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 …
Axed trees resurface in the record books BBMP’s tree officers are under a cloud following allegations that they siphoned off crores of rupees on the pretext of paying for contract labour to fell trees which had been felled long ago. An RTI query by NGO Civic Bangalore revealed that in …
The State government has suspended 40 officials and issued show cause notices to 257 others who have been named in Lokayukta report on illegal mining, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar said in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday. Responding to a question byTanveer Sait (Congress), he said show cause notices have been …
Bangalore: The Karnataka Government has suspended 40 officials and staff and issued show-cause notices to 257 who have been named by Lokayukta reports in illegal mining in Karnataka, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar said today. Responding to a question of Tanveer Sait (Congress) in the Legislative Assembly, he said as per …
JSW Steel Limited, the country’s lowest-cost steel producer, plans to set up a 2.3 million tonne per annum (mtpa) cold rolling mill complex to manufacture high-grade automotive steel at Toranagallu in Bellary district. The project is being implemented in phases at an estimated cost of Rs 4,500 crore with Phase-I …
The Karnataka government is looking to mobilise close to Rs 10,000 crore from the iron ore mining sector which will be transferred to a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to undertake social infrastructure development works in the three mining districts where large scale environment degradation has taken place due to iron …
Bangalore Eight Karnataka iron ore mines will resume operations by the end of July, possibly adding around 5.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) and easing some supply constraints. “The reclamation & rehabilitation (R&R;) plans of eight mines have been cleared and final approval will be given by the central empowered …
Rehabilitation, reclamation plan cleared After receiving brickbats for long, the troubled mining industry has finally got some reprieve. The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) of the Supreme Court has given its nod to eight mining firms located in Bellary and Chitradurga districts to resume their operations. Speaking at a seminar on …
Iron ore mining may resume by end-August in 14-15 leases in Karnataka’s Bellary region. The mines have a capacity of 4-5 million tonnes per annum. Resumption of operations is being allowed on findings that these leases have the least violations or illegalities. The restart of mines is expected to help …
The government informs the High Court that Lad brothers are running water sports firm and resort on encroached forest land at Sandur The State government on Monday informed the Karnataka High Court that MP Anil V. Lad and his brother Ashok V. Lad have encroached upon 86 acres and 97 …
Better compensation demanded for land taken for steel plant The KIADB is alleged to have violated the order of the High Court of Karnataka, asking it to call a meeting of farmers who have demanded that the compensation amount for the land acquired for the steel plant proposed to be …
Witnesses who have testified against Janardhan Reddy and his menfear the mining baron's release from jail A torrent of calls flooded the CBI unit in Bangalore when T. Pattabhi Ramarao, the CBI judge in distant Hyderabad, granted bail to the jailed mining baron, G. Janardhan Reddy, on May 11. Many …
Human Rights Watch (HRW), a New York-based non-government body, has issued a report on major failures of governance and regulation in the Indian mining sector. Explaining how regulatory lapses led to criminality, it has said former Karnataka minister and mining magnate Janardhana Reddy allegedly used his official position to extort …
Private company accused of plundering natural wealth A private company has been allegedly extracting high-quality Shahbad stone slabs illegally at Wadi and villages near Chittapur in Gulbarga district for the past several years. According to Ashok Dahinde and Nariman Irani, the shareholders of Wadi Stone Marketing Company, the firm was …
The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to probe illegal mining in Karnataka has ruled out resumption of mining operations in the state until mining plans in category A and B mines in Bellary, Tumkur and Chitradurga districts are vetted by the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM). In a letter …
Sandur, a region once known for its pristine hills and its lush green forests, today, is stripped of not only its beauty but its character too; all for the murky ore, needed to build and propagate the 'great human civilization'.
The CBI on Wednesday filed a chargesheet, along with 18,327 documents in nine trunks, against G Janardhana Reddy and six others in a case related to illegal iron ore mining by the former minister’s Associated Mining Company in Bellary. The CBI has estimated the loss to the state exchequer from …
The State-run National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) and Russian steel maker Severstal are likely to sign a final agreement to set up a steel plant in Bellary by the end of this year. “Both companies have appointed legal consultants to study the project structure, and based on inputs, both firms …
Incriminating documents seized, says investigating agency The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted searches on the premises of former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, members of his family, Prerana Education Trust run by them and two mining companies in Bangalore, Shimoga and Bellary in the early hours of Wednesday. The …
The CBI is unlikely to book the 15 lease holders whose mines were taken over by an alleged mafia operated by former Karnataka minister G Janardhan Reddy between 2008 and 2010 in an illegal mining scam case. The CBI chargesheet, which is to be filed in court before May 30, …
The area under forest cover in Karnataka has increased by four square kilometres, according to a latest report of the Forest Survey of India. It says the change has been noticed in the assessment year of 2009, compared to the survey carried out in 2008. The report was put in …
