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 …
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 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 …
The Centre is likely to sanction Rs 294 crore as grant for drought relief to Karnataka. This means that the State gets just eight per cent of the total relief of Rs 3,605 crore it had sought from the Union government. Secretariat sources said the Centre had indicated to the …
Implementation of the Prime Minister’s Rehabilitation Package for farmers in suicide-prone districts in the State has come a cropper. The government has failed to spend allocations made for the payment of ex gratia amount to distressed families of farmers and distribution of certified seeds, according to an evaluation study. The …
It will be a while before Karnataka can expect any grant from the Centre for drought relief. The Central drought assessment team headed by Parvesh Sharma on Wednesday directed the State government to furnish detailed statistics within a week’s time. The officials, at a meeting presided over by Chief Minister …
The Central team touring the State to assess the drought situation has concluded that the drought in Chitradurga district is severe. A member of the team, D Rajashekar, Deputy Advisor, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, New Delhi, told mediapersons in Chitradurga on Tuesday that the water table had depleted …
The State government was resorting to “jugglery of words” when speaking about the Netravati diversion project and the Yettinahole project, member of the Western Ghats Task Force B.M. Kumaraswamy said here on Wednesday. Speaking to The Hindu here on the sidelines of a programme organised by the task force and …
Sesa Goa, a Vedanta Group company, already seeing erosion in profits due to a mining ban in Karnataka, is facing fresh trouble in Goa, with a stop-mining order on a petition from locals. A sub-divisional magistrate (Bicholim) has directed immediate stopping of work at its Phase-III mines in Advalpal village …
Vedanta group firm Sesa Goa today said it expects mining operations in Karnataka to begin "soon" as it has submitted reclamation and resettlement plan for its mine in Chitradurga district to an apex court appointed panel that is looking into the illegal mining issues in the state. Closure of operations …
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 …
New Delhi: While former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa may have come under the scanner of Supreme Court’s Central Empowered Committee (CEC) in two specific cases of making financial gain from miners, the entire case of illegal mining in the state and the wealth stolen could end with a …
Water scarcity always evokes a knee-jerk measure - drilling borewells; long-term plans need of the hour. Every drop is priceless: Scramble for water is a common sight in villages during summer. Given the ever-increasing demand for the precious commodity, only scientific conservation methods will save the day. Elected representatives are …
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 …
The State government has decided to supply drinking water to Bijapur and Chitradurga districts from reservoirs under the ‘Kannada Ganga’ water supply scheme in the coming days, said Minister for Law, Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Suresh Kumar. Speaking with mediapersons here on Tuesday, he said this apart, the government …
New Delhi: The bang with which the Karnataka mining scam came to the fore, dethroning B S Yeddyurrapa as CM in its wake, could soon end in a whimper, if the Supreme Court’s Centrally Empowered Committee’s (CEC) recommendations are accepted. The Karnataka Lokayukta had in its report noted that the …
