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 …
The hefty penalty of Rs 70,000 crore on excess ore extraction that has caught many a mine lessee off guard is poised to swell further with the state government readying to send showcause notices to 44 more lessees. A high-powered committee of the state government had found 104 lessees guilty …
Refuting the State Government’s allegation that it had failed to detect irregularities in mining activities in Odisha, Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) on Wednesday said excess production of ore beyond the mining plan is not illegal if royalty is paid. “Once royalty is paid over excess production of ore, how …
Scrutinises mineral trade details of other three mines The Justice M B Shah Commission of enquiry on Thursday sought details on output and raising permission of Tensa iron ore mines belonging to Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) in Koira mining circle during its first day of field trip. During …
State sends notices to Essel Mining, Tata Steel, Sarda Mines and others Odisha stands to earn up to . 24,000 crore in revenue claims as a result of mining “without statutory clearances” over the past decade. In notices sent a day after a Centre-appointed investigating committee arrived for a third …
The Union Ministry of Mines has asked the State Government to submit a status report on setting up of a special anti-extortion and anti-money laundering cell to prevent the nexus between illegal mining, forest contractors and extremists as per the recommendations of the second Administrative Reforms Commission by October 31. …
The Joda mining circle under the state steel and mines department has issued show cause notices to 42 iron ore and manganese mines lease holders over last two weeks in excess raising cases and has urged them to take steps to return the amount of money they have gained by …
The commission during its recent visit to the state from October 3-11 scrutinised records of 81 mines out of a total of 186 mining leases The Justice M B Shah Commission of enquiry which is set to visit Odisha for the third time from October 31 will take up field …
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 …
Mineral Enterprises, the only company to secure all clearances, suspends ops Bangalore-based Mineral Enterprises Limited (MEL) has suspended mining operations at its iron ore mine in Chitradurga district after its lease period expired on October 6. The company has managed to produce 35,000 tonnes in one month. MEL was the …
The team has so far completed investigating records of 65 mines and is expected to verify about 20 odd papers The five member team of Justice M B Shah Commission of enquiry, which has been in Odisha since October 3 to probe illegal mining, has detected massive irregularities during scrutinisation …
The pain on the faces of farmers in Goa's Sirigaon village tells a tale. A tale of ruin. Their wells and lakes have dried up. The soil has been corroded. Lush farms have become mere memories. Memories grimy with dirt from the iron mines. “In our childhood, we used to …
The Justice M B Shah Commission of enquiry which is on a visit to Odisha will probe all mining leases allocated in the state since 1952. “We are going to probe all mining leases granted in the state since 1952. The panel will examine whether these leases are operational or …
Shah Commission had said the iron ore scam could have caused a loss of . 35,000 cr to exchequer. The Goa government’s decision to probe irregularities pointed out by a Centre-appointed panel in iron ore mining has left miners worried. “This comes as a shock. We are already replying to …
Bhubaneswar: As per the directive of the Centre, a six-member team of Justice M B Shah Commission would arrive in the state on Wednesday to probe into large scale illegal mining of iron and manganese ores in Odisha. The team, led by UV Singh, Additional Principal Conservator of Forests of …
At least five private companies under scanner The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a preliminary enquiry to probe alleged irregularities in issuance of licences to at least five private companies for exploration of mineral wealth in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea during 2010-11. Conspiracy The prime …
New Delhi After filing a series of cases in the coal block allocation scam, the CBI has now been tasked with unearthing alleged irregularities in the allocation of offshore mining licenses to private firms. The CBI has registered a preliminary enquiry into allocation of 62 off-shore mineral blocks in the …
New Delhi: A new scam worth several thousands of crores has come to light. The CBI has started a probe into serious irregularities in awarding offshore mining blocks to private companies that did not fulfill the eligibility criteria. The CBI has registered a preliminary enquiry against officials of Indian Bureau …
NEW DELHI, 24 SEPT: Just a week after filing cases in the coal block allocation scam, the CBI has begun probing alleged irregularities in the country's first-ever attempt to explore untapped mineral wealth worth thousands of crores lying in the deep sea bed, sensing another mega scam. CBI sources said …
PANJIM: Tightening the screws on the state government for its seemingly belligerent attitude on mining dumps, the Ministry of Environments and Forests (MoEF) has issued show cause notices to 46 companies for mining from low grade iron ore /reject dumps in the State. The 46 mining companies have been issued …
Less than a week after the Justice M B Shah Commission submitted its report on Goa’s illegal mining of iron ore and manganese indicating that mining leases got green clearances based on wrong facts, Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan on Wednesday suspended the environmental clearances to 93 mines in the state …
