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 Centre has asked the Goa government to “immediately restrict” all activities regarding removal of minerals from dumps located outside the mining lease areas. “The state government should immediately restrict all activities for removal of mineral from the dumps located outside the lease areas, till an appropriate mechanism is evolved …
New Delhi In a move that might speed up environmental clearances for mining firms, the Centre may ask the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) to independently verify compliance of norms suggested by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) for all mining projects. This is being done to ensure constant …
National Committee for Protection of Natural Resources (NCPNR), which is spearheading a campaign against illegal mining in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, on Thursday urged all stakeholders to work for the effective implementation of a recent Supreme Court order. Addressing presspersons here, NCPNR president S.R. Hiremath said that the stakeholders, including …
PANJIM: Even as Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar threw down a gauntlet to Indian Bureau of Mines to close mines in Goa, Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) officials began inspection of mining leases in Goa, on Wednesday, ahead of Minister Jayanti Natarajan’s visit to the state next week. Sources …
States will benefit from ‘social licence’ mechanism, districts through the District Mineral Foundation in mining sector, said Vishwapati Trivedi, Secretary, Union Ministry of Mines. Addressing the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) meet on mining exploration convention and trade show in Bangalore, Trivedi said, “I like to clarify that ‘social …
Forest department to review progress and survey leases The Central Empowered Committee has informed the Supreme Court that the reclamation and rehabilitation work has been initiated in as many as five out of 16 in the ‘A’ category of mines in Karnataka. In its latest report submitted to the Supreme …
The Supreme Court on Friday took a tough stand over the resumption of mining in Karnataka and asserted that unless it was sure that the reclamation and rehabilitation (R & R) steps are “hundred per cent” complied with, operations cannot be allowed. “There is an assumption that operations can start …
The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) has approved 16 iron ore mining lessees in Karnataka to resume operations, but has not permitted them to produce more than a third of their earlier annual sanctioned capacity. These mines together have been allowed to produce 8.24 million tonnes (mt) per annum, …
Odisha is set to voice its opposition to some of the contentious provisions in the Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Bill-2011 that the state government feels may undermine the federal structure of the constitution. In May this year, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had shot off a letter to Prime …
The federation representing merchant miners in the country claims stocks at mine heads reveal that there is no real shortage of iron ore, a key steelmaking ingredient. In a letter to the finance ministry, the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries, or FIMI, has accused the government, both at the state …
Says errant miners need to pay 24% interest rate until penalty payments After the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) and the Union mines ministry remained silent over excess mineral raising cases detected in Odisha, the state government has pulled its socks to recover the prices of the mineral raised beyond …
Leases with SC panel-nod yet to get legal approvals from Indian Bureau of Mines operations unlikely to start before October Steel mills in and around Karnataka that are dependent on iron ore from state mines might have to wait for some more time to get fresh supplies, as the resumption …
The Society of Geoscientists and Allied Technologists (SGAT) has vehemently opposed Union tribal welfare minister V Kishore Chandra Deo’s demand for stoppage of bauxite mining in Eastern Ghats. “We strongly refute observations of the Union tribal welfare minister as these are not based on facts,” said B K Mohanty, advisor, …
Ministry in process of amending rules. Guilty party to lose licence, debarred from obtaining any further licence PANJIM: As a major fallout of Shah Commission’s interim report, Union Mines ministry is working on amending the Mineral Concession Rules which will make mine owner lose his licence and would be debarred …
Rocked by increasing criticism from all quarters, Goa under its new chief minister Manohar Parrikar is on a drive to set things straight. One of the steps proposed includes auctioning of low-quality iron ore lying in dumps — generated over several decades — across the state. Rough estimates peg it …
PANJIM: The Union Mines Ministry has asked Goa government to ensure that there is no environmental degradation while allowing the dumps to be handled for exports. The ministry has also stipulated that any dump handling would be done only after ‘quantification of grade and quantity of ore’ in the heaps …
Odisha expects to get additional revenue of Rs 1000 crore from the proposed forest development tax (FDT). The FDT is set to be levied at the rate of 15 per cent on sale value of minerals raised on forest land. "The finalization of FDT will need an inter-departmental consultative process …
Bangalore Eight Karnataka iron ore mines will resume operations by the end of July, possibly adding around 5.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) and easing some supply constraints. “The reclamation & rehabilitation (R&R;) plans of eight mines have been cleared and final approval will be given by the central empowered …
Rehabilitation, reclamation plan cleared After receiving brickbats for long, the troubled mining industry has finally got some reprieve. The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) of the Supreme Court has given its nod to eight mining firms located in Bellary and Chitradurga districts to resume their operations. Speaking at a seminar on …
Deputy Director of Mines (DDM) for Joda mining circle has issued notices to eight iron and manganese mines for payment of royalty dues amounting to Rs 350 crore on the basis of updated ore prices issues by Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM). The notices for differential royalty collection were sent …
