Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rafhat Naeem Siddiqui Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 25/02/2025. Rafhat Naeem Siddiqui, resident of village Ajupura Rani, block and tehsil Nagina, district Bijnor has sent present letter petition which has been treated and registered as an original …
Bengaluru: Greed is once again rearing its ugly head in iron-ore rich Bellary. Already nearly sucked dry of its natural resources by indiscriminate mining, the district has been presented with another goldmine for the corrupt to fill their coffers with - the Rs 30,000 crore Comprehensive Environment Plan for the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Goa Paryavaran Savrakshan Sangharsh Samitee V/s M/s. H.L. Nathurmal & Ors. dated 15/09/2014. The Applicant is seeking restoration of the mining area described as an area originally covered under the mining concession/lease of T.C. No. 59/53 …
This rapid survey is carried out to know the people’s perception on the changes with the suspension of mining in Goa, by way of reviewing print media and conducting a primary survey. Goa’s mining operations were suspended first by the Goa Government on 10.09.2012 after the Justice M. B Shah …
This rapid survey is carried out to know the people’s perception on the changes with the suspension of mining in Goa, by way of reviewing print media and conducting a primary survey. Goa’s mining operations were suspended first by the Goa Government on 10.09.2012 after the Justice M. B Shah …
Says the ill-gotten wealth should be recovered and used for reclamation and rehabilitation The National Committee for Protection of Natural Resources (NCPNR) has urged chief minister Siddaramiah to take steps to initiate punitive action against companies involved in illegal mining and the officials who connived with them. Founder president of …
The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) on Tuesday ruled out allowing export of iron ore pellets from Karnataka-based miners. Responding to requests from the leaseholders at a meeting here, the CEC team, headed by P V Jayakrishnan, told the miners there was no question of allowing exports at this …
Almost two years after its ban, the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed resumption of mining activities in 90 mines in Bellary, Tumkur and Chitradurga districts of Karnataka. A forest bench of Justices Aftab Alam, K S Radhakrishnan and Ranjan Gogoi allowed reopening of 27 category 'A' and 63 category 'B' …
Mining of iron ore could revive by October this year with the Supreme Court order of Thursday. Mining companies are hoping that the Court could soon move on lifting the ban on iron ore mining in Goa too as a new green bench is expected to be constituted soon. The …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests is giving final touches to a plan that will insist on full forest clearance for the entire mining lease area, instead of granting clearance to a smaller section of the lease area where actual mining is proposed to take place, sources told The Indian …
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Centre and the Goa Government on a plea that alleged that the State Government, in violation of its order, has allowed export of iron ores, purportedly extracted from Maharashtra. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Aftab Alam also sought the replies …
Bellary, Dec 2, 2012, DHNS : Many mining companies in the district, which faced the wrath of the Supreme Court for indulging in illegal mining, have started implementing reclamation and rehabilitation (R&R;) measures on a war-footing. For, implementing R&R; measures is mandatory for getting fresh mining permits. After analysing the …
Mining causes massive damage to landscape and biological communities. Following the mining, the habitats become impoverished presenting a very rigorous condition for plants growth. The present investigation were conducted in selected sites of Raniganj Coal Field area to assess the status of the soil quality of different mine types (OCP, …
The Environment Ministry is now under the scanner of a parliamentary committee that has reportedly directed it to “properly monitor green clearances given to coal mining firms, particularly in states like Goa”. This comes after a month since the ministry suspended the green clearance given to 93 mines in Goa …
The Planning Commission, Government of India constituted the Working Group on Mineral Exploration & Development (other than Coal & Lignite) in the context of formulation of 12th Five Year Plan (2002-2017) under the Chairmanship of Secretary, Ministry of Mines, Government of India vide Office Order No. I &M; -3(24)/2010 dated …
In India the mining operations have degraded significant area of land and have replaced the ecosystem of the mined out areas with the undesirable waste materials in form of overburden dumps. The process of coal extraction drastically alters the physical and biological nature of the mined out areas, so the …
The draft mining policy stated that a suitable framework will be designed to ensure mining along with suitable measures for restoration of the ecological balance that had been disturbed so far due to mining. The draft Goa mining policy (Major Minerals), 2012 further stated that the closure of mines has …
Large swathes of coal-bearing areas in forests, national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, tiger reserves and elephant corridors may soon be out of bounds for mining activities as a high-level committee of the Union environment ministry has recommended that they be classified as “inviolate” areas. The recommendations have triggered anxiety within the …
In exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (1) of section 15 and section 23C of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), the Governor of Haryana hereby makes the following rules for regulating the grant of various forms of mineral concessions, storage and transportation …
Bauxite-rich East Coast region hasn’t seen a single mine open in 30 years. The East Coast region, home to 74% of the total bauxite reserves, continues to be one of the most-neglected regions in the country, as not a single bauxite mine has been opened in the past three decades. …
The coal ministry has issued revised guidelines for preparing mine closure plans, incorporating a few stringent provisions. Mine owners would now have to open escrow accounts with scheduled banks, with the Coal Controller’s Organisation (CCO) as an exclusive beneficiary. When the final mine closure scheme is implemented by the owner …
