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 …
Bhubaneswar: To ensure smooth supply of ore to Odisha-based industries on a long-term basis, the first meeting of the ministerial committee would be held on November 26 to formulate a policy to this effect. It may be mentioned that the state government has constituted a three-member ministerial committee comprising of …
Bhubaneswar When Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Srikant Jena described Orissa’s mining scam as bigger than those of Goa and Karnataka put together, it might have been only a figure of speech. But indication of how big it could be has come now, with a penalty demand …
Tata Steel on Tuesday said it will contest the . 6,000 crore fine imposed on the company by Odisha government over alleged violation of mining norms in the state. The company, which has captive iron ore and manganese mines and dolomite quarries in Odisha, was slapped a fine of about …
State sends notices to Essel Mining, Tata Steel, Sarda Mines and others Odisha stands to earn up to . 24,000 crore in revenue claims as a result of mining “without statutory clearances” over the past decade. In notices sent a day after a Centre-appointed investigating committee arrived for a third …
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said the mines ministry had moved a note for the sale of the government’s residual stake in Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL) and Bharat Aluminium (Balco). The matter would go to the Cabinet and the finance ministry would give its views in due course, he …
The Union Ministry of Mines has asked the State Government to submit a status report on setting up of a special anti-extortion and anti-money laundering cell to prevent the nexus between illegal mining, forest contractors and extremists as per the recommendations of the second Administrative Reforms Commission by October 31. …
The Joda mining circle under the state steel and mines department has issued show cause notices to 42 iron ore and manganese mines lease holders over last two weeks in excess raising cases and has urged them to take steps to return the amount of money they have gained by …
State Resists As Centre Seeks Opening Of Sector Jaipur: The states’ monopoly over exploration and production of rock phosphate in the country’s largest reserves is not only hitting farmers but also increasing the Centre’s subsidy burden as the prices of the commodity in the international market have gone through the …
Mines minister Dinsha Patel has asked finance minister P Chidambaram to immediately roll back the customs duty on iron ore from 30 per cent to 15 per cent. He argued that exports of the mineral has sharply declined leading to accumulation of over 100 million tonne of ore at various …
New Delhi The Supreme Court on Thursday decided to reopen its 2010 judgment that had ruled against granting of mining lease to JSW Steel and Kalyani Steel in Karnataka. The reopening of the case gives some hope to these companies which are keen to do mining of iron and manganese …
At least five private companies under scanner The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a preliminary enquiry to probe alleged irregularities in issuance of licences to at least five private companies for exploration of mineral wealth in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea during 2010-11. Conspiracy The prime …
Tribal Min Slams Guv For ‘Abdicating Constitutional Responsibility’ Subodh Ghildiyal TNN New Delhi: The Union tribal affairs ministry has directed the Andhra Pradesh government to cancel mining leases in Vishakhapatnam for violating land laws protecting STs, a move that can trigger confrontation between the Centre and the Congressruled state government. …
Posco India may have to abandon its proposal for swapping of high alumina content iron ore found in the state with high grade ore from outside to meet the quality parameters of its proposed 12 million tonne greenfield steel project in Odisha. Even the steel behemoth’s plan to swap iron …
New Delhi After filing a series of cases in the coal block allocation scam, the CBI has now been tasked with unearthing alleged irregularities in the allocation of offshore mining licenses to private firms. The CBI has registered a preliminary enquiry into allocation of 62 off-shore mineral blocks in the …
New Delhi: A new scam worth several thousands of crores has come to light. The CBI has started a probe into serious irregularities in awarding offshore mining blocks to private companies that did not fulfill the eligibility criteria. The CBI has registered a preliminary enquiry against officials of Indian Bureau …
NEW DELHI, 24 SEPT: Just a week after filing cases in the coal block allocation scam, the CBI has begun probing alleged irregularities in the country's first-ever attempt to explore untapped mineral wealth worth thousands of crores lying in the deep sea bed, sensing another mega scam. CBI sources said …
“A number of observations made in it are factually incorrect” The Goa Mineral Ore Exporters’ Association on Saturday found fault with the report of the Justice M.B. Shah Commission of Inquiry on the illegal mining in the State. In a letter to the Secretary, Ministry of Mines, Government of India, …
New Delhi In a move that might speed up environmental clearances for mining firms, the Centre may ask the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) to independently verify compliance of norms suggested by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) for all mining projects. This is being done to ensure constant …
States will benefit from ‘social licence’ mechanism, districts through the District Mineral Foundation in mining sector, said Vishwapati Trivedi, Secretary, Union Ministry of Mines. Addressing the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) meet on mining exploration convention and trade show in Bangalore, Trivedi said, “I like to clarify that ‘social …
