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 …
PANJIM: Mines and Geology department will be holding a special inspection of State’s oldest mining company, Damodar Mangalji and Company Limited (DMC) on Monday before suspending its lease, as directed by Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM). IBM, in an order issued on April 18, has directed the company to suspend …
The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to probe illegal mining in Karnataka has ruled out resumption of mining operations in the state until mining plans in category A and B mines in Bellary, Tumkur and Chitradurga districts are vetted by the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM). In a letter …
Bauxite-rich East Coast region hasn’t seen a single mine open in 30 years. The East Coast region, home to 74% of the total bauxite reserves, continues to be one of the most-neglected regions in the country, as not a single bauxite mine has been opened in the past three decades. …
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has voiced his opposition to some provisions of the Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Bill-2011, stating that the bill if enacted in the current form would be a departure from federal structure of the constitution. Pointing out that regulation of mines and mineral development is …
Leases to be cancelled if firms fail to adhere to revised norms PANJIM: The high level mining monitoring committee appointed by the State will start its visit to all 90-odd mines, ahead of the monsoons to ensure that the mining sites are not disaster prone. The mining leases will be …
PANJIM: The minor mineral extractors in the state will now have to seek permission from union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) before applying for the licence with the state Mines and Geology department, according to an order issued the Mines department on Thursday following Supreme Court directives. The directives …
PANJIM: Goa State Pollution Control Board on Tuesday decided to re-inspect the mining project of Pandurang Timblo Industries in Shigao after its mines manager made a statement on Tuesday before the former informing that the company had stopped mining operations recently. GSPCB had issued a show-cause notice to the company …
The Centre and Orissa government find themselves on a war footing as the Centre holds the state responsible for stepping on its toes by determining royalty rates of iron ore. Acknowledging complaints from steel producers that the state is executing a royalty regime which is in contravention to the Mineral …
New Delhi: Miners who ravaged the Aravalis in Faridabad distict till May 2009 want to resume small-scale mining in the garb of “rehabilitation” of deep pits. In a submission to the government, their consultants have proposed to create “benches” around the pits to facilitate afforestation – and sell the mining …
SC nod can lead to production of 6-7 mt from 49 category A, B mines The shortage of iron ore in Karnataka is likely to ease by July, as regular mining is expected to resume in a couple of months from now. The Supreme Court-appointed authorities are preparing reclamation and …
Shows cold response to recommendations on curbing illegal mining of iron, manganese THE UNION Ministry of Mines has responded coldly to the recommendations of the M B Shah Commission on curbing illegal mining of iron and manganese ores. In its response, filed in December last year, the ministry also seemed …
The CBI, investigating illegal mining by the Associated Mining Company (AMC), owned by former minister G Janardhana Reddy, began its 3-D laser survey of the mining areas, on Thursday. The CBI officials, who began their work on April 14, completed the total station survey by Thursday morning and began the …
Miners’ association urges cancellation of December increase in export duty; says development hitting long-term interests Export shipments of iron ore declined 60 per cent in February on high duty levied by the government to discourage supply to steel mills abroad. Data compiled by the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (Fimi) …
PANJIM: State government appointed mining monitoring committee will begin inspecting 90- odd operational mining sites from April 1 onwards to ensure that the required safety precautions are in place. Action in form of cancellation of mining leases would be initiated if companies fail to adhere to the revised safety norms, …
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has said that mining concessionaires must go a step further than giving shares to people residing in mining project areas and allow them to sell or transfer their shares in addition to assuring adequate measures aimed at enabling them lead a life of dignity. …
PANJIM: One of the State’s oldest mining company, Damodar Mangalji and Company Limited (DMC) has been issued a show cause notice by Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) for extracting ore beyond its permissible capacity. The notice dispatched on February 8 has stated that the DMC owned Band Doncol iron ore …
State questions the ‘bald and somewhat unsubstantiated’ threshold limit set by the court. Karnataka is contesting the recommendations of two panels that have submitted reports to the Supreme Court calling for annual iron ore production in the southern state to be capped at 30 million tonnes, on the ground that …
The Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (Fimi) favours re-opening of mines categorised as A and B in Karnataka. “The Supreme Court has stopped all iron ore mines in Karnataka. We understand that the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) has now finished the survey of all mines and classified them into A …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has lost its case against Indrani Patnaik in the court of Revision Authority (Tribunal) of Ministry of Mines. The Authority set aside the showcause notice issued to the petitioner for determination (cancellation) of mining lease. ‘’I observe that there is no shred of evidence adduced in …
The department of commerce has proposed canalisation of exports of iron ore with ferrous content of over 55 per cent through state-owned MMTC. Any canalisation through a single agency smacks of licence-permit raj and its attendant risks of handing over control in the hands of a few inspectors. This goes …
