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 …
CSE welcomes the government’s proposal to provide 26 per cent of mining profits to local communities. Says that benefit-sharing proposed by MMDR Act 2010 is in line with global best practices & refutes industry’s contention that it will hurt the mining companies. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) says the …
SHILLONG: The much-delayed draft of the State Mining Policy will be ready by next month, Deputy Chief Minister Bindo M Lanong in-charge Mining and Geology Department said on Friday. The Mining Policy is expected to regulate mining activities, especially coal and limestone mining, and also conserve the fast-depleting forest cover …
Sudheer Pal Singh / New Delhi August 19, 2010, 1:51 IST When former Karnataka Lokayukta N Santosh Hegde recently said that vested interests were controlling the mining industry, he was not exaggerating, considering that India registered over 182,000 cases of illegal mining across 17 states in the last five years …
NEW DELHI: The Centre is planning to give a 26 per cent share in mining profits to tribal people and to set up a regulatory body to check illegal mining, Union Minister of Mines B.K. Handique informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday.The draft of the Mines and Minerals (Development and …
Sreelatha Menon & Ishita Ayan Dutt / New Delhi August 13, 2010, 3:15 ISTThe industry believes that the regulations will be a severe setback, and promoters will not accept the termsThe recommendations of a Group of Ministers asking mining companies to either share 26 per cent equity or profits (after …
Sujay MehdudiaNEW DELHI: A Group of Ministers (GoM) will discuss on Thursday issues pertaining to illegal mining, a ban on iron ore exports, the new mining legislation and setting aside a share in the profits of mining companies for the development of tribal areas.Officials of the Ministry of Mines said …
Nitin Sethi | TNNNew Delhi: Mining companies in tribal areas should shell out 26% of their equity while individual and other operators should share 26% of their profits with the affected people. The Union mines ministry will recommend this to the Empowered Group of Ministers on the new Mines and …
To curb illegal mining and streamline growth in the sector, the government is actively considering setting up a National Mineral Regulation Authority (NMRA) and arm it with prosecution powers. The new authority, proposed by the home ministry, will put in place a strong regulatory mechanism. At present, the sector does …
Deputy Commissioner V Ponnuraj has sternly warned that the Global Positioning System (GPS) will be introduced at any cost and the guidelines with regard to transportation and storage of sand will be made public in next 10 days. The warning comes in the wake of a splinter group of the …
Henceforth, Regional Controller for Mines (RCM) will not able to reject applications seeking mining plans in respect of mining leases. Thanks to decision of the Central Information Commission (CIC) of June 7, information on mining plans for mining leases operating in Goa approved by the RCM will now be freely …
Nitin Sethi | TNN New Delhi: In a bid to assuage growing anger among tribals that may be boosting the Naxalite cause, the government is engaged in fast-paced discussions to provide 26% equity in mining entities to the affected people where excavation of minerals takes place. The Group of Ministers …
As mining is increasingly becoming the most controversial issue in the country, the Supreme Court in order to stem the resentment among people against the mega projects, has asked the Union and state governments to follow various Central and state legislations on acquisition of land and regulating mining strictly. Since …
NEW DELHI: Expressing shock at Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa rejecting demands for the removal from the Ministry of the Reddy brothers of Bellary, the Left parties on Monday demanded they step down, a CBI probe be ordered into illegal mining and that the Centre stop iron ore export. The …
NEW DELHI: The Centre has given the Karnataka government one week to get its act together and stop allowing illegal mining in the forests around Bellary. A report on action taken against three companies must be submitted by July 10. In a letter to Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on July …
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) may take a re-look at the restrictions imposed on coal mining in forest areas shortly. The Ministry had earlier imposed a complete ban on mining in nearly half of the coal bearing (forest) areas in nine coalfields.
