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 …
Supreme Court order on Vedanta mining in Orissa dated Aug 8 2008 with regard to rehabilitation package and modalities to subserve the principle of Sustainable Development.
Vedanta Resources plc announces that the Honourable Supreme Court of India approved the bauxite mining project at Lanjigarh in the Kalahandi District of Orissa. The Company is delighted that the project has been given the go-ahead and is committed to its implementation in accordance with the guidelines and safeguards laid …
M/s Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL) a part of the US$ 6 billion Vedanta Resources Plc, a London listed 100 FTSE company. VAL has set up an Alumina Refinery of 1 MMTPA capacity at Lanjigarh, Dist. Kalahandi, Orissa and is proposing for its expansion to 6 MMTPA Alumina production capacity.
Bellary's mining magnates hogged the headlines during the recent Karnataka polls for their successful foray into politics. In Madhya Pradesh though, the script reads out in reverse. Here, politicians have joined the gold rush and acquired vast interests in mining across the state. The consequences of this mad scramble for …
Paderu (Visakhapatnam), July 14: The minister for commercial taxes, Mr Konatala Ramakrishna, said the bauxite mining would be taken up in the Agency soon after all the approvals were given by various departments of the Central government. Addressing a press conference here on Monday, Mr Ramakrishna said the clearance was …
In 1976, attracted by a rich deposit of 213 million tonnes of bauxite under a laterite soil cover of 3-4 metres in the Gandamardan hills, BALCO applied to the department of mining and geology, Orissa, for a lease of 3,584 ha. In 1981, it got permission to mine over 36 …
The huge bauxite deposits in Niyamgiri have led the Vedanta group to set up an alumina refinery at Lanjigarh, making the tribals apprehensive about their habitat THE TRIBALS of Niyamgiri, a hill range of exotic beauty in Orissa's Kalahandi district, are engaged in a do or die battle with a …
Vedanta's projects in Orissa have faced adverse judgement from the Supreme Court and mounting protest from the locals. Despite such handicaps Vedanata chairman Anil Agarwal claimed in Orissa after the state's Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik that the projects were progressing as per schedule.
On May 2, 1983, despite the sweltering heat and the unrelenting pressure of examinations, students of Anchal College, Padampur, pelted stones at the motorcade carrying the Union minister for mines, the chief minister of Orissa and the state's industries minister. The three were on their way to inaugurate a mining …
Hyderabad, June 24: It's seems that Andhra Pradesh is in a treasure hunt with more than a dozen companies hunting for diamond, gold and other precious stones and metals in the state. Among the renowned companies are De Beers India, Geo Mysore, Adi Gold Mining, Deccan Gold Mining, Amil Mining, …
THE lush green hill tracts of the Eastern Ghats may soon be blighted by smoke belched out by two bauxite units, each worth Rs 4,000 crore. While one refinery unit with a capacity of 1.4 million tonnes per annum is being set up by JSW Alumina Limited at Boddavara village …
'MAULIK PATHAK Ahmedabad, 18 June Gujarat's Saurasthtra region seems to be turning into a hotbed of illegal bauxite exports. ' Senior officials in the Commisionerate of Geology and Mining Department fear that 10.5-11 million tonnes bauxite worth Rs 1,200 crore was illegally exported from the region in 2007-08 fiscal. On …
coastal clearances: The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests issued the second draft of the Coastal Zone Management (CZM) notification, which allows green-field airports on coasts. Green-field projects are those being constructed from scratch as opposed to expansion of existing infrastructure. The airports, the draft says, will be allowed in …
Vowing to intensify their agitation against bauxite mining the Opposition TD launch-ed padayatra in this Agen-cy mandal here on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, the TD district unit president, Mr Bandaru Satyanrayana Murthy, alleged that the Congress government was diluting the rights of the tribals under the 1/70 Act. "The …
The Opposition Telugu Desam leaders here on Monday said they would scrap the MoUs signed by the Congress government with the Jindal South West Aluminium Limited and Ras-al-Khaimah for supply of bauxite ore, if their party is voted to power in the ensuing general elections. Addressing a media conference here …
Step into Jharkahnd's Tentoposi village in Seraikela district and you will be greeted with hostile glances. Sitting on rich mineral reserves of iron ore, residents of this village are constantly under the fear of displacement and loss of livelihood sources. Tata Steel has already announced that it will set up …
UCIL's bauxite mine project: Assistance from rapid action force was sought to conduct public hearing. No environmental issue was taken up during the hearing Tata's iron ore mine extension project: Tata blocked roads leading to the hearing venue, Noamundi village, with the help of the district administration. It passed off …
The Orissa government's agreement with Vedanta Alumina to allow mining of bauxite deposits in the Niyamgiri hills, the home of the Dongaria Kondha tribe, is an example of how corporate interests backed by state support are trampling on tribal livelihoods and threatening an ecologically rich and important region.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy strongly defended mining leases given for extracting iron ore, bauxite and granite reserves in the State claiming that all these were done in a fair and transparent manner. On a day of high voltage drama in the Assembly, the Telugu Desam Party …
