With misclassification of different grades of minerals by mining leaseholders found to be at the root of illegal mining, the Union mines ministry has tightened the procedure to be followed by states for grading and determining the average sale price (ASP) of iron ore and other major minerals. Pointing out …
This is the first time when the govt decided to raise the surface rent for mining lease areas since 1984 The state cabinet today approved a proposal to revise annual surface rent applicable for mining lease holders which is expected to generate additional Rs 11 crore revenue. This is the …
The Government of India will not extend the tenure of the Justice M. B. Shah Commission inquiring into illegal mining in seven states. Sources in the commission told The Hindu that the one man Commission’s tenure will end on October 16 and hence will have to wind up without a …
Goa government's new mineral policy has banned fresh excavation of iron ore till an expert panel determines the optimum level of fresh mining that can be undertaken in this mineral rich coastal state. The Goa Mineral Policy, which was notified last Saturday, mentions that it would take three months for …
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday defended Minister of State for Infrastructure Development Santosh Lad by stating that there were no documents to prove allegations of illegal mining against him. He said the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) had listed V S Lad and Sons mining company under ‘C’ category and its …
In the wake of the CBI arresting two former bureaucrats and two MLAs in the illegal iron ore mining cases, the mines and geology department has initiated action against its officials involved in the matter. The CM had directed the departments, whose officers have been named in Lokayukta Justice Santosh …
The Mines and Geology Department has named six of its former directors and joint directors as being involved in 20 different cases of illegal mining over the past six years in the State. The names include those of M E Shivalingamurthy (IAS), Gangaram Baderia (IAS), K S Prabhakar (IAS), Basappa …
The state government has finalized the mining policy and is likely to notify it shortly so as to submit it before the apex court next week. Admitting that the development is on account of the Supreme Court asking about the regulatory mechanisms in place to check illegal mining in Goa, …
Vests all mines with Mysore Minerals to conduct the auction The Karnataka government has started the process to auction iron-ore mines under Category C by a Supreme Court direction. The combined capacity of all these mines is five million tonnes a year. “As directed by the Supreme Court, we have …
Commission's term ends on October 15 and it has already submitted two reports The third and final report of the M B Shah Commission, which is probing illegal mining activity in Goa, would be submitted as early as possible, the retired justice heading the panel, said. He said the Commission, …
Goa Foundation pitches for cap, regulatory system The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear all petitions pertaining to mining in Goa jointly, including those challenging the Goa Government and Central Government orders banning mining. On Tuesday, when the Court took up the matter for hearing, it began hearing only …
Says mineral reserves would exhaust within 25 years if exports continue The parliamentary standing committee on coal and steel has recommended a ban on iron ore exports, arguing mineral reserves would be exhausted within 25 years exports continued. The committee, chaired by Kalyan Banerjee, a Trinamool Congress Member of Parliament …
Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh has hit out at state-run miner NMDC for allegedly “ignoring” the needs of the tribals in the state’s naxal-hit Bastar district by denying them promised employment and spending paltry money for their welfare. In a letter to steel minister Beni Prasad Verma late last month, …
The state-owned company is gearing up to increase its steel making capacity by up to 50% to 21 mn tonnes by this fiscal State-owned SAIL is scouting for new iron ore mines in several states, including Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Karnataka, as it is gearing up to increase its …
A four-member Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal, headed by Justice S N Hussain on Thursday refused to issue notices or summons to two former chief ministers Digambar Kamat and Pratapsing Rane for damages caused by illegal and unauthorised iron ore mining in the state. It was adjudicating on …
To explain to Supreme Court the economic impact of the ban The Ministry of Mines is expected to soon file an affidavit in the Supreme Court (SC) explaining the need to lift the ban on mining in major iron ore producing states, including Goa and Karnataka. According to the latest …
The Supreme Court's special green bench on Monday said it would hear various pleas seeking resumption of iron ore mining operations in Goa from September 17. Various pleas have been also filed seeking lifting of ban on exports to boost the country’s economy. Seeking modification of the Supreme Court's order …
Standing Committee on Coal and Steel, present this Thirty-Eighth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on "Review of Export of Iron Ore Policy" pertaining to the Ministry of Steel. The Standing Committee on Coal and Steel (2012-13) had selected the subject for detailed examination and report to the Parliament. The Committee (2012-13) …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Goa Paryavaran Savrakshan Sangharsh Samitee Vs Sh. Zacarias Antao & Ors dated 08/08/2013 regarding compensation to victims of environmental destruction due to illegal and unauthorized mining of iron ore and destruction of forest cover in and outside of mining constructions/ …
Ministry has asked Odisha to clarify various aspects including concerns about environment The state government will take two week’s time to reply to queries of Union mines ministry on grant of Khandadhar iron ore lease to Posco India, state steel and mines minister said today. “The Union mines ministry has …
Legislators want swift closure and money to be recovered from officials The State government is examining setting up a fast-track court to try those named in the Rs. 16,085-crore mining scam in the State, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah told the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday. In reply to Mallikarjun Siddaramappa Khuba (JD-S) …
