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 Karnataka government has initiated several measures to curb illegal movement and the possibility of pilferage of iron ore in the state. The move comes after the direction of the Supreme Court and the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) in the recent past. In an affidavit submitted to the Apex Court …
In April, the court ordered 45 mines to seek government nod to resume operations The Supreme Court has allowed 18 mines to resume iron ore mining in Karnataka, the country's second-largest supplier, after a suspension of over a year on environment concerns, Justice Aftab Alam and Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai …
For the steel ministry starved of iron ore supply, there is good news as the Supreme Court is expected to state on Monday as to how many mining leases in Karnataka, presently closed under Court orders, were fit to be reopened. The steel industry had pressed the panic button as …
Expert panel says effective checks and balances in place to ensure work in scientific manner Iron ore mining in Karnataka is set to restart with the Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) on Thursday giving the green signal to ‘A category’ of mines in the State to resume operations, provided …
This Report deals with the issues related to the implementation of the R & R Plans, resumption of the mining operations in “Category-A” mining leases and associated issues and is being filed pursuant to this Hon’ble Court’s order dated 17th August, 2012 in IA No. ___ of 2012 in Writ …
Agitation for cultivators’ right to land ownership yet to reach logical end The death of Bagair Hukum cultivator Thimmaraju at Mekerahalli in Sira taluk of the district on Wednesday has rekindled the agitation in the Bagair Hukum farmers (those cultivating land sans legal ownership). Thimmaraju had consumed poison along with …
Samaj Parivarthan Samudaya (SPS), the main petitioner in the public interest petition on illegal mining in Karnataka, has appealed to the Supreme Court for scrapping of all mining leases in Category ‘A’, which fall in the forest areas in the three districts of Bellary, Chitradurga and Tumkur. In a submission …
Forest department to review progress and survey leases The Central Empowered Committee has informed the Supreme Court that the reclamation and rehabilitation work has been initiated in as many as five out of 16 in the ‘A’ category of mines in Karnataka. In its latest report submitted to the Supreme …
Bangalore After a three-year gap, the Karnataka government has initiated the process to recommend new iron ore mining leases, a move that could speed up the launch of large steel projects by ArcelorMittal and Tata Metaliks in the state. “We have started the process by surveying land in Bellary and …
Firms like JSW Steel could face closure if mining does not resume soon Steel and pig iron companies that depend on iron ore from Karnataka are facing closure due to a severe shortage of the mineral. The state’s steel industry, whose 21-million-tonne (mt) output accounts for 25 per cent of …
The Supreme Court on Thursday decided to consider the plea for re-opening of 16 iron ore mines in Karnataka, acknowledging the adverse impact on the steel industry due to ban on mining operations. A three-judge forest bench led by Justice Aftab Alam fixed as August 17 the date for considering …
New Delhi: The scale of the Karnataka mining scam seems to be getting bigger: the estimates of an expert panel suggest the alleged barons of illicit mining may have cheated the state of Rs 50,000 crore in taxes and levies. The mining syndicate which thrived across regimes claimed it was …
The Union Ministry of Rural Development has sanctioned two projects worth Rs 21.5 crore, under the National Rural Livelihood Mission, for Karnataka. Both projects are aimed at empowering rural women and will be implemented through NGOs, with active involvement of the state government. The State Genetic Resources Ecology and Nutrition …
It emphasises growing less water-intensive crops, fodder during low rainfall and soil testing The University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) has come up with a contingency crop plan for southern Karnataka to tackle drought. UAS Vice-Chancellor Dr K Narayana Gowda said the contingency crop plan submitted to the State government lays …
River water to meet drinking water needs of Chikkaballapur, Tumkur The State government on Friday finally gave administrative approval for the Yettinahole project that proposes to draw water from the Yettinahole River in Sakaleshpur to meet the drinking water demands of Chikkaballapur and Tumkur districts and some parts of Bangalore …
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 …
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 …
If all goes as per DULT (Directorate of Urban Land Transport) plan, Bangaloreans will soon have rail facility to different destinations in districts like Mandya, Kolar, Chikkaballapur, Kolar, Tumkur and Bangalore Rural. A draft report on implementation of commuter rail system (CRS) in Bangalore, submitted by RITES (Rail India Technical …
The State Forest Department, in a bid to create assets and popularise the concept of sandalwood estates, will take up the exercise of planting around 10 lakh sandalwood saplings in around 10,000 acres of forest land across the State. Addressing mediapersons here on Friday, Forest Minister C P Yogeeshwara said …
