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 …
Aiming to boost mineral exploration, the mines ministry has sought Rs 500 crore as budgetary support to take up air-borne geo-physical mapping in the country’s potential resource-bearing area estimated to be 8 lakh sq km requiring an estimated R1,500 crore. In its budgetary proposal for next fiscal, the mines ministry …
PANJIM: In a bid to keep online track of iron ore production and sale, in sync with the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), the State is likely to adopt the National Mineral Statistics (NMS) system, a mobile based application that facilitates aggregation of mineral production and sale statistics. This comes …
Blocks with a tree canopy of less than 10 per cent of the area may not need any clearance The Union Environment and Forests Ministry is considering a proposal to allow mineral exploration in blocks with a tree canopy of less than 10 per cent of the area without any …
Centre directs states to move away from arbitrary, first-come-firstserve basis; implementation by states will be reviewed this month The Centre has directed state governments to move away from arbitrary, first-come-first -serve processes for allocating minor minerals such as limestone, mica and clay to make the procedure fair, transparent and non-discriminatory, …
The central-sector National Aluminium Company (Nalco) had a sigh of relief as the Odisha government finally allocated the Potangi bauxite mines in its favour. Nalco had been struggling to get the approval of the state government for the mines reserved for it since 1992. The Nalco chairman-cum-managing director, TK Chand, …
The government on Wednesday announced launching a new scheme named Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) which will focus on safeguarding health, environment and economic conditions of the tribals living in areas near mines. Around Rs.6,000 crore will be spent every year on the development of these regions under …
Karnataka has filed over 30 FIRs to combat illegal sand mining while AP realised Rs 390 crore from penalties in 2014-15. To curb the menace of illegal mining of river-bed sand, governments of at least nine states have begun a crackdown on these miners by setting up flying squads, levying …
The 12 mineral producing states will put 82 mining blocks containing minerals such as iron ore, bauxite, limestone under the hammer by October-November this year, a top government official said today. "With amendment of the MMDR Act, now there are 3-4 things that we have to do. First, as per …
The Central government data has once again put Rajasthan in a tight spot over rampant illegal mining activities. As per the Union ministry of mines, there were 2,339 illegal mines operating till December 2014 against which only 72 court cases were filed by the government. The figures were presented in …
DMG and GSPCB directed to ensure that iron ore rejects are not dumped outside the lease area as it is ‘illegal’ PANJIM: Even as uncertainty continues to loom over resumption of iron ore mining activities in the coming season in October, the state Environment Department has warned of cancel environment …
Kutrumali, Sijimali mines can supply bauxite to Vedanta refinery Ending years of uncertainty, the Odisha government has recommended to the Centre for allotment of two bauxite deposits, Kutrumali and Sijimali in south Odisha, to engineering & construction giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T;). L&T; held the prospecting licence (PL) for these …
Asserting that obtaining forest clearances for the renewed iron ore mining leases is the biggest challenge it faces, the state government has sought the intervention of the Union Mines Ministry in obtaining the necessary clearance from the state Forest Department. PANJIM: Asserting that obtaining forest clearances for the renewed iron …
SHILLONG: Justifying the NGT ban on coal mining in the State, Union Minister of Steel and Mines Narendra Singh Tomar has said environmental commitment must take precedence over all other concerns and urged the Meghalaya Government to regulate mining of minerals. “We cannot deny the fact that the current situation …
The central government released final rules for mineral auction, which for the first time gives states the freedom to earmark a certain percentage of mines for end use and auction them. The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2015 has introduced the concept of auctioning iron ore, bauxite, …
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 13 of the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely: These rules may be called the Minerals (Evidence of Mineral Contents) Rules, 2015. They shall come into force on …
Amendment is also proposed to extend the mining leases deemed to be extended from the date of their last renewal to March 31, 2030 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government at the Centre has reached out to states in a bid to pass a legislation by replacing the Mines and …
CM against giving grace lease period to mines completing 50 years Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik today urged the Centre not to extend validity of mining leases which have completed 50 years even as the Union Mines ministry has asked the state government to take decision on renewal of lease …
Centre says Posco cannot have prioritised access to iron ore deposits Odisha government will oppose Centre’s view that Posco cannot have a prioritised access to the Khandadhar iron ore deposits for captive consumption for its proposed steel making project in the State. Prafulla Kumar Mallick, Odisha’s Steel and Mines Minister, …
Under pressure from owners, Parsekar will ‘beg’ for renewal of 10 ‘big daddy’ leases on a case-by-case basis PANJIM :Following an uproar by the iron ore mining industry players after the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) refused to revoke the suspension of the environment clearances (ECs) of leases, …
The Centre on Wednesday clarified to the state government that the January 12 ordinance on mines has not taken away its pre-recommendation rights to examine the eligibility of any application for lease or renewal of lease. The Centre cleared the air at a high-level official meeting held here attended by …
