Judgment of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Protection of Environment and Public Service Committee Vs Union of India & Others dated 14/11/2022. The matter related to illegal and unauthorized mining of limestone on large scale in districts Gir Somnath and Junagadh in Gujarat …
Alarmed by the dangers posed to the ecologically endangered caves in Meghalaya, longest in Asia, and the indifferent attitude of the State Government, the Supreme Court has been urged to appoint a team of experts to assess the position. Not satisfied with the action taken by State Government following directions …
Letter to MOEF by villagers against grant of environmental clearance to Cement Plant (Cement Plant 1.91 MTPA: 1.50 Clinkar), Coke Oven Plant (1.5 LTPA) and Captive Power Plant (50 MW) of M/s. Nirma Ltd, near Village Padhiyarka, Taluka Mahuva, District Bhavnagar, Gujarat.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) will consider a proposal of the steel ministry to sell 8.38 per cent government stake in state-owned mining giant National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC). The mining giant will achieve the 10 per cent public float criterion the government had specified for listed PSUs. …
AFTER reserving the mining of limestone and bauxite for stateowned GMDC, the state government on Friday decided to reserve the lignite mines too for the PSU. The latest move is expected to expedite underground coal gassification projects in JV with Reliance Industries and ONGC as well as other long-term supply …
ROURKELA: The Sundargargh district officials recently ordered closure of 41 mines for lacking statutory clearance. The affected mines owners have protested the decision on the ground that hundreds of workers will be rendered jobless. Sources said as many as 16 iron-ore and manganese mines under the jurisdiction of Deputy Director …
NEW DELHI: National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) and Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to form a joint venture for the development of limestone mines in the sensitive hill region of Arki in Himachal Pradesh. The MoU for the 50:50 joint venture …
Debabrata Mohanty Probing allegations of a multi-crore mining scandal, the Orissa government has ordered suspension of work at 64 iron ore, manganese ore and limestone mines whose operators have failed to provide proof of legal mining activity. It is learnt that leases of all these mines ran out long ago …
Rajkot: A limestone theft of Rs 3.2 crore has been detected at Tukda village in Porbandar district. Collectorate officials have filed a complaint at Bagavadar police station against nine suspects. According to the complaint filed by G A Rao, royalty inspector in the mines and minerals department in the district, …
Meghalaya will hasten the process to draft the state mining policy. Although commercial extraction of coal and limestone is more than 20 years old, there is no policy to check the unscientific rat hole coal mining that is prevalent in the coal belts spread around four districts of Meghalaya. Taking …
Just when irrigation seemed possible People of more than 10 villages in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat have launched an agitation against the state government
Many aspects of the carbon cycle can be assessed from temporal changes in the 13C/12C ratio of oceanic bicarbonate. 13C/12C can temporarily rise when large amounts of 13C-depleted photosynthetic organic matter are buried at enhanced rates, and can decrease if phytomass is rapidly oxidized2 or if low 13C is rapidly …
Studies carried out in sal forests of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh revealed that the artificially reclaimed sites develop much faster in terms of soil and vegetation as compared to abandoned mines. The community developed on artificially reclaimed site was altogether different from the naturally occuring one but the naturally …
Nearly a third of the world's cement industry has united on a strategy to cut global warming gases in a way that will not slow a construction boom in poor countries, backers of the initiative said on Wednesday. The cement sector contributes about 5 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions …
About 55 villagers from Shella are fighting desperately to get back their ancestral land from cement giant Lafarge after these villagers claimed they were tricked by agents to sell their land. On behalf of these villagers, the Shella Action Committee (SAC) has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the …
DUANJIALING (China): Less than a year ago, officials were pressing mines and factories along this limestone belt of northern China to shut down or move away to clear the air of dust and smog for the Beijing Olympics. Now, amid the global economic downturn, priorities have shifted. Cumbersome environmental reviews …
Tirunelveli, Violating the mining norms, they detonate explosives triggering artificial tremors RESIDENTS of Seliyanallur panchayat under Manoor panchayat union are living in a state of constant fear. The use of explosives in a private limestone quarry in the area has been giving them sleepless nights for the past several months. …
Allahabad: In a major breakthrough that could help in the fight against global warming, a team of five Indian scientists from four institutes of the country have discovered a naturally occurring bacteria which converts carbon dioxide (CO2 ) into a compound found in limestone and chalk. When used as an …
