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 …
Whether the law will be passed in Parliament is not clear given the long disruption, so an ordinance can also be considered next month. The government is looking at the possibility of clarifying an interpretation of the Mines & Minerals (Development Regulations) or MMDR Act to undo the damage caused …
Lessees failed to pay penalty by Dec. 31 The Odisha government on Monday suspended operations in seven mines that failed to pay penalties by December 31 for illegal extraction of iron and manganese ores between 2000 and 2011. The Supreme Court had on August 2 imposed a penalty on 150-odd …
The Centre has given environmental clearance for setting up a Rs 91 crore industrial hub in Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka that would create job opportunities for about 17,000 people, a senior government official has said. The proposed industrial park, to come up in an area of 1,460 acres, will be …
Nagpur: Noise and vibration are known to severely affect miners and National Institute of Miners Health (NIMH) in city has been working on standardizing norms towards minimizing these ill-effects. Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad has conducted studies which have shown that besides miners the people living in the vicinity …
Mines’ e-auction: States told to find out reasons for poor responseThe much-hyped e-auction of non-coal minerals has not yielded the desired response. While mines in the eastern states have received only lukewarm response, miners have not evinced any interest in 12 mines, mainly of limestone, that have recently gone under …
Signs supplementary lease deeds for 10 mines The Odisha government has inked supplementary lease deeds to facilitate reopening of 10 iron and manganese ore mines in Sundargarh district. The lease deeds were executed for five mines owned by Rungta Group including Rungta Mines, Fee-grade & Company Ltd and the rest …
The leases held by RP Sao, Hargovind Pandya and Odisha Manganese & Minerals Ltd (OMM) have been extended After passing orders for extending the lease validity of 26 mines, the state government has issued similar orders to extend validity of three more non-captive iron and manganese ore mines. The leases …
All the lessees have been intimated to execute the supplementary lease deed within three months Odisha government has decided to extend the lease validity period of 18 iron and manganese ore mines which were closed since May last year following a Supreme Court order. An affidavit filed by the state …
To curb illegal mining, the steel and mines department is planning to create a dedicated cell in Odisha Space Applications Centre (ORSAC). It will regularly monitor Google Earth images of leasehold areas of different mines. "The proposal has been mooted to check whether mining activities are carried out within the …
Move to hit leases awaiting 2nd & subsequent renewal, PSU mines exempted The Odisha Cabinet on Monday decided to dispose off all major mineral leases, captive and non-captive, except coal, through auction. It could add Rs 10,000 crore annually to the state exchequer. The policy would be applicable to mineral …
The ministry of mines has dropped a proposal to restrict initial search for mineralisation done under reconnaissance permits. The ministry is finalising amendments to the mining law. Officials said the ministry had circulated a Cabinet note on amendments to the Mines and Minerals (Development And Regulation) Act. Prior to seeking …
CEC submits final report on Odisha mining scam to Supreme Court. CEC says, 2130 lakh MT minerals excavated without obtaining environmental clearance. Despite blaming the Odisha government for lapses for the large scale mining irregularities between 2000-01 and 2010-11 in the state, but the Supreme Court appointed Central Empowered Committee …
Dahej Minerals limited chairman and managing director Balchandra Naik is likely to submit a letter to the special investigation team (SIT), written by the former chief minister and leader of opposition Pratapsingh Rane to the director of mines objecting grant of lease or renewal in Poriem village in Sattari taluka …
The State Government has started the process of considering applications of mining leases on a priority basis for their renewal following the Supreme Court’s recent order that these mines cannot be allowed to operate without statutory environmental and other clearances. The Mines Directorate has recommended the State Government to take …
Campaign for Survival Dignity, which played a key role in enactment of historic Forest Rights Act, 2006, accused the State government of haphazardly giving community forest rights titles over the forest. “While more than 35,000 villages of 50, 000 villages in the State are eligible to get community forest rights …
Decides to separate captive mining from 57 mn tonne cap The state government has decided to exclude iron ore produced from mines owned by steel makers from its 57 million tonne annual iron ore cap imposed in Joda and Koira mining circle, in order to boost production by nearly 15 …
The Commission submitted its ‘First Report on illegal mining of iron and manganese ores in the State of Jharkhand’ on 14th October, 2013. A ‘Memorandum of Action Taken’ on the ‘First Report on illegal mining of iron and manganese ores in the State of Jharkhand’ of the Commission has been …
The Justice M. B. Shah Commission submitted its ‘First Report on illegal mining of iron and manganese ores (four volumes) in the State of Jharkhand’ on 14th October, 2013. In its first report on illegal mining in Jharkhand the Commission said that despite a delay in renewal of the mining …
The Commission submitted its ‘Third Report on illegal mining of iron and manganese ores in the State of Goa’ on 14th October, 2013. A ‘Memorandum of Action Taken’ on the ‘Third Report on illegal mining of iron and manganese ores in the State of Goa’ of the Commission has been …
The Justice M B Shah Commission that probed into the iron ore and manganese trade in various states including Goa has opened a fresh pandora’s box with the tabling of its comprehensive report on the illegal mining in Goa, Odisha and Jharkhand, in the Lok Sabha. Mines Minister Narendra Singh …
