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 …
Report filed by the Goa State Pollution Control Board regarding illegal extraction of laterite stones in Bicholim taluka, Goa. Site inspection was done to verify the present status of laterite stone quarries in Curchirem and Ona village. Inspection of the laterite stone quarries at Curchirem village revealed that the qurries …
Parliament passed The Mineral Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020 for amendments in Mines & Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act 1957 and The Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015. Rajya Sabha passed the bill 0n 12 March, 2020, while Lok Sabha already passed this bill on 6th March, 2020. The Mineral Laws …
The Master Plan for dealing with fire, subsidence and rehabilitation in the lease hold of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) and Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) was approved on 12th August 2009 by Government of India in which numbers of families residing in unsecure and unsafe areas in coal mines were …
The total estimated coal resources in the country is about 326495.63 million tonnes (MT) as per “The inventory of Geological Resources of Indian Coal” (as on 01.04.2019), prepared by the Geological Survey of India. The total coal extracted from the coalfields of India during 2018-19 is 730.35 MT and the …
A Bill further to amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 and to amend the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015. This Act may be called the Mineral Laws (Amendment) Act, 2020. It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 10th day of January, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shujaat Hussain Vs Union Territory Jammu & Kashmir dated 02/03/2020. A report was sought from the District Magistrate, Anantnag and Jammu & Kashmir State PCB with reference to the allegation of illegal sand mining from Jhelum river affecting aquatic life …
India has an array of legislations and regulations to settle land and resource rights, to resolve disputes over access and ownership, and to facilitate more equitable negotiations for transferring rights and access between different parties. Various progressive reforms have also been undertaken since Independence at both the state and central …
Compliance report by the District Magistrate, Bulandshahr and the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board on Original Application No. 895/2019 in the matter of Arvind Prabhat, Editor-in-chief, News India 9 Vs State of Uttar Pradesh regarding illegal sand mining in river Ganga in Dibai tehsil, district Bulandshahar, Uttar Pradesh. At the …
A 32 page preliminary investigation report into the environmental carrying capacity for polluting projects and allied issues in Tamnar and Gharghoda blocks of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh made public on Februry 26, 2020 on the National Green Tribunal (NGT) website. The report was in response to the NGT order of July …
Compliance report by the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) to the NGT order of August 20, 2019 on illegal mining through crusher machine in village Faliya, tehsil Chhipa Barod, district Baran, Rajasthan resulting in damage to the forest area. In compliance of the NGT order, inspection of M/s Jyoti …
Compliance report on behalf of the Chief Secretary Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir in terms of the National Green Tribunal order of April 5, 2019 and July 26, 2019. The matter related to unregulated mining of minor minerals and sand mining. The report informed the Tribunal that no mining …
The International Resource Panel highlights in its Mineral Resource Governance in the 21st Century Report that the mining sector, if carefully managed, presents enormous opportunities for advancing sustainable development, particularly in low-income countries. Resources, including minerals and metals underpin our economies for almost all sectors providing crucial raw materials for …
Compliance report by the District Magistrate, Mirzapur in Original Application No. 992/2019 in the matter of Surendra Singh Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Others. The matter related to M/s. Jai Maa Vaishno Stone Works and others operating mining leases in tehsil Chunar, Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh which …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gagneshwar Singh Vs Ministry of Environment and Forest & Others dated 12/02/2020 regarding the auction of sand/gravel mining in violation of 'Sustainable Sand Mining Management Policy 2016' (SSMMP) issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) and …
The minutes of meeting of Oversight Committee under Chairmanship of Justice (Retired) Rajes Kumar, Allahabad High Court held on February 7, 2020 in compliance of NGT order dated 28/08/2018 in O.A. No. 164/2018 in the matter of Ashwani Kumar Dubey Vs Union of India & Others and order dated February …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bhanwar Lal & Others Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 06/02/2020 regarding illegal mining around Khantipur area, Ajmer, Rajasthan. Further, illegl mining was preventing the free flow of water into the Shakti Sagar lake. This execution application has been …
Compliance of direction issued by the National Green Tribunal in Original Application No. 208/2019 in the matter of Sandeep Kumar Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradeesh & Others vide order dated January 15, 2020. The matter relates to illegal sand mining in rivers Kane, Yamuna, Bangey in Banda district of …
Report by the Joint Committee of Central Pollution Control Board, Jammu & Kashmir Pollution Control Board and District Magistrate, Ramban on illegal operation of stone crushers and hot mix plants in district Ramban in terms of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order of December 20, 2019 in Original Application No. …
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines informed the Rajya Sabha that the government has approved a Master Plan to be implemented within ten years and two years for pre-implementation activities for the rehabilitation of the people affected by the underground fire and land subsidence in the Jharia Coal area …
