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 …
The Odisha government may impose a cap on iron ore production in the state, dealing a blow to the industry reeling under closures, loss of production and a nation-wide crackdown on illegal profiteering. A senior Odisha government official told ET on condition of anonymity that the state has begun work …
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday arrested former deputy conservator of forests (Bellary) S Muthaiah and former deputy director of mines and geology department (Hospet, Bellary) S P Raju in connection with an illegal mining case involving the Associated Mining Company (AMC). The AMC is owned by former …
A conservator of forests and a former official of the mining department, who are accused of being key players in the illegal iron ore mining racket perpetrated by former minister G Janardhan Reddy and his aides, were arrested on Monday by the CBI. The arrests are in connection with an …
The illegal mining scam has not deterred mining companies from making a beeline for Karnataka. Over 19,000 applications seeking permission to excavate ore in the State are pending with the government. Data compiled by the Union Ministry of Mines shows that of the 42,535 pending applications seeking permission for mining …
SC nod can lead to production of 6-7 mt from 49 category A, B mines The shortage of iron ore in Karnataka is likely to ease by July, as regular mining is expected to resume in a couple of months from now. The Supreme Court-appointed authorities are preparing reclamation and …
Sets stiff terms allows auction of iron ore already lying in stockyards The Supreme Court on Friday partially lifted the ban on mining in three districts of Karnataka. It was lifted for a certain category of mines, with strict conditions. The court also allowed the auction of iron ore already …
Bangalore Mining in Karnataka is back on its feet. The Supreme Court has allowed mining to resume in iron ore mines of more than 50 hectares after rehabilitation and reclamation plans (R&R) for these leases are approved by the Central Empowered Committee (CEC). The court accepted the recommendatations of the …
In a relief for the mining industry, the Supreme Court today proposed resumption of operations in 45 iron ore mining leases in Karnataka, provided they abide by the Reclamation and Rehabilitation (R&R;) plan put in place. This follows a recommendation from the Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) investigating illegal …
The CBI, investigating illegal mining by the Associated Mining Company (AMC), owned by former minister G Janardhana Reddy, began its 3-D laser survey of the mining areas, on Thursday. The CBI officials, who began their work on April 14, completed the total station survey by Thursday morning and began the …
It will help get an idea of the extent of illegal mining The 3-D laser survey of the mines belonging to the Associated Mining Company (AMC) - owned by former minister Janardhana Reddy - at the Ramgad forest area of Sandur taluk in Bellary district could not be undertaken on …
Industry wants quick SC intervention as the only alternative for survival Seven months after the Supreme Court issued a detailed corrective plan for rampant illegal mining in Karnataka, until recently the iron ore hub of India, the viability of the Rs 45,000-crore steel industry in the southern state remains in …
State government loosing huge amount of royalty If Bellary district gained notoriety for illegal iron ore mining, Chikmagalur district seems to be following it’s foot steps for unabated illegal sand mining. Sand mining going on blatantly on the banks of river in Chikmagalur district.This surely does not require any proof …
An 8-km stretch of road is being built on pilot basis All weather roads being laid under the Centrally-sponsored Prime Minister's Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) has come as a boon to villages that were hitherto deprived of road connectivity in Bellary district. In the last decade, around 614-km stretch of …
The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) on Thursday reiterated its stand that no new mining leases should be granted in Bellary, Tumkur and Chitradurga districts unless rehabilitation plans for the existing leases were executed. The committee also maintained that the combined iron ore production from the mines should not …
Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has commissioned thermal and hydro power equipment, with a cumulative capacity of 7,900 MW this fiscal. The state-run power gear maker had synchronised 8,108 MW capacity in the last fiscal. Till March 23 this year, BHEL has commissioned equipment having a total capacity of 7,900 MW, …
Steel mills in the southern state currently operating at 60-70% of capacities Even as the illegal mining case in Karnataka gets delayed due to procedural hassles, steel mills in Karnataka that account for a fourth of India’s production of the alloy are operating at 60-70% capacities, due to nonavailability of …
Samaja Parivarthana Samudaya (SPS), the NGO which brought the large-scale illegal mining in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka out into the open, has approached the Supreme Court seeking directions for scrapping of all mining leases in Bellary, Chitradurga and Tumkur districts. SPS also sought a CBI probe into the criminal conspiracy …
Committee submits to apex court reclamation and rehabilitation plans The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) on Wednesday recommended a 10-year prohibition in mining operations in Bellary, Chitradurga and Tumkur districts, areas under the illegal extraction of natural resources in Karnataka. In its supplementary report before the apex court, the …
Steel giant cites low iron content in mines; move casts shadow on GIM-II At a time when the State government is preparing for the second edition of Global Investors’ Meet (GIM), it has come to light that the world’s largest steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal has withdrawn its application seeking iron ore …
A Bangalore court Friday remanded former Karnataka minister G Janardhan Reddy in CBI custody for 10 days, instead of the 15 days the agency had asked for, in connection with an illegal mining case in Karnataka. Hours before the court was to decide on Reddy’s remand, his key aide Mahfouz …
