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 …
Miners hope to resume operations by month-end. The Central Empowered Committee (CEC), appointed by the Supreme Court to conduct the survey of iron ore mines and demarcate the boundaries in three districts of Karnataka, has cleared the names of 24 mining companies for restarting operations. In its three separate reports …
The committee constituted by the Supreme Court to assess the environmental impact of rapacious iron ore mining in Bellary, Chitradurga and Tumkur, will submit its findings on Thursday, Director-General of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) and chairman of the committee V.K. Bahuguna told The Hindu . …
The CBI on Wednesday issued notice to YSR Congress chief and Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, directing him to appear before it for questioning in the illegal iron ore mining case. Sources said the CBI, probing alleged nexus between Jagan and jailed Obulapuram Mining Company owner Gali Janardhana Reddy, …
Supreme Court-appointed committee points to large-scale deforestation in Tumkur district It has now come to light that illegal mining has caused irreparable damage to the environment in Chikkanayakanahalli, Tiptur and Gubbi taluks of the district. The Central Empowered Committee appointed by the Supreme Court has extensively brought to the fore …
The Cabinet on Friday accepted the report of a high-level committee headed by Additional Chief Secretary K Jairaj that has recommended disciplinary action against 447 officials including three IAS officers and four from the IFS cadre for allegedly abetting illegal mining in the State. The IAS officers against whom disciplinary …
The BJP government in the state on Friday accepted a part of the July 27 report of the Karnataka Lokayukta on illegal mining by approving action against 442 government officials identified in the report, including seven IAS and Indian Forest Service officers. The Cabinet under Chief Minister D V Sadananda …
A CBI team inspected the mines of the Associated Mining Company, owned by former minister Janardhana Reddy’s wife Lakshmi Aruna, and those of the Deccan Syndicate Mining in the Ramgad mining area of the taluk on Friday. spot visit: The CBI team which conducted inspections of the mines belonging to …
The exposure of illegal mining scams in Karnataka and Goa and Karnataka’s ban on transportation of iron ore has had a huge impact on the railways. The South Western Railway (SWR) is one of the major losers, having suffered huge losses which could run into several crores of rupees. It …
The Environment Ministry has decided not to consider any integrated steel plants and sponge iron plants that are dependent on iron ore from districts of Bellary, Tumkur and Chitradurga in Karnataka. This follows the recent Supreme Court ban on iron ore mining in these districts on environmental grounds. The Expert …
While imposing a ban on mining in Karnataka’s Bellary district in July this year, the Supreme Court had reasoned that the massive environmental damage caused by excessive mining impinges on the constitutional right to life. In neighbouring Goa, the latest state rocked by a mining scandal, the destruction could be …
Pollution Control Board issues notices to 12 of its officials in 3 districts The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has said that it has a very limited role in checking mining-related pollution, even as largescale iron ore transportation in violation of all norms had caused severe inconvenience to the …
Ore-starved iron and steel manufacturers in Karnataka are set to get a much-needed relief this week, with the state government allowing the release of a higher quantity of iron ore from the existing stockpile through electronic auction. The Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee, which is supervising the electronic auction of iron …
Bangalore Steel mills, including JSW Steel’s 10-million tonne per annum (mtpa) plant in Bellary, that depend on iron ore from Karnataka are expected to get more raw material in the coming days. With the Supreme Court-constituted monitoring committee deciding to e-auction iron ore frequently, steel output is also expected to …
New Delhi Government-owned iron ore producer National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) on Wednesday said that it is looking to e-auction about 2 lakh tonne of iron ore from Karnataka mines starting this week to provide some relief to the steel companies. “I believe this (the auction) will take place this …
Karnataka’s steel industry, which is reeling under an unprecedented iron ore crunch, has found deficiencies in the government’s recent attempts at restoring the supply of the mineral in the state , going by an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court on Monday. Simultaneously, JSW Steel, the biggest steel-maker in the …
Bangalore Steel makers, including global steel giants ArcelorMittal and Posco, are expected to slow down the pace of their projects in Karnataka as the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has decided not to clear any proposals in the state till the mining ban is lifted. According to sources in …
PANAJI | NEW DELHI: While attention has been riveted on illegal mining in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, thanks to the Supreme Court-ordered probe into the activities of key players, environmental activists and political parties have now turned their gaze to Congress controlled Goa. The western coastal state, which has rich …
The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) has recommended an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into alleged illegal activities in Bellary district of Karnatka where Associated Mining Company (AMC) and NMDC Ltd hold mining leases. The CEC gave its latest report to the Supreme Court on Thursday. According to …
Central Empowered Committee for extending CBI probe against Reddy to Bellary The Central Empowered Committee of the Supreme Court has recommended extension of the ongoing CBI probe against G Janardhana Reddy in Andhra Pradesh to Bellary district of Karnataka in light of blatant illegal mining perpetuated by one of his …
New Delhi In yet another setback to mining operations in Karnataka, the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) on Wednesday decided to delist all the mining projects in the state which are pending for environment clearance and are at different stages of processing. The diktat came after the Supreme Court …
