Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed that an iron and steel plant near an airport in Jharsuguda district of Odisha be not allowed to reopen till allegations against it of polluting the environment and being a hazard to aircraft are examined by the authorities. A bench of NGT acting …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed that an iron and steel plant near an airport in Jharsuguda district of Odisha be not allowed to reopen till allegations against it of polluting the environment and being a hazard to aircraft are examined by the authorities. A bench of NGT acting …
Bhubaneswar: The Orissa government has proposed to lay down a well-defined policy for renewal of MoUs signed with industrial houses. The policy is likely to expedite the renewal of MoUs signed for the mega steel projects promoted by Posco-India, Arcelor Mittal and Jindal Steel & Power. The state government has …
New Delhi Refusing to scrap the government’s decision under which 194 coal blocks were allocated to various companies, the Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Centre and the CBI on a PIL seeking probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the alleged irregularities. The PIL, filed by …
The second category included steel, cement and other specified end users including captive power producers who will get coal at prices to be notified separately Clearing the air over the role of Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Idco) to acquire land for mining projects when its primary responsibility is to …
The Shah Commission has asked Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL) and Sarada Mines to submit relevant information on violation of Rule-37 of Mineral Concession Rules-1960 by November 11. The probe panel has sought information on whether environment clearance was available for conveyor belt of Sarada Mines’ Thakurani iron ore …
Sarada Mines has been found to sell its entire run of mine (ROM) produce to JSPL without any agreement The Shah Commission of enquiry, mandated to probe into allegations of large scale illegal mining, has asked Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL) and Sarada Mines to submit relevant information on …
Bhubaneswar Mining scam: Cos told to appear before Nov 8 The MB Shah Commission, probing the multi-crore mining scam in several states, has summoned the Jindal Steel & Power (JSPL) and Sarada Mines for alleged irregularities in mining activities. The officials of the two companies have been told to appear …
The Odisha government has asked leading steel and iron ore companies to pay over . 50,000 crore for alleged illegal and excess mining in a move that could lead to a lengthy standoff between the private sector, the Centre and the resource-rich state that produces a third of the country’s …
Jindal Steel and Power today said it would invest Rs 50,000 crore in Chhattisgarh. “We have already invested Rs 25,000 crore in the state and would add another Rs 50,000 crore”, Navin Jindal Chairman, Jindal Steel and Power said without specifying any timeframe. JSPL currently has a steel making capacity …
Scrutinises mineral trade details of other three mines The Justice M B Shah Commission of enquiry on Thursday sought details on output and raising permission of Tensa iron ore mines belonging to Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) in Koira mining circle during its first day of field trip. During …
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 wood panelled office in Delhi's Paryavaran Bhawan is now a 'no-go' zone. Its reigning green queen, Jayanthi Natarajan , once a daily fixture on television shows as Congress spokeswoman, presides in imperious silence. Over the last 15 months, as minister for environment and forests, she has successfully stalled every …
Once feted for being India’s highest taxpayers, miners are the new untouchables in town. Banks don’t want to lend to them, policymakers are hesitant to frame policies for them, customers don’t know what to expect from them. How much of this mess is their own greed and how much is …
Forced to cut prices by 2-3% due to cheaper imports from Japan, Korea and China At a time when the mining sector in Karnataka seems to be getting back on track, the steel sector faces another hurdle—pricing. With global steel prices on a downswing, owing to low raw material rates, …
New Delhi The CBI probe into the coal block allocation scam took a new turn last week as the agency was given the mandate to probe all allocations made since 1993 and also investigate those made to PSUs. However, surprisingly, the CBI still hasn’t registered any inquiry into the coal …
New Delhi: While agreeing with the constitution bench that auction was not the only constitutionally permissible mode for distribution, Justice J S Khehar in a separate opinion referred to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act to say the law allowed for allocation of coal blocks through auction alone. …
Last week, Sriprakash Jaiswal said files were yet to reach him The Coal Ministry has not acted upon the recommendations of the Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) for de-allocating six additional coal blocks and deduct bank guarantee in the case of seven companies. Although the IMG had submitted its final recommendations relating …
‘28, Najafgarh Road, New Delhi’. This was the address used by four companies of Congress MP and industrialist Naveen Jindal that applied for coal blocks between 2006 and 2009. Two of them — Nalwa Steel and Gagan Sponge — got the blocks using what has now turned out to be …
Union Tribal Welfare Minister Kishore Chandra Deo has vetoed the move by the AP Government to undertake bauxite mining in the eastern ghats of Visakhapatnam district and brought the curtains down on the controversy raging over the issue for the past few years. He has revoked seven mining licences. The …
