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 …
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 Lok Sabha on Mineral Production Index, 21/12/2015. Index of Industrial Production (IIP) covers mining sector, manufacturing and electricity with the corresponding weights 14.157%, 75.527% and 10.316% respectively. The base year for the present series of IIP is 2004-05. As per available information, the index of mineral production …
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 …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Illegal mining, 16/12/2015. State Governments are empowered, under Section 23C of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act, 1957) to make rules for prevention of illegal mining, transportation and storage of minerals; and, therefore, matters relating to illegal mining come …
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 …
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has been frequently receiving Public Complaints from the nearby residents of the Railway Sidings regarding problems of Air Pollution mainly due to the loading/ unloading activities as well as transportation activities from Railway Sidings. As of now, there are no guidelines for the Environmentally Sound …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Jayashri Nanasaheb Rajebhosale Vs. State of Goa dated 01/12/2015 regarding any kind of stone mining/ extraction of laterite stones/illegal conversion of land in the properties in survey No. 99/0, 99/1, 70/1, 70/4, 21/1, 22/1, 23/1, 74/1, …
The Ministry of Mines has prepared the base paper for National Mineral Exploration Policy (Non-Fuel and Non-Coal Minerals) for enabling auction of the mineral concessions as provided under the MMDR Amendment Act, 2015. The NMEP has to spell out the strategy and action plan that the Government will adopt for …
The Ministry of Mines has prepared the draft rules named “The Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession Rules, 2015” for the provisions relating to grant and regulation of mineral concessions under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957.
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) will be taking up exploration of limestone deposits in Kharri-Parsadih block of Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh. It has also decided to outsource drilling work for exploration of limestone in Kharri-Parsadih block, officials stated. It may be recalled that GSI will also be making an …
Company looks forward to govt support to navigate freefall of iron ore prices; Chief Minister Parsekar flags off first shipment of iron ore PANJIM: Vedanta’s iron ore division shipped its first cargo of iron ore on Monday after resuming mining operations at its Codli, Bicholim and Surla mines. The first …
Gazette Notification dated 20th Oct 2015 regarding Mines and Minerals (Contribution to District Mineral Foundation) Rules, 2015. In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (5) and (6) of Section 9B of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), the Central Government hereby makes the …
‘Abducted TDP men will be put on trial if plan is not dropped’ A day after Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said here that the State government had not taken any decision on exploiting bauxite in the Agency, the CPI (Maoist) asked the government to come out with …
These rules may be called "The Odisha Minerals (Prevention of Theft, Smuggling and Illegal Mining and Regulation of Possession, Storage, Trading and Transportation) Amendment Rules, 2015". They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Odisha Gazette.
