Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
Reforms in the mining sector is set to get a boost as the Union Cabinet is likely to decide on approving an ordinance to auction mines in the non-coal sector including iron ore, bauxite and other major minerals in its next meeting. A top mines ministry official told The Indian …
ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd. (ACL) lost a court appeal to keep secret its environmental plans for an area polluted by the company’s biggest steel-producing plant. The Supreme Court of Appeal upheld a ruling that Amsa, as the unit of the world’s largest steelmaker is known, must hand over documents detailing …
ArcelorMittal has teamed up with Italy's Marcegaglia to bid for Ilva, a loss-making Italian steel plant at the centre of a major environmental scandal, the target company confirmed today. The Ilva site at Taranto in the Puglia region of southern Italy employs 16,000 workers and has the biggest output capacity …
Unit started work without obtaining proper clearance’ Protesters who have been campaigning against the functioning of a ship-breaking unit under the control of Steel Industries Kerala Ltd. (SILK) at Beypore got a temporary relief on Friday when the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (PCB) through an order stopped all dismantling …
The Centre and Odisha government are committed to the Posco project, Union Steel Secretary Rakesh Singh said and promised adequate raw material linkage to local industries. "We have discussed the issue. Both government of India and government of Odisha are committed to the Posco project in the state. We are …
74 producing blocks to go under hammer first; regulator for non-operational mines later As the government plans to expedite coal block reallocation to the private sector through auctioning, it appears in no hurry to set up a regulator for the sector. Not only does the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Ordinance …
The State Government has once again requested the Centre to grant a Prospecting License (PL) for Iron ore over a Notified Area of 2,082.502 hectares in favour of the Posco India Private Limited. In its latest move to ensure mining lease to the South Korean steel major, the Department of …
Smoke rises from chimneys and facilities of steel plants on a hazy day in Benxi, Liaoning province November 3, 2013. Chinese steel mills, among the biggest in the world, are altering their production schedules to offset disruption from forced plant closures aimed at curbing choking air pollution during a summit …
The government on Monday allowed private companies in power, cement and steel to get their own coal mines through e-auctions, thus clearing the logjam created by the Supreme Court order annulling all allocation of captive mines since 1993. This makes the process through which end-users of coal can acquire a …
After inspecting stainless steel pickling industries in Wazirpur Industrial area, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has rejected permission granted to 11 units operating in the area for non-compliance with green norms. It informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) of the same during a hearing. After a plea filed by …
Bellary, Kolar, Mysore bag lion's share of investments The High Level Clearance Committee (HLCC) headed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday cleared 13 investment proposals worth about Rs 9,912 crore, including an integrated steel plant in Bellary./ Sandur Manganese and Iron ore Ltd has proposed to set up the steel …
CEC submits final report on Odisha mining scam to Supreme Court. CEC says, 2130 lakh MT minerals excavated without obtaining environmental clearance. Despite blaming the Odisha government for lapses for the large scale mining irregularities between 2000-01 and 2010-11 in the state, but the Supreme Court appointed Central Empowered Committee …
BARA, OCT 07 - Jagadamba Steel Industries has installed modern equipment at its manufacturing facility in Simara in a bid to lessen environmental pollution. The management claimed that this was the first such machinery imported into Nepal. The high-tech pollution control measure was taken as per an agreement with the …
The coal ministry is taking legal recourse to ensure that the auction of coal blocks to government companies and corporations — started in December 2012 — does not get bogged down by the Supreme Court order. Its questions to the legal affairs department are aimed at allocating blocks to state …
In this paper, an analysis of present scenario of coal in India has been made. In particular, energy requirements for the developing countries are met from coal-based thermal power plants. In India, about 75% coal output is consumed in power sector. In addition, other industries like cement, fertilizer, chemical, paper …
The Goa government cleared the much-awaited mining policy promising lifting of the temporary suspension on mining operations in the state on case-wise basis and also ruling out auctioning of leases. With the policy deciding to grant leases to their earlier owners on a case-to-case basis, it is expected to open …
The Supreme Court on 24 September 2014 cancelled 214 of the 218 coal blocks allotted by different central governments since 1993 terming these allocations illegal. But four coal blocks allocated to public sector units -- SAIL, NTPC and two for Ultra Mega Power Projects – were spared from de-allocation. Read …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Shiv Prasad Vs Union of India & Ors regarding working of the industrial units in Jasodhapur Industrial Area in Kotdwar district of Uttarakhand established by SIDCUL has been questioned on the ground of continuous pollution generated …
