Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ranu Bala Vs MoEF&CC & Others dated 05/05/2025. The applicant has alleged illegal felling of trees by the project proponent, a real estate developer company. The allegation of the applicant was that the project proponent has violated the norms by …
The Mahan Sangharsh Samiti (MSS), campaigning against the environmental clearance to Mahan Coal Ltd (a joint venture of Essar and Hindalco), has on Tuesday asked the chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to explain about the non-implementation of Forest Rights Act (FRA) in the forests of Singrauli by the company. Two …
Residents from 11 villages gathered at Amilia village today to issue a declaration that they would not allow their forests to be converted into coal mines and demanded that they be given rights under the Forest Act. NGO Greenpeace's senior campaigner PriyaPillai said a peaceful non-violent campaign was on for …
The Centre has decided to order an inquiry into the diversion of tribal forest land for coal mining in Mahan region of Madhya Pradesh where mass forgery of villagers’ signatures to attain approvals for land acquisition has come to light. Tribal Affairs Minister Kishore Chandra Deo confirmed to The Tribune …
Wary of spilling of fly ash from thermal power plants to nearby water bodies and farm lands, the Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has asked all thermal power plants to follow at least five precautionary measures during monsoon. The OSPCB's directives came in the wake of fly ash pond …
The Supreme Court has admitted the Narendra Modi government’s plea seeking to levy a green cess on every unit of conventional electricity generated in the state in a bid to generate funds to promote clean energy. Levy of such cess was opposed by major industrial players of the state, including …
India's top copper smelter faces another hurdle in reopening from a two-month shutdown after a local authority lodged an appeal with the Supreme Court seeking to keep it closed, a lawyer told Reuters on Thursday. The smelter, run by Sterlite IndustriesBSE -1.09 %, a unit of London-listed Vedanta, uses imported …
The company's order for forest clearance to transport around 1.6 lakh tonnes of bauxite mined from Kolhapur district The National Green Tribunal has dismissed Hindalco's plea challenging the Maharashtra government's refusal to grant it three more months, after expiry of its forest clearance, to transport around 1.6 lakh tonnes of …
UltraTech Cement company on Friday said that it has temporarily shut down its Awarpur cement plant in Maharashtra, due to workers’ unrest, which has 3.6-million tonne production capacity. ‘‘...the operations at the company’s unit viz Awarpur cement works, Awarpur, Maharashtra, having a capacity of 3.6-mtpa has been temporarily shut down …
Villagers from Mali Parbat are willing to compensate state for its loss in royalty from bauxite mines Villagers protesting against Hindalco’s plan to mine bauxite at Mali Parbat in the Koraput district in Odisha have come up with a unique proposal that offers to compensate the state for its loss …
Sharing the concerns of the Dongria Kondh tribe of Niyamgiri in Kalahandi district whose protests had put a halt to Vedanta’s bauxite mining plan two years ago, over hundreds of tribals, under the banner of Mali Parbat Surakhya Samiti and Koraputia Jana Surakshya Sangha, gathered at the foothills of Mali …
PPT and Bhushan Steel among offenders, closure direction on Hindalco CPP The State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) has issued showcause notices on eight industries in 2012-13 for causing pollution and violating the norms of the board. Three other industries- Hindalco Industries' captive power plant at Hirakud (Sambalpur), Singhal Enterprises Pvt …
The three firms -- IOC, RIL and BPCL -- have retained their last year's respective ranks State-run Indian Oil Corp is the biggest company in terms of revenue, followed by Reliance Industries, according to the Fortune 500 list of Indian companies for 2012. This year's list of the country's 500 …
‘The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay recovery of entry tax dues amounting to more than R350 crore, payable on goods imported by companies for their plants and services in Orissa between 2008 and 2012. Companies including Vedanta Aluminium and Tata Steel have been slapped notices over these dues. …
Mumbai Govt looks to sell 12.15% through OFS route to raise about R1,400 crore The government has, on several occasions, indicated that it plans to embark upon its FY13 divestment plan by selling 10-12% stakes in natural resources giants National Aluminium company (Nalco) and National Mineral Development corporation (NMDC). While …
Essar Power today said it has received 'stage 1' forest clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests for its Mahan coal block in Madhya Pradesh. "Essar Power, pursuant to group of minister's recommendation, has secured stage 1 forest clearance from the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) for its …
Proposal was mooted by coal and power ministries to curb profiteering by miners The law ministry has raised questions about the logic behind making rate-based bidding mandatory for coal miners. “The law ministry has asked the coal ministry whether rate-based bidding actually benefits consumers of power. The ministry is now …
The ministry of environment and forests on Wednesday granted forest clearance to the Mahan coal block spread over 1,082 hectares of prime forest in the Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh. This coal block was denied clearance four times by the Forest Advisory Committee, who had cited the presence of a …
With locals protesting against Hindalco’s move to mine Mali Parbat, the contractor who was working on making the mine operational has left. Even when the protest against Vedanta over mining in Niyamgiri was at its peak, Hindalco Industries quietly carried on with its work in Mali Parbat, just miles away …
Contraction in user-sectors like construction, power and industrial machinery will hurt The slowdown in various key sectors such as construction, power and industrial machinery, has hit copper consumption. And going ahead, the trend is likely to remain same for this calendar year. According to estimates by research and ratings firm …
The Planning Commission on Tuesday pitched for privatisation of coal mining, saying the government should have a consistent policy for the energy sector, as third-party sale is allowed for petroleum and natural gas in the country. “To my mind, the logic is very clear that it should be allowed (for …
