Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) has set up the Centre for Mining Area Rehabilitation (CMAR) on the premises of the Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST) to reclaim the land damaged ecologically due to mining. The institute will be headed by an IFS officer and …
Rampant illegal iron ore mining in Chitradurga and Tumkur districts has caused severe damage to agriculture and horticulture activities, as well as spreading of mining related diseases among the people of the region, a study has found. The micro-level environmental impact assessment study conducted in the two districts by the …
The Central environmental impact assessment team, which conducted the first phase of their survey in the mining areas of the State last year, are back in the district for the second phase. The team, which held a meeting with officers of various departments at JSW Steel’s auditorium in Torangal on …
To hold meeting in the wake of HC quashing acquisition of 250 acres of land The State government is likely to take a re-look at the size of the proposed Bellary Green Field Airport project in the wake of Karnataka High Court quashing acquisition of about 250 acres of land …
To understand the ecological impact that indiscriminate mining has had on the forests in Bellary, Chitradurga and Tumkur, a team led by Dr V K Bahuguna, Director General of Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), is visiting the mining-affected areas for the next two days. The team of …
Power generation from Unit II of Raichur Thermal Power Station (RTPS) resumed on Tuesday, Karnataka Power Corporation Managing Director Yogendra Tripathi said. Power generation in Unit 2 and 8 of RTPS had come to a halt for the past two days due to shortage of coal supply from Mahanadi Coalfields …
The National Committee for Protection of Natural Resources today said it would move the Supreme Court after receiving a detailed report on illegal mining at Kappat Gudda hill ranges in Gadag district and asked Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda order a Lokayukta probe into it. Speaking to reporters here, …
Putting the BJP government in the dock for illegal mining in MP, Janata Dal ( United) president and NDA convener Sharad Yadav said illegal mining in Jabalpur district is not less than that of Bellary in Karnataka. Talking to media persons on Sunday, Yadav said, those who operated the illegal …
Samaj Parivarthana Samudaya president S R Hiremath has said the National Committee for Protection of Natural Resources (NCPNR), which has been spearheading the movement against illegal mining in the State, has acquired some crucial documents that will expose more illegal land transactions by Reddy brothers and their associates. Addressing a …
State Bank of India commits investment of Rs 40,000 crore to fund projects The State’s maiden international investment meet, exclusively for agriculture sector, on Thursday attracted proposals of over Rs 53,000 crore by 31 players in agri-business projects amid protests by farmers against private investment in farm and allied sectors. …
The CBI probe into illegal mining involving Associated Mining Company of former Karnataka minister G Janardhan Reddy has revealed that as much as 32.9 lakh tonnes of iron ore, estimated to cost around Rs 1,700 crore, was sourced from encroachments into one mining area alone between 2009 and 2010. The …
The Supreme Court on Friday asked its central empowered committee (CEC) to enquire into allegations of mining irregularities by Jindal Steel and Adani Enterprises, based on the Karnataka Lokayukta report. Once the committee reports to the court, the matter may be sent to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for …
The Supreme Court today asked its expert committee to examine the alleged illegalities committed by other major companies involved in mining activities in Bellary district of Karnataka and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh which have been indicted in the Lokayukta report. An NGO, Samaj Parivartana Samudaya, has sought the extension of the …
The Supreme Court on Friday asked its expert committee to examine the alleged illegalities committed by other major companies involved in mining activities in Bellary district of Karnataka and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh which have been indicted in the Lokayukta report. An NGO, Samaj Parivartana Samudaya, has sought the extention of …
The Supreme Court on Friday asked its expert panel, the Central Empowered Committee, to look into allegations of illegalities -- including bribing Government officials -- levelled against Adani Enterprises Ltd and O P Jindal Group’s JSW Steel Ltd in the iron ore business. JSW and Adani Enterprises had denied these …
A few recommendations by the Indian Council of Forestry and Research and Education (ICFRE) have upset the National Council for Protection of Natural Resources (NCPNR), which is fighting a legal battle against illegal mining in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The ICFRE which carried out a macro-level Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) …
Hyderabad: Taking ahead the probe into activities of Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC), in which the controversial Reddy brothers have a stake, the CBI on Sunday arrested V D Rajagopal, former director of the Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation. He was arrested under various sections of the IPC and Prevention of …
Facing a separate investigation by the CBI for allegedly amassing illegal wealth, YSR Congress chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy may also be made a co-accused in the illegal mining case against former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy. The CBI is relying on four main witnesses to nail Jaganmohan in the …
The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), appointed by the Supreme Court to conduct a macro-level environment impact assessment study report of Bellary district in Karnataka in view of widespread illegal iron ore mining, has recommended measures with far-reaching implications. The study has found large-scale damage to the …
A government body assessing the environmental impact of mining in Karnataka has in its report recommended restricting of iron ore mining in the state to 30 million tonne per year, a newspaper said on Monday. The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) has said the quantity was sufficient …
