Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
Cuttack: In response to a notice, the Centre on Monday informed the Odisha High Court that it was willing to offer all assistance required to probe the alleged mining scam in the state. Considering the gravity of matter and the loss sustained, if the honorable court so desires, any agency …
Rachna Singh | TNN Jaipur: Recognizing that mining is a necessary evil and to propel economic growth extraction of minerals is a requisite, the Ministry of Mines has a clear set of guidelines that the state government is expected to follow. With the state government forming a special committee to …
Caurem villagers under the banner of Caurem Adivasi Bachao Samiti on Thursday sought the intervention of the Chief Minister and the Indian Bureau of Mines to stop the mining operation at the Devapan Mine immediately. The villagers called on the Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat at his Malbhat residence here this …
Despite some doubts over the efficacy of the proposed central regulator in curbing illegal mining, the Union government has decided on substantive teeth to the National Mining Regulatory Authority (NMRA) to be set up under the new mining legislation. The draft of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill, …
The metal and mineral PSUs aspiring captive mines would henceforth have to spell out the quantum of money they intend to spend annually in their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities to secure mineral concessions. If the Group of Ministers (GoM) approves a proposal of the mines ministry to this effect, …
Rich Mining Areas To Protect Local Populace Subhash Narayan NEW DELHI THE government is planning to put in place a more transparent mining policy by designating parts of mineral-rich regions as out of bounds for industry because of environmental concerns, a move that can avoid episodes such as the recent …
Ranchi, Aug. 25: A day after the Centre rejected Vedanta’s $1.7 billion project in Orissa, the group’s “illegal” procurement of bauxite — the main raw material for aluminum— from private miners in Jharkhand has come under the scanner of the Union ministry of environment and forests and the concerned department …
Debabrata Mohanty The Orissa government has appointed a committee to look into cases of excessive mining of iron, chromite, and manganese ore by companies in disregard of existing laws. Headed by the Director of Mines, the six-member committee would submit a report on the companies who dug out the ores …
Sudheer Pal Singh / New Delhi August 19, 2010, 1:51 IST When former Karnataka Lokayukta N Santosh Hegde recently said that vested interests were controlling the mining industry, he was not exaggerating, considering that India registered over 182,000 cases of illegal mining across 17 states in the last five years …
The State Government on Wednesday constituted an inter-departmental Special Cell providing the panel powers to conduct joint surveys on the leases identified in the Lokayukta
BHUBANESWAR: It took more than 18 years for the State Government to reject the mining lease application of Ram Bahadur Thakur Limited (RBTL) for manganese ore over an area of 96.56 hectares in Keonjhar district.The Government took up the issue only after the multi-crore mining scam rocked the State and …
BHUBANESWAR: Chided by the Empowered Committee of the Supreme Court, the Government seems to have woken up to the large-scale loot and worked out some tough measures to check illegal mining in the State. Enforcement squads will now frequent mine areas while a coordination committee will keep a watch on …
In view of surging demands of iron ore in India as well as in neighbouring countries, Assam and Meghalaya should pitch in for better prospecting and also come up with policies which would bring in much needed focus on the mineral. All over the world, the demand for iron is …
India will soon join an elite league of countries, including Australia and Canada, where investors can get data on free mineral blocks at the click of a mouse and apply online for mining rights.
Bid To Scuttle Profit-Sharing Clause Nipped New Delhi: The far-reaching mines and minerals bill has survived attempts to send it back to the drawing board and is expected to be considered by the Cabinet soon following the firm intervention of PMO which has settled several contentious aspects of the proposed …
DEVELOPMENT WITH A HUMAN FACE HAS BEEN THE CREDO OF OUR DEMOCRATIC POLITY. BUT THE RIGHTS OF MILLIONS OF SONS OF THE SOIL ARE OFTEN HELD HOSTAGE TO CORPORATE GREED. THE COUNTRY
The Department of Mines and Geology deputy director has issued notices to 15 mining companies in Hospet and Sandur to stop mining operations. The notices have been issued on the direction of Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), in the light of illegal mining being carried out in these areas. The …
