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 central-sector National Aluminium Company (Nalco) had a sigh of relief as the Odisha government finally allocated the Potangi bauxite mines in its favour. Nalco had been struggling to get the approval of the state government for the mines reserved for it since 1992. The Nalco chairman-cum-managing director, TK Chand, …
BHUBANESWAR: The state government has extended the lease period of Panchapatmali bauxite reserve (South Block) in Koraput district till March 31, 2020. The reserve, which has a capacity of 310 MT (spread over 1313.363 hectares), was taken on lease by Navratna PSU Nalco. The PSU has been operating the mine …
Naxalites of CPI (Maoist) kidnapped three TDP members in G.K. Veedhi mandal in Visakhapatnam district on Monday evening, stepping up their campaign against the State Government’s plans to mine bauxite in the Agency areas, which is being strongly opposed by local tribes and environmentalists. TDP mandal party president Mamidi Balayya …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of T.S. Sekar On behalf of the general public of Thippampatti Kattuvalavu Konnur Post, Mettur Taluk, Salem District Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/09/2015 regarding pollution caused by Madras Aluminium Company Limited (MALCO),Salem, Tamil Nadu. The …
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government hasn't quite relinquished its right to mine the controversial Niyamgiri bauxite deposit, originally identified to supply ore to Vedanta Resources' nearby alumina refinery. State-owned Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC), which was granted mining rights for 30 years in 2004, has written to the Union Ministry of Environment, …
Order of the Gujarat High Court in the matter of State of Gujarat Through Principal Secretary & Others Vs Manjulaben Ramniklal Thanki & Others dated 22/09/2015 to remove/sell/sell for export/transport 1,67,163.656 MT of mined bauxite, mined prior to 20.07.2013 and for 60,000 MT of mined bauxite, mined after 05.01.2015, Devbhumi …
Tribal organisations like Niyamgiri Suraksha Samity (NSS) and Lok Sangram Manch (LSM) are opposed to efforts of the Odisha government to start bauxite mining from Karlapat mines to save alumina refinery of Vedanta at Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district. The one million tonne capacity Lanjigarh refinery of Vedanta is facing severe …
The government has not taken any decision and it is not right to politicise a celebration, in-charge district Minister and Finance Minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu has said. Speaking at the official State-level celebrations of International Day of World Indigenous People organised by the Tribal Welfare Department here on Sunday, he faulted …
Thirty Girijans from eight villages in Visakha Agency where the government is proposing to take up bauxite mining, have been warned by the CPI (Maoist)’s east division committee to come out of the bauxite rehabilitation committees and support the local people’s struggle against bauxite mining. They and their families would …
KORAPUT: To intensify their fight against mining at Danga Deulo hill in Koraput district by Vedanta Aluminium Limited (Sesa Sterlite Group), people of 10 villages have formed the Malimunda-Kanhai Hill Surakhya Samiti (MKHSS). Danga Deulo lies between Malimunda and Kanhai hills. "If required we may sacrifice our lives but will …
National capital New Delhi will host the 4th India Minerals and Metals Forum 2015 – Ferrous and Non Ferrous” on Wednesday. The event to be held at Hotel Le Meridien, will be inaugurated by Union Minister of Steel and Mines Narendra Singh Tomar. With the Indian economy expected to grow …
The Sasubohumali bauxite mine in Rayagada district has an estimated reserve of 81 million tonne bauxite After securing the Karlapat bauxite mine in favour of Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC), the state government has moved the Union mines ministry to reserve yet another bauxite deposit - Sasubohumali mine in the name …
Kutrumali, Sijimali mines can supply bauxite to Vedanta refinery Ending years of uncertainty, the Odisha government has recommended to the Centre for allotment of two bauxite deposits, Kutrumali and Sijimali in south Odisha, to engineering & construction giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T;). L&T; held the prospecting licence (PL) for these …
Putting an end to the discretionary powers enjoyed by state governments in granting leases for quarrying minerals, especially major minerals, the Union ministry of mines has made online competitive bidding mandatory to grant leases. Until now the states used to grant leases on first-come-first-served basis and usually such licenses were …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Ashapura Mine-Chem Ltd. Vs Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation dated 16/04/2015 regarding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for for setting up an alumina plant in the Kutch District of Gujarat. The MoU also records that the Government of Gujarat agreed to …
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 …
The policy's priority will be on exploration of key bulk minerals like iron ore and bauxite To give a fillip to exploration of minerals in the state, the government is working on a mineral exploration policy. The policy's priority will be on exploration of key bulk minerals like iron ore …
The Orissa steel and mines department has said no to the Union Panchayatiraj Ministry’s proposal to give gram sabhas rights over major minerals. In 2013, the ministry had sent a draft Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas Bill, 2013 to the states, seeking their views on it. The draft bill suggested …
The Odisha Government has decided to scrap joint venture agreements with global major Rio Tinto, Vedanta group firm Sesa Sterlite and Aditya Birla group-owned Hindalco Industries, an official said on Wednesday. The Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC), run by the Odisha government, had inked joint ventures with Rio Tinto, Sesa Sterlite …
Hundreds of Dangaria Kandha tribal men and women joined a large group of anti-displacement activists of the Niyamgiri Suraksha Samiti atop the Niyamgiri hills in Odisha’s Kalahandi district on Sunday and burnt copies of the land acquisition Ordinance recently promulgated by the Narendra Modi Government. “Pro-corporate” The tribals and activists, …
