Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhilesh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. The matter related to illegal mining activites carried out by Jai Maa Chandrika Enterprises, Rajendra Nagar, village Kabari, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant also alleged about illegal sale …
Committee report on environmental compensation for the stone crushers in Nemakallu village, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. The Joint Committee constituted to look into the matter reviewed the information and other inputs received from the Health Department, Agricultural Department August 31, 2020 for damage assessment caused by stone crushers in Nemakallu …
A frenzy of new mine projects and proposals in some of the world’s gassiest coal seams could emit enough methane to rival the current CO2 emissions from coal plants in the United States, according to new data and modeling from Global Energy Monitor. In a first-of-its-kind analysis, GEM has modeled …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Gabhabhai Devabhai Chauhan & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 26/02/2021. The matter related to grant of environmental clearance (EC) for a limestone mining project of UltraTech cement, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat. The SC issued notices to the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding blast in quarry in Hirenagavalli, Chikkaballapur, Karnataka. Six people were killed in the quarry blast on February 22, 2021. The incident happened due to large amount of explosives at the site. District In-charge, who visited the spot said that the explosives were illegally …
Order of the Orissa High Court in the matter of W.P. (C) No. 1415 of 2021 regarding illegal operation of two stone quarries - one being the Golaputkhua stone quarry in village Kiajhari ((leased quarry) and the other at village Nijigarh, Tapang (unauthorized). The petition was filed challenging the order …
The Ministry of Mines (MoM) have issued the “Draft Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession Amendment Rules, 2021” to further amend the “Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession Rules, 2016”. Following are the key highlights of the draft notification: Insertion of proviso …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jitendra Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 19/02/2021. Grievance in the application was against illegal mining in submerged water area of a mine situated at Khand No. 16/20 & 16/22, village Jamunapur, tehsil Manjhanpur, district Kaushambi, Uttar …
Factual and action taken report of Joint Committee in Original Application No. 99/2020 (CZ) in the matter of Rupesh Nema Vs The Mineral Resource Department & Others dated 17/02/2021. The matter is related to illegal sand mining by M/s Power Mech Project in river Narmada, Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh. A …
Report filed by the Chief Environmental Engineer, Kerala State Pollution Control Board dated 08/02/2021 regarding illegal mining carried out by M/s. Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL) and M/s. Kerala Minerals & Metals Limited (KMML) along the coastal area of Alappad and Chavara in Kollam district, Kerala. The Committee constituted as …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Om Puri Vs Hindustan Zinc Ltd. & Others dated 05/02/2021. The application was filed with a grievance of violation of environmental norms by Hindustan Zinc Ltd., Udaipur, Rajasthan in executing a mining lease of Lead, Zinc and associated minerals at …
The Ministry of Mines has prepared the Mineral (Auction) Amendment Rules, 2021 seeking to amend Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015. As part of the Pre-Legislative Consultation Policy, the draft Amendment Rules is made available for Comments/suggestions are invited from the general public, Governments of States and Union Territories, Mining Industry, Stake …
Additional written submission filed by the Tamil Nadu Coastal Zone Management Authority regarding mining of beach sand minerals. V. V. Mineral. The reports filed by the Special Team reveal illegal mining in 21 out of 34 mining leases granted to V. V. Mineral in three districts. It was estimated that …
The mines ministry has made a proposal to terminate the iron ore leases of those working mines that have not started production even after lapse of 7-8 months of auction and have not maintained minimum dispatch for three consecutive quarters. The mines ministry proposed to do so through the amendment …
Written submission by M/s V.V. Mineral in the matter of M/s V.V. Mineral Vs The Member, Secretary, Tamil Nadu Coastal Zonal Management Authority dated 16/01/2021. The appellant (M/s V.V. Mineral) is engaged in the beach sand mineral industry. The appellant applied to the Ministry of Commerce through the Board of …
Record of minutes of twenty fourth sitting of the Committee constituted by the NGT under the Chairmanship of Justice B. D. Agarwal on August 3, 2020 to consider the report submitted by the North East Regional Directorate of Central Pollution Control Board on coke oven units of Meghalaya. The Central …
Eighth report of the Committee appointed by the National Green Tribunal under the Chairmanship of Justice B. D. Agarwal submitted to the NGT on 15/01/2021. The genesis of the constitution of the Committee, appointed by the NGT was based on news item reports of July 6, 2012 of thirty coal …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sukanti Pradhan & Others Vs District Collector, Dhenkanal & Others dated 13/01/2021. Grievance in the application is against illegal mining by Chinmay Kumar Nayak and operation of illegal stone crushers by Kunal Structure (I) Pvt. Ltd. at Jhilli Mouza in …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Madansingh Chauhan Vs State of Rajasthan dated 04/01/2021. The matter related to Bhagwati Stone Crusher being operated in village Subaki, district Bharatpur, Rajasthan, within 200 meters of a school and close to the habitation. The Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board …
Coal 2020 highlights recent global and regional trends in coal demand, supply and trade, and an outlook to 2025. The extraordinary circumstances in 2020 impacted coal markets and lend uncertainty to how they will be tailored in a post-Covid-19 economic recovery. Therefore, Coal 2020 spotlights developments in 2020 and expected …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ravi Kumar Vs Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change & Others dated 09/12/2020 regarding grant of Environmental Clearance (EC) in respect of sand/morrum/mining project for Yamuna river at Khand No. 1, 2,3 and 4, village Bendakhand, tehsil and district …
