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 …
Lokayukta Justice Y Bhaskar Rao asserted on Thursday that the anti-corruption ombudsman and not the State government will decide who will head the Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up to investigate illegal mining in Karnataka. Referring to the ongoing discussion in the government on naming the SIT chief, Justice Rao …
It is said the SIT will initially go through the available documents and study the cases which have been handed over to it by the government for investigation. Promises of bringing those involved in illegal mining to book are aplenty, but the State government is yet to decide on the …
A Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC), which is looking into the extent and value of illegal mining in Karnataka, has hit a roadblock in its investigations into over 60 'B' category mining leases, officials told this newspaper. A Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC), which is looking into the …
The Supreme Court has refused to entertain steel ministry’s plea seeking relaxation of the limits of permissible production of mines currently functional in Karnataka. A three-judge forest bench headed by Justice AK Patnaik did not accept the plea of the ministry after an NGO from Karnataka raised objection saying the …
Don’t blame just the industry for the country’s mineral production falling 2.5% in April-September, dragging down the overall industrial output and GDP. Seven months after the Supreme Court lifted the ban on iron ore mining for the majority of lease areas in Karnataka that accounted for 70% of the state’s …
290 Infants Die In Koppal, Raichur Alarmed at 60% infant malnutrition deaths reported in some taluks of Koppal and Raichur districts against the national average of 42%, the Karnataka government constituted an expert committee to look into it. The committee, led by Dr BS Nanda Kumar, head, department of community …
SIT Looks Into The Lokayukta Findings; ED On Money Trail Bangalore: Adding to the multiple investigations into illegal iron ore mining in Karnataka, the Congress government on Thursday sliced the probe into various sections and handed them to the Central Bureau of Investigation, Enforcement Directorate and its very Special Investigation …
The Forest department has cracked down on iron ore mining firms for not paying Forest Development Tax (FDT) to the government. Among firms facing action is V S Lad and Sons, in which Minister of State for Infrastructure Development Santosh Lad is a partner. Notices have been so far issued …
The Government of India will not extend the tenure of the Justice M. B. Shah Commission inquiring into illegal mining in seven states. Sources in the commission told The Hindu that the one man Commission’s tenure will end on October 16 and hence will have to wind up without a …
The Mines and Geology Department has named six of its former directors and joint directors as being involved in 20 different cases of illegal mining over the past six years in the State. The names include those of M E Shivalingamurthy (IAS), Gangaram Baderia (IAS), K S Prabhakar (IAS), Basappa …
Says committee of experts must decide capping The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Goa government on what basis it had placed the mining cap on leases at 45 MT in its draft mining report even as it did not accept the contention of the State government advocate that the case …
A portion of the Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP), which draws thousands of tourists everyday, will be closed following the sudden outbreak of foot and mouth (F and M) disease. So far, the disease has claimed three spotted deer and a nilgai. The F and M disease has been detrimental to …
In Goa, mines are closed. In Bellary, iron ore mines, once closed, have been opened on the condition that they will now follow a plan for environmental restoration and will not indulge in unseemly and distasteful activities. But the institutions for checking the reformed miners are still in disarray. They …
Penal clauses have to be ratified by court, says official. The cancellation of 51 ‘C’ category mining leases in the three districts of Chitradurga, Tumkur and Bellary appears to be nothing more than a moral victory as all the mining companies will be walking away without paying a penalty or …
BANGALORE: Few days after Karnataka cancelled 51 iron ore mining leases under category C, chief minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said the government soon would decide on auctioning these leases. Abiding by a Supreme Court directive, the department of commerce and industries (mines) issued notification last week cancelling 51 iron ore …
Bangalore: Call it an irony or simply the absurd ways of our political system. M Shamim Banu, the retired IAS officer who was arrested, was part of a highlevel committee to review the report of the Lokayukta on illegal mining in 2011. Banu was part of the committee comprising four …
The rupee has crashed, growth is down and there is panic that the India story may be over or, at least, seriously dented. For most commentators, the underlying reason for the decline is green regulations. They think environmentalists are squarely to blame. This argument is only partially true. It misunderstands …
The Gulbarga bench of Karnataka High Court stays land acquisition process The proposed expansion of bottling capacity in Karnataka by Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd (HCCBPL), bottling partner of the Coca-Cola Company in India, is likely to be delayed. The Gulbarga circuit bench of the Bangalore High Court has stayed …
The Gulbarga bench of Karnataka High Court stays land acquisition process The proposed expansion of bottling capacity by Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd (HCCBPL), a bottling partner of Coca-Cola Company in India, is likely to be delayed in Karnataka as the Gulbarga circuit bench of Karnataka High court has stayed …
Action likely against IPS officer Sonia Narang for 'helping' illegal miners. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said two police officers who are facing corruption charges in illegal mining cases are still working in the Lokayukta. Disclosing this in the Legislative Assembly while replying to Mallikarjuna S Khuba (JD-S), the chief …
