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 …
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 …
Minimum size of mine lease should be 5 ha. Minimum period of mine lease should be 5 years.Mine plans should be made mandatory Separate corpus for reclamation and rehabilitation of mined out areas. For river bed mining, leases should be granted stretch wise, depth may be restricted to 3m/water level, …
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 …
SHILLONG: The Union Ministry of Mines has enunciated the National Mineral Policy 2008, which seeks to develop a sustainable framework for optimum utilization of the country’s natural mineral resources for the industrial growth in the country, and at the same time improving the life of people living in the mining …
Both documents extensively discuss need for competitive bidding for scarce natural resources The fate of the Ashok Chawla Committee report on the allocation of natural resources suggests a wider government unwillingness to accept competitive bidding, auctions and market-linked pricing for scarce, natural resources lies at the heart of its 2G …
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday once again urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to personally review the issue of imposition of Minerals Resources Rent Tax (MRRT) on iron ore on account of supernormal profits being made by mining companies with reference to the refusal of the Union Mines Minister to …
New Delhi The government can go ahead and allocate mining leases on a first come, first served (FCFS) basis, attorney general GE Vahanvati has told the government. The AG’s advice, sought by the mines ministry where around 400 requests for mining leases are pending, comes at a time when the …
New Delhi Keen to stay clear of the minefield of scandals and lawsuits, the Union mines ministry has asked the attorney general (AG) whether mining lease applications can be disposed of under the first-come-first-served (FCFS) policy, until upcoming legislation makes auction mandatory. The ministry's concern is that granting mineral concessions …
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 …
Mines minister Dinsha Patel on Wednesday refused to entertain the Odisha government’s demand for imposing a mineral resource tax on the lines of Australia and also questioned the state’s Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s contention that miners were reaping supernormal profits. Patel said a slew of recent measures taken by his …
The illegal mining scam has not deterred mining companies from making a beeline for Karnataka. Over 19,000 applications seeking permission to excavate ore in the State are pending with the government. Data compiled by the Union Ministry of Mines shows that of the 42,535 pending applications seeking permission for mining …
PANJIM: The leases of 89 operational mines, working on deemed leases would be renewed by end of May with State Government in process of imposing revised rates of Stamp Duty. A stamp duty of Rs 1 lakh per hectare is likely to be imposed on the mines for renewal. 0px; …
Following the Supreme Court warning that the first-come-first-serve system for granting mineral concessions may be misused “by unscrupulous people,” the mines ministry has sought legal opinion on how to treat the applications, which are being currently processed. It has sought the law ministry’s views on whether to process them on …
Pending applications surge across categories, in breach of rules for disposal The central government, in a bid to bring in transparency and accountability in the mining sector, has asked states to scrupulously ensure timely renewal of leases as prescribed under Rule 24A of the Minerals Concession Rules (MCR). The trigger …
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 …
PANJIM: Goa will have its own mining policy by May but the decision on whether to work on the draft policy or have a fresh document is yet to be taken by the government. The State already has a draft policy which was formed in the year 2008 and pending …
The mines ministry has shot down the steel ministry’s proposal that iron ore should be classified as “ a strategic mineral”. The mines ministry argues that iron ore is available in abundance in the country and hence there is no pressing need for the classification. It has written to the …
BHUBANESWAR: The Ministry of Mines has taken exception to a large number of applications pending for mineral concession and renewal of mining leases with the State Government. “It is noticed that the pace of disposal of cases has been slow. The pendency is particularly high in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, …
PANJIM: The Union Mines ministry has asked Goa government to launch a special drive to clear the backlog of 1144 application of mining leases pending with them. As per the quarterly report submitted by state government, Goa has 765 fresh pending applications which includes 12 Reconnaissance Permits (RP), 660 Prospecting …
The Centre has expressed disagreement with Rajasthan government's mineral policy that reserves mineral-bearing areas in favour of State undertaking Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals (RSMML). “(The) State government policy to reserve mineral-bearing areas in favour of RSMML cannot be agreed to by the Central government... The policy for reservation... did …
