, mining activists …
Question raised in Lok Sabha Environmental Clearance for Mining, 26/04/2016. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has accorded 349 environmental clearances in the mining sector during last two years i.e. 01.04.2014 to 31.03.2016. Out of which 264 environmental clearances are for non-coal mining sector and 85 environmental …
The State Government on Tuesday urged the Centre to share at least 60 per cent of clean environment cess with coal bearing States. Drawing the attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the proposal to increase the Clean Environment Cess from `200 per MT to `400, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik …
The Ministry of Mines has prepared the draft rules named “The Atomic Minerals Concession Rules, 2016” for regulating the grant of mineral concessions in respect of minerals specified in Part B of the First Schedule to MMDR Act, 1957, and for purposes connected therewith.
The coal block in question is Pakri Barwadih in Jharkhand, which was secured by NTPC through govt allocation for sourcing coal for its power plants in 2008 An investigative report by The Sydney Morning Herald has found that Australian mining major Thiess paid bribe to National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) …
Step in the right direction, say stakeholders, Goa government PANJIM: In a bid to ensure minimal impact of iron ore mining on the environment and human settlement, the Union Ministry for Mines has proposed a “Star Rating” system for mining leases to promote sustainable development practices, which includes addressing social …
Judgement of the Delhi District Court in the matter of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Vs. M/s Jharkhand Ispat Pvt. Ltd. (M/s JIPL), Ramgarh, Jharkhand dated 28/03/2016 regarding allocation of coal blocks made by Government of India during the period 1993 to 2010. This case specifically refers to an application …
AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi will lead a padayatra in the Agency area of the district in May to express his solidarity with Girijans fighting against the government’s decision to exploit bauxite reserves, says APCC president N. Raghuveera Reddy. Speaking at a programme organised to flag off ‘Samajika Nyaya Saadhikarita Bus …
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section (4) of section 15, sections 15 A and 21 read with section 9B of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 as amended by the Amendment Act, 2015, the Government of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following rules for …
Experts feel govt will end up charging for allowing transfer of natural resources After over a year of un certainty , the Cabinet's decision to amend the Mines and Minerals (De velopment and Regulation) Act and allow transfer for captive mining le ases issued prior to last January will help …
Five-member Tribunal Bench to hear case on Tuesday SHILLONG: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has set a precondition to the State government to provide the names of as many as 20 mine owners, whose mines are being used for illegal extraction of coal, before fulfilling the demand of the government …
The Ministry of Mines has prepared the rules named “The Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession Rules, 2016” for the provisions relating to grant and regulation of mineral concessions under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957.
