Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Containers from sunken ship likely to drift towards Alappuzha, Kollam Coasts in 48 hours: INCOIS" appearing in The Hindu dated 25.05.2025 dated 27/05/2025. The original application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled …
PANJIM: The Goa Mining Labour Welfare Union (GMLWU), a registered trade union affiliated to All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), on Monday filed an intervention application in Supreme Court seeking for an order for resumption of all legal mining operations in Goa. The union has also appealed to the Apex …
Affected people plead ‘restart to legal mining’ PANJIM: No stone was left unturned to ensure the Supreme Court’s Central Empowered Committee, which arrived in the state on Sunday, understands the gravity of the plight of the mining affected people. Be it handing over newspaper clippings of the suicide of Uguem …
From the production guidance of about 15 MT for 2012-13, it has produced 3.7 MT iron ore in the first half of the fiscal Vedanta group firm Sesa Goa is likely to miss the production target of about 15 million tonne for the current fiscal due to mining ban in …
Restoration Will Take 30 Yrs: Panel New Delhi: Rehabilitation of the illegal iron ore mining-ravaged environment in Bellary, Chitradurga and Tumkur districts of Karnataka will need Rs 30,000 crore over the next 30 years, the Supreme Court has been informed. Submitting a report detailing the plan of action for rehabilitation …
To compensate the damage caused by illegal mining activities in Karnataka, the environment panel of the Supreme Court has recommended setting up of super specialty hospitals, technical and vocational educational institutions, drainage, sanitation, clean drinking and road-widening projects besides afforestation and soil conservation plans, at an estimated cost of Rs30,000 …
PANJIM: The report furnished by Goa Directorate of Mines and Geology on the condition of the mining sector and the illegalities committed in Goa between 2006 and 2011 to the Supreme Court’s Central Empowered Committee (CEC) was being frantically reworked on Wednesday as the department went into hush-hush mode with …
Mines situated within this buffer zone should be closed in a phased manner, says Parrikar Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Monday the State government will not allow any new mining leases up to 2 km of wildlife sanctuaries and national parks. The Chief Minister told presspersons on the sidelines …
PANJIM: Director of Mines and Geology Prasanna Acharya on Monday air dashed to New Delhi with a 100-page report detailing mining operations in Goa over the last five years. The report would be presented to Supreme Court’s Central Empowered Committee (CEC), whose members are scheduled to arrive in Goa on …
Firms must shell out part of earnings for reclamation, rehab works The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) is likely to place its Social and Ecological Development Plan for restoring the environment and human habitations in the mining devastated districts of Bellary, Chitradurga and Tumkur, before the Supreme Court on November 2. …
PANJIM: Manohar Parrikar-led Government’s decision to have one km buffer zone around wildlife sanctuaries and the national park, has been denounced by environmentalists and concerned citizens who alleged that the “Government is trying to protect the interest of mining lobby”. The environmentalists recommend that the buffer zone should not be …
The monitoring committee constituted by the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) of the Supreme Court on Friday gave its consent to three mining firms, which operated in Bellary and Chitradurga, to resume mining. Official sources said the committee comprising three members - H R Srinivasa, Director, Department of Mines & Geology, …
Bangalore/New DelhiThe Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday filed a chargesheet against former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa and his family members for allegedly not recovering from JSW Steel a sum of R890 crore due to the government, in return for monetary benefits. In its charge sheet filed before …
PANJIM: At least one official of Department of Mines and Geology who figured in Justice Shah Commission report on illegal mining is on the two sub-committees formed by the department to “help” the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) that will report to Supreme Court on illegal mining in Goa. Assistant Geologist …
PANJIM: The members of Supreme Court’s Central Empowered Committee (CEC), who have been asked to submit an inquiry report within four weeks, on the conditions of mines in Goa and any illegal mining activities, would be arriving in Goa on Thursday (Oct 18), even as officials seemed to be unaware …
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and the Orissa government on a plea alleging that majority stake in a coal block, allocated to the state mining corporation, was illegally given to a private company. The public interest litigation (PIL) has alleged that Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) …
Jaipur: The ambitious but controversial tiger relocation programme at Sariska Tiger Reserve is set to enter the next phase with the introduction of two female and a male tiger in the park before the end of winter. This will take the tiger count to 10 at Sariska. The forest department …
Uncertainty over revival of mining activity in Goa in near future is forcing barge operators to scout for new locations outside the state. This is evident from the steady flow of applications the Department of Ports, which is authorised to register and regulate vessels, is receiving from barge owners seeking …
Central Empowered Committee recommends setting up SPV to implement environment conservation plan in mining districts of Bellary, Chitradurga & Tumkur The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) of the Supreme Court has recommended a Rs 30,000 crore project to undertake environment conservation and socio-economic development in the three districts of Karnataka, where …
Five mining leases with a combined capacity of 2.56 mt are waiting for final approval to restart mining in Bellary & Chitradurga districts The resumption of iron ore mining in Karnataka is likely to be delayed as none of the Category A mines is able to secure all statutory approvals …
PANAJI, 11 OCT: Uncertainty over revival of mining activity in Goa in near future is forcing barge operators to scout for new locations outside the state. This is evident from the steady flow of applications the department of ports, which is authorised to register and regulate vessels, is receiving from …
