Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hemant Kumar & Others Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 13/05/2025. An application was received by the NGT filed by Hemant Kumar on behalf of all the villagers of Gram Panchayat Salani Katola, tehsil Nahan, district Sirmaur, Himachal …
Rahul Mazumdar The mining sector in India constitutes the bedrock of industrial development as it provides the basic raw materials for most industries. During 2005-10, the mining industry registered a growth of 5.7%, thereby supporting the critical raw material requirements of the country. With the support of the mining industry, …
Sujay Mehdudia NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister's Office (PMO)-appointed panel is understood to have sought the intervention of the Union Cabinet to take a call on classification of coal bearing areas in the country as no mining zones and providing for alternative coal blocks to those who have been affected …
Sudheer Pal Singh / New Delhi September 7, 2010, 0:12 IST Ministry mulls 5% project profits for local area development. Power, cement and steel companies may have to spend part of their profit for local area development near their captive coal mines. The ministry of coal is considering a proposal …
The Planning Commission is likely to moot a new formula to compensate land losers in mining projects, whereby the displaced will get an upfront payment from mining companies. The commission would suggest the plan to the mining ministry shortly, and a clear picture was likely to emerge in the next …
New Delhi: Large mining projects can be salvaged from potential political controversies if the government adopts the model used in oil and gas sector for exploration of other minerals too, the Confederation of Indian Industry president Hari Bhartia has said. This is the first time an industry chamber has commented …
Anirudh Burman & CV Madhukar The recent order of the ministry of environment and forests (MoE&F;) rejecting the application for grant of forest clearance to the Orissa Mining Company (the Vedanta project) has raised a number of important questions. The order cited the company
Sujay Mehdudia NEW DELHI: Seeking to adopt a holistic approach to the issue of mining and avoid a repeat of the Niyamgiri incident, the Mines Ministry will soon draw up a new policy that would clearly earmark regions that would be out of bounds for mining and those areas where …
The Meghalaya Mineral Policy has been drafted with an aim to facilitate systematic, scientific and planned utilization of mineral resources and to streamline mineral based development of the State, keeping in view, protection of environment, health and safety of the people in and around the mining areas.
JOWAI: The Supreme Court will hear the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against illegal mining in Meghalaya on September 1. Members of the Khliehriat Sub-Division Coal Miners and Welfare Association (KSDCMWA) including its president, secretary and the adviser are already camping in New Delhi to present themselves in the hearing fixed …
The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill of 2010 stipulates that companies share 26 per cent profits from mining with project affected people besides paying for community development as part of corporate social responsibility (CSR).
The Centre on Thursday rejected demand for ban on iron ore export, but promised that stringent steps will be initiated to curb illegal mining. During the debate on illegal mining in the Rajya Sabha, the mining activities in Karnataka were brought to focus by several members, including TDP Rajya Sabha …
Priyadarshi Siddhanta Commerce Minister Anand Sharma has asked the Group of Ministers (GoM) on mining reforms to actively consider disbursing the proposed 26 per cent equity to the people displaced in mining areas through a right mixture of cash and kind. This suggestion from Sharma has added a new dimension …
Priyadarshi Siddhanta Determined to clean up the mining sector and improve its growth prospects, the Union mines ministry, prodded by Home Minister P Chidambaram, has suggested that the proposed National Mineral Regulatory Authority (NMRA) be armed with adequate prosecution powers and its officers be provided with powers of the police …
We need to change our belief that minerals are more important than forests, water or peopleSunita Narain / New Delhi August 23, 2010, 0:29 ISTThe draft Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, or MMDR Bill, includes a crucial provision to share the wealth of mining
Aditya KantThe state government is considering a proposal for setting up of new divisional level tribunals, which would deal with complaints and disputes concerning mining and a host of other acts.These tribunals, which will be formed under Divisional Appellant Redressal Authority (DARA), would also deal with the quasi judicial appeals …
Goa Rajya Sabha MP Shantaram Naik has strongly opposed nationalisation of mines and a blanket ban on the export of iron ore, even though, he said, he is personally inclined towards socialist policies. In a debate in the Rajya Sabha on Friday on the subject of illegal mining, he opposed …
