CEOs need to accelerate their action plans to safeguard the production of commodities critical to the global population and economy as heat stress and drought risk rise around the world, according to PwC's report, Climate Risks to Nine Key Commodities: Protecting People and Prosperity, published. The report, which analysed nine …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government on Wednesday decided to put mining and transportation of mineral activities under satellite surveillance to maintain transparency in the mining sector. This was decided at the State Level Task Force meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary AP Padhi. The Chief Secretary directed the Steel …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of V.V.Minerals Vs Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate change & Others dated 08/02/2016. This application is filed challenging the insistence of obtaining a separate No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), in …
SHILLONG: The High Court of Meghalaya has allowed traditional excavation and transportation of limestone and sandstone in the State. The Court, however, said that for grant of any new mining lease (excluding traditional excavation and transportation of limestone and sandstone), the State authority should seek clearance from the State Level …
The government is unlikely to entertain the mineral sector’s plea to cut export duty on high-grade iron ore to nil from 30% now in the Budget, as it feels that the important steel-making raw material should be preserved for future use, even as it might lower export duty on low-grade …
Although iron- and sulfate-reducing bacteria in subsurface environments have crucial roles in biogeochemical cycling of C, Fe, and S, how specific electron donors impact the compositional structure and activity of native iron- and/or sulfate-reducing communities is largely unknown. To understand this better, we created bicarbonate-buffered batch systems in duplicate with …
Aiming to boost mineral exploration, the mines ministry has sought Rs 500 crore as budgetary support to take up air-borne geo-physical mapping in the country’s potential resource-bearing area estimated to be 8 lakh sq km requiring an estimated R1,500 crore. In its budgetary proposal for next fiscal, the mines ministry …
UDAIPUR: The department of atomic energy and atomic minerals directorate for exploration and research (AMD) has launched a multi-sensor survey for exploring uranium and other precious atomic mineral deposits in South Rajasthan. A helicopter flying at a low altitude with hi-tech remote sensing equipment attached to it are amusing residents …
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has expressed opposition to District Mineral Foundation rules notified by government of Goa. According to CSE, these rules failed to make DMF relevant to the ‘people’ with ‘misplaced focus’ on fund utilisation. The Goa government has notified the District Mineral Foundation rules which …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government on Monday decided to utilise around Rs 900 crore in eight mineral bearing districts for inclusive growth of people affected by mining activities. It was decided at a high level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here. The State Government had set up Odisha Mineral …
The Ministry of Mines has prepared the draft Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (Amendment) Bill, 2016 seeking to amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. To amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 to allow the transfer of mining leases granted otherwise than …
A joint team of the mining, forest and pollution control departments today conducted an inspection in Panchnota and Musnota villages of Mahendragarh and dismantled six mineral grinding units being run in the Aravalli plantation zone. All non-forestry activities in the Aravalli plantation zone have been banned by the Supreme Court. …
To curb illegal mining in Odisha, all mineral transporting trucks have been put under GPS surveillance and the roads as well as mines have been geo-referenced. This is being done with the help of an IT application set up by the Odisha government for tracking of mineral production, dispatch and …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government on Wednesday issued notification inviting tender for e-auction of iron ore mines under the amended Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Act, 2015. This will be the first auction of iron ore block in the State. The Government has decided to auction Ghoraburahani-Sagasahi East iron …
PANJIM: In a bid to keep online track of iron ore production and sale, in sync with the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), the State is likely to adopt the National Mineral Statistics (NMS) system, a mobile based application that facilitates aggregation of mineral production and sale statistics. This comes …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Survey of illegal mines, 21/12/2015. The Ministryhas notified the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006, as amended from time to time, under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 which deals with the process to grant Environmental Clearance. The projects of mining of minerals require prior …
Mining conglomerate Vedanta on Thursday said its arm Sesa Goa may suspend iron ore mining in Goa due to the ongoing dispute between the firm and truck operators. "A section of truck owners' association is demanding a rate of Rs 17.63 per km while the mining firms, already reeling under …
Besides, the Centre will also take up the block-wise status and overall preparedness for mineral auction with the state governments Centre, states to discuss green nod to mines on Tuesday The Centre has directed the states to furnish details of mine leases that are stuck because of environment or forest …
The Centre has set a target to complete the aerial geo-physical surveys of the entire country within three years. The steps will require a change in a Defence Ministry order that bars sharing of data for 40 per cent of India’s landmass. The tardy clearance from the Ministries of Environment …
Blocks with a tree canopy of less than 10 per cent of the area may not need any clearance The Union Environment and Forests Ministry is considering a proposal to allow mineral exploration in blocks with a tree canopy of less than 10 per cent of the area without any …
Almost 31 months after the Supreme Court direction for re-allotment of ‘C’ category iron ore mining leases to end users, the Karnataka government has set the ball rolling for the auction of 11 such leases. The department of mines and geology, government of Karnataka, has invited bids from end-users for …
