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 …
Water pollution is going on unabated in the district. It was learnt that a few towns and industrial units on the banks of rivers and rivulets were polluting water sources. Sources said apart from releasing waste water from towns into rivers, one crusher unit located on the banks of the …
PANAJI: Goa Mineral Ore Exporters Association (GMOEA) on Monday welcomed the withdrawal of export duty of iron ores of below 58 grade by finance minister Arun Jaitley in its budget. The GMOEA appreciated the support from the defence minister Manohar Parrikar and the chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar in getting this …
This report presents the results of the Fraser Institute’s 2015 annual survey of mining and exploration companies. The survey is an attempt to assess how mineral endowments and public policy factors such as taxation and regulatory uncertainty affect exploration investment.
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government on Wednesday decided to put mining and transportation of mineral activities under satellite surveillance to maintain transparency in the mining sector. This was decided at the State Level Task Force meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary AP Padhi. The Chief Secretary directed the Steel …
Irregularities in storage of minerals in Srikakulam. Visakhapatnam: The Public Accounts Committee of the AP Legislative Assembly has exposed the illegal beach sand mining taking place in Srikakulam district, which is being said to be a scam running into thousands of crores of rupees. Trimax Sands has been violating norms …
Efforts made by the State Government in order to publish the 1982 land settlement survey have come as fresh air, at least for certain mining companies. The decision which has drawn some objections as well from different quarters is likely to settle land status issues which are said to be …
MELBOURNE: Indian mining giant Adani's plan to build one of the world's largest coal mines in Australia moved closer to realization on Tuesday after the Queensland state gave environmental approval to the $16.5 billion controversy-hit project but with about 140 conditions. Queensland state's department of environment and heritage protection (EHP) …
It is on plea of Dinesh Pandey , environment activist, that the NGT has taken stringent action of banning the mining activity on Gaula river on January 29. He told TOI, " I appealed NGT to stay the operation of forest clearance accorded by the order 24 January, 2013 for …
Aiming to boost mineral exploration, the mines ministry has sought Rs 500 crore as budgetary support to take up air-borne geo-physical mapping in the country’s potential resource-bearing area estimated to be 8 lakh sq km requiring an estimated R1,500 crore. In its budgetary proposal for next fiscal, the mines ministry …
A green body today said the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) rules by Goa Directorate of Mines recently will not only fall "short" of realising its objectives but can also be "counterproductive". Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said the rules which were notified following provisions of the Mines and Minerals …
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has expressed opposition to District Mineral Foundation rules notified by government of Goa. According to CSE, these rules failed to make DMF relevant to the ‘people’ with ‘misplaced focus’ on fund utilisation. The Goa government has notified the District Mineral Foundation rules which …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government on Monday decided to utilise around Rs 900 crore in eight mineral bearing districts for inclusive growth of people affected by mining activities. It was decided at a high level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here. The State Government had set up Odisha Mineral …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M/S. Ferro Alloys Corporation Ltd. Vs State of Orissa & Others dated 12/01/2016 regarding chromite mining inside Hadagarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Kendujhar, Odisha. The Central Empowered Committee had submitted a report dated 5th February, 2014 which says that "the lease …
The Ministry of Mines has prepared the draft Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (Amendment) Bill, 2016 seeking to amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. To amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 to allow the transfer of mining leases granted otherwise than …
Illegal felling of large number of trees in the Krishnawati region has set alarm bells ringing for the Forest Department. Mahendragarh DC Atul Kumar has submitted his report to the higher authorities, seeking a probe into the case. Taking a serious note of the DC’s report, the state Forest Department …
Meanwhile, Goa CM in talks with truck owners to break deadlock on freight charges for evacuation of ore Goa bench of Bombay HC asks state govt to form new rules for transportation of iron ore Following a petition filed by truckers’ associations, the Goa bench of the high court here …
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh government is anticipating investments of nearly Rs 46,000 crore in the mining sector by 2022, a senior Mines department official said on Wednesday. The state government is committed to promote mining related industries in the state at par with other sectors, Secretary, Mines Department, Girija Shankar said …
The State government on Tuesday issued fresh notification to e-auction leases for 14 ‘C’ category mines spread over Ballari and Chitradurga districts. The government had earlier cancelled the notification issued on November 30 for auctioning 11 ‘C’ category mines to include three more mines, one in Ballari and two in …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government on Wednesday issued notification inviting tender for e-auction of iron ore mines under the amended Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Act, 2015. This will be the first auction of iron ore block in the State. The Government has decided to auction Ghoraburahani-Sagasahi East iron …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Mineral Production Index, 21/12/2015. Index of Industrial Production (IIP) covers mining sector, manufacturing and electricity with the corresponding weights 14.157%, 75.527% and 10.316% respectively. The base year for the present series of IIP is 2004-05. As per available information, the index of mineral production …
