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 Odisha illegal mining scam amounts to Rs. 59,203 crore and illegal iron and manganese ore amounting to 22.80 crore tonnes was extracted illegally from the state for almost a decade, reveals Shah Commission report. Read first two volumes of Justice M B Shah Commission Panel report on illegal mining …
The Supreme Court today set aside the Orissa High Court order which had quashed state government's petition to allot iron ore licence to South Korean steel major Posco in Khandadhar hills in Sundergarh district for a multi-crore steel plant. A Bench headed by Mr Justice RM Lodha asked the Centre …
These rules may be called the Punjab Minor Mineral (Amendment) Rules, 2013. They shall come into force on and with effect from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a Bombay High Court order directing Goa government to file FIRs against all miners named in the Justice M B Shah Commission report for alleged violation of lease conditions. Without the stay, the state would have been forced to take action against top politicians …
Union ministry of tribal affairs has asked Odisha state government to raise awareness on this Supreme Court order dated 18 April 2013 that continued the ban on bauxite mining by Vedanta Aluminium in the Niyamgiri Hills. Read text of this order. Supreme Court judgement dated 18/04/2013 in W.P.(C) No.180/2011 Orissa …
These rules may be called the Odisha Minerals (Prevention of Theft, Smuggling and Illegal Mining and Regulation of Possession, Storage, Trading and Transportation) Amendment Rules, 2013. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Odisha Gazette.
Clash with ruling party members ultimately resulted in walkout by Congress legislators The state government on Monday faced heat in the assembly over the controversial issue of mapping of mine lease boundaries with the Opposition Congress alleging that the DGPS (differential global positioning system) survey has exposed the state’s complicity …
State says IBM report on 'mineral development' not binging The Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) has sought from the Odisha government the details of 24 mining leases, which are awaiting extension of the validity period of the leases, before giving its recommendation whether the leases should be renewed in the …
These rules may be called the Punjab Minor Mineral Rules, 2013. These rules shall be applicable throughout the State of Punjab. They shall come into force on and with effect from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
This Performance Audit Report for the year ended 31 March 2011 containing the results of the Performance Audit on “Assessment, Levy and Collection of Major and Minor Mineral Receipts” of Government of Chhattisgarh has been prepared for submission to the Governor under Article 151 (2) of the Constitution of India. …
Samaj Parivartan Samudaya (SPS), the non-governmental organisation fighting legal battle against illegal mining, on Wednesday opposed before the Supreme Court the recommendation made by the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) for resumption of mining in ‘A’ and ‘B’ category of mines in Karnataka’s Bellary, Tumkur and Chitradurga districts. Appearing for SPS, …
Illegal mining and theft/pilferage of coal are carried out stealthily and clandestinely. As such, it is not possible to specify the exact quantum of coal stolen and losses incurred on account of illegal mining and theft/pilferage of coal. However, as per raids conducted by security personnel as well as joint …
PANJIM: The mines department was served with a legal notice challenging the legality of the Goa (Prevention of Illegal Mining Transportation and Storage of Minerals) Rules 2004 and demanding that the rules be withdrawn within two weeks. The notice served by Adv Krishnendu Mukherjee says that Section 23 C of …
The Union mines ministry also advised the state govt to withdraw its resolution dated October 3 and 12 which goes against the interest of local miners. BHUBANESWAR: Odisha government cannot reserve any area not already held under any prospecting license or mining lease, for undertaking prospecting or mining operations through …
Three resolutions of the Odisha government to impose unprecedented curbs on mining activity and triggering a legal tussle between the government and the mine lessees have come across a central government wall. The ministry of mines has asked it to scrap all the three resolutions, saying they breach mining laws. …
PANJIM: Fresh investigation by State government has revealed that as of now 14 mines are involved in various kinds of illegalities, including encroachment outside their lease areas. According to the details tabled in the House, 14 mining lease holders are either involved in illegal extraction or encroachment outside the mining …
Aiming to expedite disposal of applications for renewal of mining leases, the steel & mines department has rejected 135 such applications of a total of 323 applicants. “We have already rejected 135 applications for mine lease renewal. These applications did not merit renewal as they lacked the necessary statutory clearances. …
The Supreme Court’s questioning last week of the Centre’s authority to allocate coal blocks during the hearing of a public interest litigation regarding the ‘coalgate’ will have major implications for India’s coal industry. If the Centre chooses to take the court’s view for granted, then central and state-level public sector …
The right vests with States, Supreme Court tells Centre The Supreme Court on Thursday made it clear to the Centre that it had no power to allocate coal blocks to private companies and sought legal explanation from Attorney-General G.E. Vahanvati for making the allotments. A Bench of Justices R.M. Lodha …
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the Centre's power to allocate coal blocks to firms, saying it has a lot of "legal explanation" to do as the relevant Act in fact empowers only states to undertake this task. The top court said despite the fact that the Centre …
