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 …
With national attention held by investigations into illegal mining in Karnataka, greater loot of higher quality iron ore in eastern India and the diversity of associated corruption have gotten short shrift. Now, a Railways' investigation has unearthed massive fraud by the Bengal-based Rashmi Group (3,000 crore turnover) in the transport …
Bellary miners could have earned notoriety for causing irreparable damage to the ecology in the district, but the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) thinks otherwise. The Board has selected Bellary for its Green Award, which would be conferred on September 21 at Jnana Jyothi auditorium here. At a press …
Recent developments in the steel industry and data from JSW Steel could provide the necessary trigger to pull the stock out of the dumps. August data showed that JSW Steel produced 6.64 lakh tonne of steel, during the month, 23% higher than it did in August 2010. The growth comes …
Panel to fix extraction quota. Barely a month and half after the Supreme Court banned iron ore mining in Bellary region of Karnataka on environmental grounds, the Orissa government has pulled its socks to regulate the mineral exploitation business in the state citing similar concerns. “It has come to the …
Bangalore The mining ban in Karnataka has prompted Chinese buyers to identify new overseas markets for iron ore, trade sources said. The ban in Karnataka is likely to drag down the country’s overall iron ore exports to abysmal levels this year, while it would be an opportunity for other iron …
The Karnataka government, which is in the thick of controversy over acquisition of land for several big-ticket investors, is in no mood to accept certain changes proposed in the new Land Acquisition and Resettlement & Rehabilitation Bill tabled in Parliament last week. Instead, the government is in the process of …
The draft mining Bill is spot on in proposing excise duty on ore as an instrument to keep tabs on mineral output JAIDEEP MISHRA The push for a credible Lokpal Act, which last fortnight led to parliamentary resolutions extending inprinciple support for probity in public life, does underscore the need …
SC-appointed panel to sell 1.5 million MT a month In a relief to the starving steel firms left with little or no ore after mining operations were suspended in Bellary and other districts, the Department of Mines and Geology on Tuesday invited interested buyers to register for the e-auctioning beginning …
Although G Janardhan Reddy made Bellary his home, he remained linked to his home state of Andhra Pradesh. Born in Chittoor district, he shifted to Bellary to start a newspaper Sayankalam and chit-fund company for the Telugu-speaking population on the Karnataka border. Later, he ventured into small-time iron ore mining …
BANGALORE, 5 SEPT: The CBI today arrested mining baron and former minister Mr G Janardhan Reddy and managing director of Obalapuram Mining Company (OMC) Mr BV Srinivas Reddy after conducting raids at their premises. Mr Reddy, who was the tourism and infrastructure development minister in the previous BS Yeddyurappa government, …
1.5 million MT to be sold every month The Supreme Court on Friday directed monthly e-auctioning of 1.5 million metric tonnes of iron ore stock from Bellary, Chitradurga and Tumkur districts in Karnataka for the consumption of steel industry. A three-judge forest bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia …
The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the auction of 25 million tonnes iron ore that was excavated from the Karnataka mines earlier to ensure that steel mills can operate smoothly till a final decision is taken on environmental issues. Every month, 1.5 million tonnes of iron ore will be auctioned. …
Mining was stopped in as many as 133 mines in Karnataka, including 93 in Bellary, on directions of courts on account of environmental hazards, Mines Minister Dinsha Patel told the Lok Sabha today. Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour, Patel said according to provisional figures 10,304 workers have been affected …
Supreme Court order dated 02.09.2011 in IA no.22 in WP (C) 562/2009 regarding sale of iron ore in districts of Bellary, Chitradurga and Tumkur and matters connected therewith.
The all-powerful iron ore mining mafia of Karnataka has hurled red dust into the eyes of democratic India with impunity, and for long. Convinced of their invincibility, the Reddy brothers, along with their mentors and cohorts, have ravaged the state’s rich mines. Between April 2006 and July 2010 the state …
Environment comes first, profits later, noted Chief Justice of India S H Kapadia while ordering suspension of all mining operations in Bellary on August 5. Of the 148 mines in Bellary, only one company can mine iron ore, that too in limited quantity. The state-owned National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) …
Mining in India is regulated by multiple institutions functioning at multiple levels to provide checks and balances. In Bellary, however, every department and agency supposed to regulate and control mining simply collapsed under the weight of the “loot”. Bellary, therefore, represents a colossal failure of governance. There are seven ministries …
Karnataka’s Lokayukta Santosh Hegde’s report is a sordid story on the rise of India’s mining poster boy, Bellary. The protagonists of the script, the Reddy brothers, used muscle and money to grease their way through government departments. Initially, it was all gold. But Hegde’s report exposed the dingy substrate of …
Bangalore The team appointed by the Supreme Court (SC) to study the impact of mining on the environment in Karnataka’s Bellary district has found violation of rules by some companies engaged in mining there. “Some violations have definitely taken place. The Bellary district deputy commissioner told us that illegal mining …
Chennai The Supreme Court’s extended ban on mining in Tumkur and Chitradurga districts of Karnataka is expected to cast a shadow on the iron ore miners and steel companies. The ban on two more districts, in addition to the one in Bellary, will result in a sharp decline of iron …
