Order of the High Court of Uttarakhand (WPPIL No. 202 OF 2024 with WPPIL NO.174 OF 2024) in the matter of mining operations in Bageshwar district, Uttarakhand. The order was passed by the Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court Guhanathan Narendar and Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari. In compliance with the …
Cameroon and Malaysia have failed to make progress in tackling illegal logging since 2010, due to corruption and a lack of transparency and political will, a report by a British thinktank said on Wednesday. Chatham House has looked into illegal logging and the response of governments and the private sector …
'Former director dismissed plan to appeal against bail for Reddy' Petitioners before the Supreme Court in the illegal mining cases, S R Hiremath and Prof Vishnu Kamat, on Wednesday said that a conglomeration of forces in the State and at the Centre have tied the hands of Central Bureau of …
This article addresses the imperative of food security in India in the context of persistent prevalence of malnutrition despite several years of rapid growth. In particular, the article posits that the recent promulgation of the National Food Security Act in September 2014 to meet this challenge also offers an opportunity …
“AN emblematic tragedy” is how Sir Paul Collier, an adviser to the British government, describes the situation in Guinea—referring not to the Ebola outbreak (awful though he considers that to be) but the saga of Simandou, a mining project mired in allegations of corruption, expropriation and corporate espionage. Simandou, a …
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has come up with Draft Road Transport and Safety Bill, 2014. Last month, the opportunity to suggest ideas came to an end, after it was introduced for comments on September 13. Once it is approved and becomes an Act, the current Motor …
It has already registered separate cases on the basis of the FIRs The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money has asked the Enforcement Directorate to track down the unaccounted money generated in cases of illegal mining unearthed by the M.B. Shah Commission of Enquiry. The Commission had earlier submitted …
PATNA: The panchayati raj department (PRD) has admitted before the Patna high court that solar lights worth over Rs 24.92 crore were purchased in an irregular manner and without following the prescribed norms by different panchayats in Bhojpur district. While submitting a supplementary counter-affidavit in the Nagrik Adhikar Manch versus …
This paper investigates the underlying causes of poor economic growth of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (UP), India, despite being endowed with relatively rich natural resources. Against the conventional view, the analysis reveals that poor economic growth is not due to a particular factor but an outcome of a myriad of …
The Supreme Court on 24 September 2014 cancelled 214 of the 218 coal blocks allotted by different central governments since 1993 terming these allocations illegal. But four coal blocks allocated to public sector units -- SAIL, NTPC and two for Ultra Mega Power Projects – were spared from de-allocation. Read …
After a series of irregularities in the allotment of government land and houses and illegal encroachment of government land came to light affecting the government’s image, the State government has finally decided to bring in two new legislations to prevent land grabbing and encroachment. The State government is working on …
Judgement of the High Court of Delhi in the matter of Manohar Lal Sharma Vs Central Bureau of Investigation dated 16/09/2014 regarding colony licenses issued by the Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP), Haryana during 2005 to 2012 allegedly in contravention of the provisions of the Haryana Development and …
A TOTAL of 158 people, including a bureau director in east China’s Jiangxi Province, have been punished or are being investigated for corruption in water conservancy projects. Seventeen have been held criminally liable and more than 76 million yuan (US$12.4 million) in illegal money seized, China National Radio’s website reported. …
Centre wants Coal India to take over active mines if all blocks are cancelled or firms be allowed to continue production until these are re-auctioned On a day when the Centre and industry bodies seemed divided on the way forward for captive coal miners, the Supreme Court reserved its order …
The Government left it to the Supreme Court to do what it thought best about the 218 illegal coal block allocations, including 40 operational blocks, and said it was “not insisting on any particular course of action”. The Ministry of Coal filed an affidavit on Monday, signalling the Supreme Court …
Massive destruction of residential structures along the Tawi, Chenab and Ujj rivers in the Jammu region has once again brought to focus illegal constructions and encroachments on the river banks by people and land mafia in J&K; in the past few decades. Corrupt officials and political pressure have forced the …
A Special Investigation Team of the Karnataka Lok Ayukta will investigate 137 forest department officials for allegedly receiving illegal iron ore mining related bribes from a close aide of the under trial former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy. As many as 37 forest personnel who were bribed by the Reddy …
Office Report submitted in the Supreme Court dated 09/09/2014 in W.R. 120/2012 (Manohar Lal Sharma etc. Vs The Principal Secretary & Ors) regarding coal block allocation
The Supreme Court on Monday took serious note of the government’s plea that 46 out of the 218 coal blocks allocated illegally be spared but pointed out that these captive coal blocks could contribute only 7 per cent of the total coal demand of the country for the past 22 …
In a pragmatic move, the Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court it had no problem with cancelling all extant coal mine leases among the 218 ones declared illegal by the court last week and that it was willing to auction these blocks afresh. But the government pleaded that it …
Says our govnt will bring a separate policy for the allotment of small hydel projects with a capacity of one to two Mw Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Tuesday said his government would bring a separate policy for the allotment of small hydel projects with capacity of one to …
