Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
Tata Steel's Noamundi mine became the country's first iron-ore mine to have solar plant for reducing carbon footprint. "With due consideration towards Tata Steel s initiatives towards reducing carbon footprint, a three MW solar photovoltaic(PV) power plant has been commissioned at Noamundi and this is the first solar power plant …
Experts feel govt will end up charging for allowing transfer of natural resources After over a year of un certainty , the Cabinet's decision to amend the Mines and Minerals (De velopment and Regulation) Act and allow transfer for captive mining le ases issued prior to last January will help …
This augmentation project would be taken up within the existing plant of 717 hectares and no additional land is required The Tata Steel logo is seen at the Tata Steel rails factory in Hayange, Eastern France Tata Steel Ltd has received final environment clearance for its Rs 1,877 crore expansion …
The leases include four held by Tata Steel, three by SAIL and one by Odisha Mining Corp The eight iron ore and manganese mines, which are running on the basis of express orders of the state government pending their lease renewal, have been asked to obtain all statutory clearances and …
Ask Government to use legal window to exempt miners from new rule Mining activities by SAIL, Tata Steel, Hindalco, Hindustan Copper and Uranium Corporation in Jharkhand have been almost at a standstill for more than a fortnight. The companies want the State to allow them to re-start mining operations. The …
SAIL, Tata Steel earnings to fall due to Jharkhand mine closure The Jharkhand government has shut five bauxite mines of Hindalco Industries, flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group. This follows a report by the Shah commission on illegal mining, which had alleged such mining was causing widespread damage to …
Jamshedpur: Calling for judicious distribution of revenue share between the central government and the mineral-producing states, chief minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday appealed to the Union government to review the present policy on allocation of mineral reserves. "It is high time the Union government reviewed the age-old policy on mineral …
Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi asks business leaders to compile a list of hurdles that are in the way of spurring India’s economic growth, the state of flux in the mining sector threatens to singlehandedly derail India’s growth story. Across sectors like metals, power and cement, capacity addition plans …
After ban, state govt fast-tracked renewal of mining leases for seven mines owned by cos SAIL and Tata Steel are poised to re-start operations at their captive iron ore mines in Odisha after receiving clearance from the Odisha government on renewal of mining leases. The decision will impact seven mines …
The top court has held that automatic renewals of mining leases, after first renewal period of 20 years is illegal It was never uneasy for them to challenge the Odisha government order in a court regarding reservation of minerals for local industries or to duck a government request for online …
The Supreme Court has asked the Odisha government to recommend the Bhushan Power & Steel (BPSL) case to the Centre for grant of iron ore reserves for its 2.8 million tonne integrated steel plant at Lapanga. The direction came on a petition filed by BPSL, seeking to start contempt proceedings …
The Centre will consider next month Tata Steel's request seeking environment clearance to its coal mine expansion project in Jharkhand. An expansion will enhance the capacity of Tata Steel's West Bokaro project by two million tonnes per annum (MTPA). Tata Steel operates the open-cast West Bokaro collieries for captive use …
The government has so far received 36 applications from companies such as Jindal Steel and Power and Tata Steel in response to a notice inviting applications for allotment of three coal blocks on tariff-based bidding. "So far the coal ministry has received 36 applications from companies like JSPL and Tata …
Supreme Court has allowed Tata Steel to continue mining activities at chromite mine in Sukinda, Odisha, till May 9. The extension is crucial as the temporary working permit, granted in March 2013 by the ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) to operate the mine, was to expire on April 12 …
Jharkhand tribal villagers say their consent to operationalise coal block has been forged In January, the Coal Ministry asked companies to show cause why coal blocks allocated to them should not be taken back for not starting production. Given the threat, companies have scrambled to get clearances in the last …
Govt reviewing the allocation of 61 blocks that have not started production The inter-ministerial group, which is reviewing allocation of coal blocks, has decided to give more time to 10 companies to obtain final forest and environment clearance for the eight blocks that have not yet started production. The government …
Coal secretary also said that since the IMG on coal blocks will be required to assess the situation with regard to grant of FC within a reasonable time period, it is considered necessary to co-opt a representative of MoEF on the panel The coal ministry has asked the environment ministry …
The Centre may issue showcause notices to companies like SAIL, Tata Steel, Essel Mining, JSPL and OMC, which hold 75 leases where illegal mining of iron and manganese ores was found by the Shah Commission. The step would be in addition to legal action being initiated by the Odisha government …
Ministry will wait further before deciding on 30 others Acting on the recommendations of the Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG), the Coal Ministry is likely to issue formal orders for cancellation of 29 captive coal blocks belonging to Hindalco, Tata Power, Jindal Steel and Power and Essar Power, among others. “The file …
Hindalco’s Mahan coal block, along with some blocks of Tata Steel, Jindal Steel and Power and Reliance Power could be cancelled by an inter-ministerial group, which will meet on Friday. The cancellations would figure as part of the list of 61 blocks that were allocated to companies between 2005 and …
