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 …
Steelmaker can access alternate source from 25 million-tonne unsold inventory and NMDC The Supreme Court’s decision to extend suspension of mining in Chitradurga and Tumkur, along with the similar deferment verdict in Bellary district, won’t impact JSW Steel as India’s largest steelmaker can access alternate source from a 25 million-tonne …
The Central Empowered Committee (CEC), which is studying the impact of mining in Bellary, visited the district and met various sections of the people to seek their suggestions, on Thursday. Sandur legislator E Thukaram submits a memorandum to the CEC team that visited Bellary on Thursday. The Supreme Court-appointed team …
The Supreme Court on Friday suspended mining and transportation of iron ore in/from two more districts of Karnataka — Tumkur and Chitradurga. This follows the findings of the apex court panel — the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) — of illegal iron ore mining activity in these districts resulting in environmental …
Tapal Ganesh, mine owner, has urged the team of experts which is in Bellary on a four-day visit to take up an Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) study to ascertain the extent of compensatory afforestation taken up by the Forest Department. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, Mr. Ganesh said …
Corporatisation, support for exploration and catalysing exports will fortify the mining sector CHANDRAJIT BANERJEE: The new Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill, or MMDR Bill, is slated to be introduced in Parliament shortly. The Supreme Court has recently ordered cessation of mining and transport of iron ore in Bellary, …
At a time when legal proceedings have begun over the indictment of politicians and others based on the Lokayukta report on illegal mining, the Karnataka Government has constituted an official committee to go into the merits and details of the mining report submitted to the Government by the Lokayukta. Addressing …
The Supreme Court-appointed Indian Council for Forest Research and Education (ICFRE) team will visit mining areas in the district for five days from tomorrow to assess the environmental impact due to mining. The 18-member team, headed by ICFRE Chief Director, Mr K.V. Bahuguna, will visit Sandur, Bellary and Hospet, official …
Panel for sale of ore in Bellary, Tumkur and Chitradurga districts which were extracted before the SC ban The Central Empowered Committee, on whose recommendations on August 19 the Supreme Court suspended mining activity in the Chitradurga and Tumkur districts of Karnataka, has suggested that the more than 25 million …
Three firms free of ‘illegal operations’ taint in Chitradurga district The State government may not prefer to impose a blanket ban on mining in Chitradurga district, but it is likely to stop mining across Tumkur district. This is the opinion of the officials of the department mines and geology, which …
Over Rs 100 crore was withdrawn from fixed deposits linked to mining entities indicted in the Karnataka Lokayukta's report, on three consecutive days following the submission of the report. Sources in the Karnataka Lokayukta probe team into illegal mining said they had received information of the withdrawal of large amounts …
Ajit Gulabchand, CMD, HCC talks about balancing environment sustainability with infrastructure growth We are a rich country, with poor people. We need to bring people out of poverty and bring prosperity. Now while doing that a lot of damage is done to the environment which actually affects everybody. So, how …
‘Level of illegality in the districts as bad as that in Bellary' The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) has recommended to the Supreme Court that it extend the ban on mining in the districts of Tumkur and Chitradurga in Karnataka, as was done in Bellary district. On July 29, acting on …
Dharwad-based non-government organisation - Samaj Parivartana Samudaya (SPS) – has urged the apex court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to recommend ban on mining activities in Tumkur and Chitradurga districts. Mr S.R. Hiremath founder president of Samaj Parivartana Samudaya in a letter to the CEC has said “The CEC should recommend …
Dharwad-based non-government organisation - Samaj Parivartana Samudaya (SPS) – has urged the apex court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to recommend ban on mining activities in Tumkur and Chitradurga districts. Mr S.R. Hiremath founder president of Samaj Parivartana Samudaya in a letter to the CEC has said “The CEC should recommend …
A bill that promises direct benefit to people from the minerals underneath their land is ready to be tabled in Parliament this monsoon session. The Group of Ministers gave it a nod on July 7 after minor changes in the contentious profit-sharing provision, which requires mining companies to shell out …
The new Mines and Mineral Development and Regulation (MMDR) Bill, 2011 will ensure that the industry shares its profits with affected people. This is a special report by Down To Earth on this bill that will make mining companies shell out Rs 10,500 crore a year for affected people. New …
The revelations of the Karnataka Lokayukta report are symptomatic of a larger story that goes beyond corruption in high places. There has been a neglect of state institutions and decisions by the executive are taken not under consultation with the assembly but as decreed by a new religious math-temple-resort complex …
V. Balasubramanian, Chairman of the Task Force for Recovery of Public Land and its Protection, at a press conference in Bangalore on July 4. IT was clear to V. Balasubramanian, the Chairman of the Task Force for Recovery of Public Land and its Protection, when he submitted his report on …
Large-scale harm to environment, agriculture fields alleged The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) conducted inspections in the mining areas bordering Tumkur district at Doddabyaladakere of Hosadurga taluk of Chitradurga district on Tuesday. open secrets: The hillock that has been tunnelled into by the K K Kaval mining firm near …
... As a last ditch effort to avoid ban in the face of SC panel visit to district It’s a deafening silence in the ore mines of the district, following a Supreme Court ban on mining in Bellary district. The goods train transporting ore has been at the Sasalu railway …
