Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
Devjyot Ghoshal / Kolkata December 08, 2009, 0:52 IST Spot prices for the fuel have appreciated almost 10% in November. After a sedate year, rising coal prices could hit the coffers of import-based domestic power generators in the next year. Spot prices for the fuel at Australia
Villagers of the four villages of Balli, Fatorpa, Morpilla and Barcem blew the war bugle on Sunday against the grant of mining lease in the villages. While Quepem MLA Babu Kavlekar on Sunday called for a massive public meeting at Balli on December 12 to oppose the mining proposal, villages …
Dec. 4: The Vedanta Group chairman, Mr Anil Agarwal, has been awarded `Lifetime Achievement Award -2009' by a a leading weekly magazine Mining Journal for his contribution to the global mining industry in London. While describing Mr Agarwal as a "visionary entrepreneur" and the founder of one of the most …
A delegation of South Korea's Posco, the world's second largest steel producer, is expected to visit Karnataka next week as a follow-up to its intention to set up a multi-billion dollar integrated steel plant in the mineral-rich State. "Intent (by Posco on setting up of the plant) has already been …
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) will consider a proposal of the steel ministry to sell 8.38 per cent government stake in state-owned mining giant National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC). The mining giant will achieve the 10 per cent public float criterion the government had specified for listed PSUs. …
Contemporary India is witnessing a wide number of micro-level social movements struggling against industrialisation, big dams and other similar development projects. This paper looks at the tribal movement against the mining industry in Kucheipadar village of Rayagad district in Orissa. The field survey was carried out in this area in …
Four months after a public interest litigation was filed in the Orissa High Court demanding a CBI probe into the multi-crore Orissa mining scam, the investigating agency on Monday submitted to the court that it was ready to probe the scam if the state provided necessary logistical support. CBI SP …
Environment Ministry Suspends Mines Named By SC Panel Our Political Bureau NEW DELHI THE environment ministry has ordered the suspension of mining operations at Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC), headed by Karnataka minister G Janardhana Reddy, and at other mines which were recently named by the Supreme Court
The rising prices of minerals in the international markets have prompted a nexus between some greedy politicians and mine owners to the detriment of public interest. These politicians in power, irrespective of the state and party they belong, have hatched a conspiracy to defraud the country of its natural resources …
WITH the Centre hinting at alleged illegal bauxite mining at Niyamagiri hills by Vedanta, the Orissa government has asked the Kalahandi district administration to verify the truth behind it.
IN A major setback to the Obulapuram Mining Company owned by Karnataka tourism minister Gali Janardhan Reddy, the Andhra Pradesh government has ordered the suspension of all iron ore mining activities in the state. It has also banned the transportation of iron ore from OMC and five other mining companies …
BHUBANESWAR: Leaders of the Left parties today accused Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik of promoting mines mafias to loot minerals of the State in the name of industrialisation. Addressing a State-level rally jointly organised by CPI, CPM and Forward Bloc here, CPI national general secretary A B Bardhan and his CPM …
State Expects Major Employment Boost From Steel Plant, Works Out Incentives For Co KARNATAKA CM BS Yeddyurappa is likely to chair a meeting with ArcelorMittal on October 27, to take forward the latter
BHUBANESWAR: The Society of Geoscientists and Allied Technologists (SGAT) maintained that meagre budgetary provisions for the Steel and Mines Department and inadequate inspecting and checking are among the reasons behind the uncontrollable increase in illegal mining and smuggling activities. Addressing mediapersons here today, SGAT president RC Mohanty and former director …
AFTER reserving the mining of limestone and bauxite for stateowned GMDC, the state government on Friday decided to reserve the lignite mines too for the PSU. The latest move is expected to expedite underground coal gassification projects in JV with Reliance Industries and ONGC as well as other long-term supply …
The steel and mines ministries are locked in a bitter turf war on amending the existing Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation (MMDR) Act. The mines ministry has proposed giving states full powers to allocate mining leases by removing the clause that requires them to seek Centre
