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 …
Levy burden on miners pegged at Rs 50,000 crore if govt order implemented The miners have prayed to the court to quash the Indian Stamp (Odisha Amendment) Act, 2013, which allows the Odisha government to collect stamp duty on lapsed mining leases A swarm of petitions filed in the state …
Govt refuses to budge preparing the field for face-off The tussle between the state government and miners over the recent order on mining stamp duty has hit a new pitch as the former refused to relax the deadline for collection of the levy. While miners, such as Tata Steel, have …
The Odisha government has recommended to the Union ministry of commerce & industry to extend formal approval for Tata Steel's multi-product Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Gopalpur for one year. "The state government has been pleased to recommend the proposal of Tata Steel for extension of formal approval for another …
In an unusual turn to the process of land acquisition for industrial projects, Latehar district’s Jala village has split along caste lines, with one group demanding that the Gram Sabha be convened a second time to overturn an earlier rejection of a mining project. On the other hand, a group …
Forest diversion cases apply to 55 out of 59 working mines in state; these 55 lessees have achieved only partial diversion of their leasehold area Renewal of mining leases in Odisha is now fraught with a tough challenge following issue of new guidelines by Union ministry of environment & forests …
If the M B Shah Commission's proposal for a complete ban on iron ore mining in Odisha is implemented, it may result in a fall of 11 million tonnes (mt) in the combined captive iron ore output of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and Tata Steel. Earlier, iron ore …
The Supreme Court had banned mining in Karnataka in July 2011 The crisis seems to be far from over for the mining industry in Karnataka, Goa and Odisha, the three major iron ore producing states in the country. Though some relief came for the industry in Karnataka last year and …
Trouble for big fish Jindal Steel, NTPC, Tata Steel, SAIL The Government is likely to issue show-cause notices to allocatees of 32 captive coal blocks, including Jindal Steel and Power, NTPC, Tata Steel and SAIL, for failing to develop the blocks on time. The decision to crack down on the …
An environment panel has recommended that Tata Steel be allowed to expand its production from the Sukhinda chromite mines in Odisha, paving the way for the company to resume operations that were suspended in January. The expert appraisal committee for mining decided to recommend clearance for enhancing production from the …
As many as 345 solar street lamps are being installed in Tata Steel’s 39 leasehold villages in Jharia division under the company’s corporate social responsibility programme. On Friday, the project was switched on during a formal ceremony at Jahajt and village in Bhowra, about 25km from the district headquarters, in …
State says IBM report on 'mineral development' not binging The Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) has sought from the Odisha government the details of 24 mining leases, which are awaiting extension of the validity period of the leases, before giving its recommendation whether the leases should be renewed in the …
The row surrounding transfer of land for industrial park proposed at Gopalpur in south Odisha has seemingly affected starting of construction activity by Tata Steel which is the anchor tenant for the project. With state government officials still in a dilemma on whether the land transfer deed needs to be …
A top official from the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) on Tuesday expressed concern over closing down of mines following irregularities by miners, citing the case of Karnataka and Goa as the recent examples of such closures. Mining cannot be done “at the cost of environment” and social concerns and …
Aiming to expedite disposal of applications for renewal of mining leases, the steel & mines department has rejected 135 such applications of a total of 323 applicants. “We have already rejected 135 applications for mine lease renewal. These applications did not merit renewal as they lacked the necessary statutory clearances. …
The Odisha government has decided to rope in Rail India Technical and Economic Services (Rites), the engineering and consultancy arm of Indian Railways, to make an assessment of land requirement for non-major port projects. “We are going to engage Rites for assessing land need of non-major port projects in the …
The state energy department has proposed to impose a special cess on industrial water consumers for maintenance of water reservoirs. The proposal is aimed at reducing energy tariff as hydro power generators include maintenance expenditure while quoting rates for sale of electricity. "A corpus should be created by imposing a …
‘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. …
The Directorate of Mines on Monday informed the Supreme Court appointed Centrally Empowered Committee (CEC) that it has completed the process of lease renewal of 40 mines, which are working under deemed extension provision. “The CEC queried about the status of mines operating under deemed extension provision. We informed them …
As many as 54 mining leases in Odisha are operating under deemed extension following the expiry of their leases. The expiry period of the leases ranges from five to 25 years. According to information given by minister for steel & mines Rajani Kant Singh in the state assembly, mine owners …
Jamshedpur The HIsarna iron making technology being developed jointly by a consortium of steelmakers in Europe led by Tata Steel, holds prospects of not only being a major green technology but also promises 25% savings in terms of capital expenditure (capex) and operational expenditure (opex). The technology, which has steel …
