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 …
Based on the direction from the Hon'ble Supreme Court, the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) issued guidelines to the Government of Karnataka(GoK) to get R&R Plans for the individual open cast iron ore mine leases of the area prepared by the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE). ICFRE has …
The Supreme Court on Wednesday shot down an idea for redrawing boundaries of ‘C’ category mines to make them attractive for interested parties for iron ore extraction in Ballari, Tumakuru and Chitradurga districts. The court also castigated the state over its failure to check "plundering" of natural resources. It restrained …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Samaj Parivartana Samudaya & Others Vs State of Karnataka & Others dated 21/03/2017 regarding mining lessees to pay 10% of the sale proceeds of mining to the Monitoring Committee for eventual transfer to the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) that …
The Supreme Court has pulled up the Karnataka government for conducting a fresh survey disregarding its 2013 order for shifting the boundary of a private lessee of iron ore mining. A three-judge bench presided over by Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Monday reprimanded the Essar Steel (Hazira) and the Karnataka government …
The Centre's green panel has deferred its decision on granting green clearance to a project of Hutti Gold Mines in Chitradurga district of Karnataka for want of more information. The state-owned Hutti Gold Mines Ltd (HGML)'s proposal is to produce 250 tonnes per day (TPD) of gold ore by underground …
The State government on Tuesday issued fresh notification to e-auction leases for 14 ‘C’ category mines spread over Ballari and Chitradurga districts. The government had earlier cancelled the notification issued on November 30 for auctioning 11 ‘C’ category mines to include three more mines, one in Ballari and two in …
Jogimatti reserve forest in Chitradurga district has got the tag of a Wildlife Sanctuary. An official declaration in this regard will be made by the Ministry of Environment and Forests shortly. Minister For Forest, Ecology and Environment B Ramanath Rai told ‘Express’ over phone that the process in this regard …
The second campus of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) at Challkere in Chitradurga district will be very unlike the original campus with focus on renewable energy, and rain water harvesting, integrating with the locals. A solar power research centre and a solar thermal plant are ready to kick off …
A Rs. 365-crore proposal to ensure round-the-clock supply of drinking water to Chitradurga has been submitted to the State government, G.H. Thippareddy, MLA, has said. If the government gives approval, the drinking water problem would be permanently solved, he said after inaugurating a drinking water purification unit installed at the …
Lokayukta Y. Bhaskar Rao has said the ongoing probe by the Lokayukta Special Investigation Team (SIT) into illegal mining and export of iron ore is continuing on expected lines and it may take some time before charge sheets are filed. Mr. Bhaskar Rao, who was here to hear petitions and …
Centre's Mines and Minerals ordinance proposes separate District Mineral Foundation The Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) meant to offset environmental damage in mining ravaged districts is likely to become defunct with the new Mines and Minerals ordinance coming into effect. The Karnataka Mining Environment Restoration Corporation (KMERC), set up late last …
Supreme Court had ordered setting up a company to undertake environment restoration work in mine ravaged districts in the state The Karnataka government has incorporated a new company to undertake ameliorative and mitigative measures in and around mining areas in three districts. The new firm, Karnataka Mining Environment Restoration Corporation …
The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) has recommended grant of approval to the Karnataka government’s proposed scheme of e-auction and re-allotment of 51 cancelled mines in ‘Category C’ in three districts — Bellary, Chitradurga and Tumkur — of the state. In its report, the panel has also recommended to …
Farmers allege bidding helps the cash-rich; many couldn't apply Under the project, the government sets up a solar power plant on land owned by farmers. They earn Rs 7.20 per unit of electricity generated. The solar energy generation project seems to be paving the way for affluent politicians-cum-farmers to turn …
Bengaluru: Greed is once again rearing its ugly head in iron-ore rich Bellary. Already nearly sucked dry of its natural resources by indiscriminate mining, the district has been presented with another goldmine for the corrupt to fill their coffers with - the Rs 30,000 crore Comprehensive Environment Plan for the …
The objective of the study was to evaluate the effects of a government insurance program covering tertiary care for people below the poverty line in Karnataka, India, on out-of-pocket expenditures, hospital use, and mortality.
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Leo F. Saldhana, Bangalore Vs The Union of India and others dated 27/08/2014 regarding allotment of ecologically sensitive Amrit Mahal Kaval lands in Chitradurga district, Karnataka to Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) for the construction of a …
About 40 iron ore mining applications are awaiting lease renewal in the state The Supreme Court has directed the Karnataka government to expedite the processing of applications for the renewal of mining leases in the state and present a detailed plan of action in this regard within three weeks. It …
Faced with inordinate delay in securing statutory approvals from various state and central government departments for restarting mines, Karnataka-based iron ore miners have sought approval for enhancement of annual production of operating mines under both Category A and B. The Karnataka government and steel companies have also joined hands in …
Karnataka requires a staggering Rs 52,000 crore to tide over its drinking water crisis. Of the 59,753 habitations in the state, 32,000 face a shortage. "We are completely dependent on borewells, which are either drying up or supply contaminated water,'' water resources minister HK Patil told the assembly on Wednesday. …
