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: The Union Mines Ministry, on Thursday, did not rule out a ban on the export of iron ore from Goa, stating that they are examining the possibility in consultation with the union ministry of commerce. Talking to reporters, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Mines, S K Srivastava, said that the …
The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011, is likely to be tabled in the ongoing Winter session of Parliament at the earliest, Lok Sabha was informed today. The Bill, which was approved by the Cabinet on September 30 provides for coal miners to share 26% of their net …
In an effort to wipe out illegal mining in the country, the Central government has introduced sweeping changes in the provisions of the Mining Bill. It has incorporated stringent penal provisions and has mandated mineral-rich states to secure consent of gram sabhas before granting mining concessions to any lessee. Taking …
Taking strong objection to Advocate General Subodh Kantak’s opinion that the handling of dumps may not require environmental clearance, Central Mines Ministry has asked Goa government that there is urgent need to regulate movement of dumps. The ministry says that as per records, in the last four years, approximately 10.89 …
With the illegal mining issue rocking the Congress-led coalition Government in Goa, the Union Mines Ministry has pointed out to the State Government that around 44 mines have exceeded the prescribed “targeted production limits”, which indicates that illegal mining might have taken place to some extent. In this light, the …
Fears of a possible ban on exports of iron ore from Goa has divided the mining industry in the state with the larger, organised players blaming the unorganised companies for the mess. The ministry of mines appointed the Shah Commission to investigate allegations of rampant illegal mining in Goa, after …
Two articles that appeared in DNA on November 12 and 13 regarding Nalco are factually incorrect and published without verification of facts related to the company from us,” says a letter from Harish C. Pradhan, GM (A&CC;), Nalco. Below, we list the points he makes in the letter followed by …
PANJIM: Goa is amongst the few states which have earned the ire of the Union Mines Ministry for not sending its quarterly report on disposal of applications for mineral concessions, lease/licence execution status and renewal of concessions. In a circular issued on November 15, the ministry has given details of …
PANJIM: The Justice M B Shah Commission will submit its first report into the Illegal Iron Ore trade in Goa to the Union Mines Ministry on December 1. A senior member of the commission said that two reports would be submitted to the union government and the first one would …
Even as the government may not be in favour of a blanket ban. The mining crisis in Goa, the country’s largest exporter and second-largest producer of iron ore, is set to worsen. With the probe of the Centre-appointed Shah commission into alleged irregularities entering its last lap, Goan miners have …
The mines ministry will push for a new system of calculating royalties instead of the current practice of basing it on an average price determined by the Indian Bureau of Mines, ministry officials said. Under the new method, pithead prices, on which royalty is based, will be discovered from iron …
India has initiated several progressive policy measures, putting itself in a good starting position to undertake the transformation of the mining sector. Unlocking the potential of the mining sector in India could add around USD 210 billion to USD 250 billion (` 945 to 1,125 thousand crore or 6 to …
The Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) has taken action against 25 mines from Goa in terms of the provisions of the Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 1988 for exceeding the production limits. A letter from the Union Ministry of Mines to the Goa government has said that a total of …
PANJIM: After acting against 19 mines, the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) is in the process of issuing notices to 25 more mines which have extracted iron ore in excess of the permissible capacity specified in their mining plans. The Union Mines ministry in their letter to the Goa government …
PANJIM: The Union Ministry of Mines has observed that approximately 10.89 million tons of iron ore lying in dumps have been removed and dispatched in last four years with increasing demand for low grade ore in the Chinese market. Accordingly, the Ministry has directed the Goa government to hold a …
Panaji: Indian Bureau of Mines has initiated action against 25 mines in Goa which had “exceeded” the limit of extraction, a mines ministry official said. G Srinivas, joint secretary in the ministry, in an October 25 letter to the Goa government, said that 44 mines had exceeded the 20% targeted …
Govt initiates action against Prakash Ind while Monnet Ispat & Sunflag under scanner Faced with severe coal shortage and closure of power plants, the government plans to cancel coal blocks allotted to companies that are selling the scarce resource in the black market or indulging in illegal mining. It is …
The consortium of Indian companies, which has bid for the Hajigak iron ore mine in Afghanistan, has appealed to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) for financial assistance in executing the ambitious project. The move comes amid a growing realisation among the companies that they may not be able to mobilise …
Profit-sharing with tribal people and auctioning of mineral concessions are not the only landmark changes proposed in the new mining Bill. The Bill also envisages ushering in a regime of royalty concessions for the first time in the country. The proposal to dole out concessional royalty rates to companies in …
The Finance Ministry has raised several questions on the mines ministry’s proposal on attracting investors to the country’s investment-starved mining sector. It has, in a recent note to the inter-ministerial committee for development of models of venture capital for mineral exploration, said that the proposal needed to be deliberated extensively …
