Counter affidavit on behalf of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in OA No 580 of 2022 Mukesh Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others. The report dated May 13, 2025 related to the Khadia Opencast Coal Mine Expansion Project located in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, and …
An environment ministry panel has deferred a proposal of Ib-Valley washery of Coal India Ltd's ( CIL) arm Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. A committee "for coal mining projects of Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) in its meeting held on March 17, 2016 had considered the environment clearance proposal …
Two years into the ban on rat hole mining, other than dealing with the transportation of extracted coal after payment of royalty periodically, hurdles are aplenty before NGT lifts the ban once and for all. It was on April 17, 2014 that the NGT in an interim order banned the …
Legal cases, delayed clearance haunt states and private miners A year after the historic e-auction of mines, coal mining is back to where the trouble began - legal and regulatory tussle. Of the 34 operational mines that were auctioned to private firms and allotted to state government utilities - while …
Judgement of the Delhi District Court in the matter of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Vs. M/s Jharkhand Ispat Pvt. Ltd. (M/s JIPL), Ramgarh, Jharkhand dated 28/03/2016 regarding allocation of coal blocks made by Government of India during the period 1993 to 2010. This case specifically refers to an application …
Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Tuesday expressed optimism to resolve the crisis following the NGT ban on mining and transportation of coal in the state, by submitting a mining policy which will ensure protection of the environment and also the safety of workers. The Chief Minister said the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of All Dimasa Students Union Dima Hasao Dist. Committee Vs. State of Meghalaya & Ors. dated 23/12/2015 regarding illegal, unscientific, unregulated mining activity being carried on in the state of Meghalaya as well as on transportation of the coal. There shall …
Blaming the Centre for “non- cooperation” even for development projects, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced setting up of a new venture to develop the country’s largest coal mine in the State. Ms. Banerjee said that a special purpose vehicle - Bengal Birbhum Coalfields Ltd. - as been created …
SHILLONG: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) will hold the hearing on rat hole mining in New Delhi on Monday even as the State government has ruled out any open cast mining as per the draft mining plan submitted to the NGT and also to the relevant ministries due to the …
Gazette Notification dated 20th Oct 2015 regarding Mines and Minerals (Contribution to District Mineral Foundation) Rules, 2015. In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (5) and (6) of Section 9B of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), the Central Government hereby makes the …
Tribunal to conduct hearing on mining ban in New Delhi from Tuesday SHILLONG: The Meghalaya Government is all set to submit the much awaited mining guidelines and mining policy to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) either on Monday or Tuesday. The two-day hearing of the NGT on rat hole mining …
Working with Coal Ministry towards this end, says Environment Minister The Centre is working on a mechanism that will augment coal mining without damaging the environment, says Prakash Javadekar, Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change. While the Coal Ministry wants to increase coal production, the Ministry of Environment is …
Expects to finalise plan next week for replacing those with generation capacity of 36,000 Mw Power projects with total generation capacity of 36,000 MW, which are more than 25 years old, need to be replaced in a phased manner. The Central Electricity Authority (CEA), which recently held a comprehensive review …
Projects stuck on land, environment, forest clearances Three months after the conclusion of the first two rounds of coal block auctions, 12 out of 28 awarded blocks are awaiting green clearances and State-level approvals to begin mining. State-level problems relating to environment and forest clearances in some cases and handing …
Union Coal Secretary Anil Swarup said Tuesday that there is a need to formulate a realistic policy to ensure the success of commercial coal mining in India. He was speaking after inaugurating a workshop on ‘Commercial Mining of Coal: The Enablers’ organized jointly by the Ministry of Coal and FICCI. …
Commencing the process of industry-stakeholder consultations towards preparing a roadmap for commercial mining of coal, the government on Tuesday said it is looking at involving states in the activity. "We are working parallely in terms of seeing whether the states could be given blocks for commercial mining. We are working …
The Ministry of Coal has turned down the state government's demand for allocation of Chhendipada and Chhendipada II coal blocks in favour of its PSU - Odisha Thermal Power Corporation Ltd (OTPCL). With the ministry no longer keen to award more blocks to state PSUs under the nomination route, OTPCL …
R-Power refused permission to use excess coal in 2 other mines to fire another plant The government has issued a gazette notification to cancel allocation of one of the coal mines attached to Reliance Power's Sasan ultra mega power project (UMPP) and withdrawn the permission to use excess coal in …
Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Centre to maintain status quo on a Chhattisgarh mine, the bid for which by Jindal Power Ltd (JPL) had been cancelled by the Government. While passing the order on Tara coal block till April 16, the court also asked the Coal Ministry how …
In the first major step towards opening the coal mining sector, the government will start allocating coal blocks to state governments for commercial mining. The move, likely in a month, will put an end to the Centre's 41-year-old monopoly over commercial sale of coal. The coal ministry will allot non-operational …
Wants the size and lease period of another in Changlang district of Arunachal to be reduced. The Mahan coal block in the dense forests of Madhya Pradesh may never make to the auction table. Taking advantage of the Supreme Court's cancellation of coal block allocations, the environment ministry has sought …
