Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Bhavesh Arun Karekar & Others Vs MoEF&CC & Others dated 15/04/2024. The matter related to non-compliance of the terms and conditions of Consent to Operate and Environmental Clearance (EC) granted to M/s. Ashapur Meinchem Ltd., village …
The Coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) Against Mining in the Atewa Forest Reserve, has said it will petition the International Union For Conservation of Nature, to stop attempts by Government to allow the mining of bauxite in parts of the forest as part of a 15 billion dollar arrangement with …
Ghana signed an agreement with China that may culminate in the development of a $10 billion bauxite venture that will include the construction of alumina refineries and railway infrastructure, according to a senior government official. The two countries agreed to a memorandum of understanding in which China will provide funding …
Sequel to SC's refusal last year to reopen tribal sabhas' rejection of state mining corporation plan In a perhaps final attempt to revive bauxite mining atop the ecologically fragile Niyamgiri hills, the Odisha government is exploring the possibility of putting these mines for auction. The contentious deposit is no longer …
Kodingamali mine was earlier alloted to an Aditya Birla co but mining failed due to local protests Vedanta's hope to source bauxite from the Kodingamali mines of Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) has run into rough weather. As Vedanta was struggling to feed its Lanjigarh alumina refinery, the Odisha government in …
CONAKRY (Reuters) - Riots have paralysed a major bauxite mining hub in Guinea, Africa's top producer, as residents erected barricades and burned tyres to protest against high pollution levels and power cuts, government and company officials said on Tuesday. The unrest broke out on Monday night in the city of …
Visakhapatnam: Geo-scientists and researchers of Andhra University have studied the environmental implications of open cast bauxite mining in the Agency area and came up with suggestions for eco-friendly ways of doing it. Andhra Pradesh has the second highest reserves of bauxite in the country. A recent study, titled 'Bauxite mining …
Gram sabhas held in 12 villages in Jul-Aug 2013 as per an order of the SC had unanimously voted against the project State-run mining company Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) is making a renewed attempt to mine bauxite on top of the Niyamgiri hill range, a proposal that was nixed by …
BENGALURU: After failing to check rampant illegal mining in the last two decades, the government has come up with a solution to protect its dwindling mineral resources. It has decided to create a dedicated police force to curb the exploitation and transportation of minerals. "Police officials say it is difficult …
Around seven bauxite mines sit on the corridor linking Chandoli National Park to Radhanagari. To help migration of tigers in the Western Ghats landscape, state forest department officials are seeking that private mines in Kolhapur, which affect the movement of big cats between the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve and Radhanagari Wildlife …
The State Government has decided to provide raw material linkage to Vedanta's alumina refinery project at Lanjigarh from the Kodingamali bauxite mines in Koraput district. The state owned Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) has got the mining lease of Kodingamali mines. The bauxite mines of OMC are spread over an area …
The government plans to auction as many as 25 mines minerals such as iron ore, gold, bauxite and limestone by August this year. So far, the mineral-bearing states have put under the hammer 47 mineral blocks, of which six have been sold, garnering a revenue, including royalty, DMF and NMET …
All MoUs were cancelled but APMDC seeks changes in them. Visakhapatnam: The state government has gone all out to take the credit for cancelling the MoUs the Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy government had entered into with two private companies on the supply of bauxite ore, mined in Vizag Agency by the …
India's green cover is fast depleting, 34,620 hectares gone in two years Between April 2014 and 2016, the Union ministry for environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) diverted 34,620 hectares of forest land, granting them final clearances, also known as stage-II clearance while diversion of 40,476 hectares will soon happen …
The MoUs that were cancelled were signed with Jindal South West Ltd (JSW) in 2005 and Anrak Ltd. Visakhapatnam: In a twist to the tale, social and tribal welfare minister Ravela Krishna Babu had dropped enough indications that the state government has not totally backtracked on the contentious bauxite mining …
Problems persist in Phase-I; six of 52 blocks auctioned so far Chhattisgarh to put its lone gold block for auction Despite problems in auctioning non-coal mineral blocks in the first phase, states have told the central government they are ready to auction 82 blocks in the second phase. In the …
The Government of Odisha has filed an interlocutory application on February 25, 2016, before the Supreme Court for giving Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) permission to mine bauxite in Niyamgiri. This has been referred now to a three-member bench and a decision is awaited to come by April. It may be …
Overcoming the sluggish market sentiment, National Aluminium Company Limited, a central public sector unit, has performed outstandingly by registering the highest-ever production in bauxite and alumina. “The company has registered an all-time high production of 63,40,142 tonnes of bauxite in 2015-16 fiscal, which is 10.47 per cent higher, and 19,53,000 …
AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi will lead a padayatra in the Agency area of the district in May to express his solidarity with Girijans fighting against the government’s decision to exploit bauxite reserves, says APCC president N. Raghuveera Reddy. Speaking at a programme organised to flag off ‘Samajika Nyaya Saadhikarita Bus …
BHUBANESWAR: Tribals of Niyamgiri on Tuesday sought the intervention of Governor SC Jamir to stop the State Government from trying to convene gram sabha meetings again for bauxite mining in the hills, an area sacred for Dongoria Kondhs and other scheduled tribes. Niyamgiri Suraksha Sangram Samiti and Lokshakti Abhijan, fighting …
Odisha has seen the auction of first iron ore mine following last year's new MMDRA, with government expected to earn a revenue of Rs 11,328 crore. "Odisha yesterday successfully conducted a mining lease auction of a iron ore block with estimated reserves of over 99 million tonnes (MT) and the …
