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 …
Union Law Minister M Veerappa Moily on Friday ruled out imposing a ban on export of minerals. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of diamond jubilee celebrations of KASSIA, he said export of minerals cannot be banned, but it can be regulated. Moily
Ministers will meet in three weeks to consider revamping a five-decade old mining law that tries to balance the needs of investors with those of locals affected by the industry. The country is initiating much-needed reforms to archaic laws that have hampered private and overseas investors in tapping the country
In an interview with the Times of India, the Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal, talks to Pallavee Dhaundiyal Panthry about the latest highlights of the coal industry. What are the latest highlights of the Indian coal industry? We are disinvesting 10 per cent of the Government's holding in Coal India Limited, …
The draft Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2010, which proposes to replace the existing law that has existed since 1957, has some welcome and much-needed features to check the scourge of illegal mining, ensure that the industry is less destructive of the environment, and includes all stakeholders in …
Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Tuesday announced the government would soon come out with a new sand mining policy leaving no scope for middlemen. Replying to a question raised by H P Manjunath (Congress) in the Legislative Assembly he said lack of co-ordination between the revenue, police and departments …
For a year now, officials of the Ministry of Mines have been seeking the help of beat reporters to garner support for a more enlightened minerals policy. The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill which has gone through several drafts had pitted the Minister for Mines B K Handique …
THE government could dilute a clause in a draft legislation that requires miners to offer a 26% stake to families losing land to projects so that companies have more flexibility while providing relief. Senior officials of the mines ministry, the authors of the draft Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation …
Upset with the stiff inter-ministerial differences continuing to derail its efforts in bringing about greater transparency in the mining sector by streamlining the grant of mineral concessions, the Centre today constituted a Group of Ministers (GoM) to iron out the wrinkles. The 10-member GoM to be headed by Finance Minister …
Indian laws regulating mining were enacted in the 1950s. They are long overdue for an overhaul and the government has been promising to introduce a new Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill for some sessions now. But inter-ministerial wrangling, not to mention differences between the Centre and states, have …
Mining sector reforms have long been a victim of state apathy, which has led to the endemic menace of illegal mining. The reform process is now mired in inter-ministerial differences. The law, mines and steel ministries have aired their own sets of views on how to reform the sector, thereby …
Differences between the law and mines ministries have widened on the issue of allowing mineral exports (of iron ore), with the law ministry demanding changes in the draft Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Bill 2010 to ensure conservation of minerals. So much so that Veerappa Moily
Move to evolve uniform regulatory framework. The group was in favour of making mine plans mandatory for the minor minerals as well and recommended that a separate corpus should be created for reclamation and rehabilitation of mined out areas. Vishwanath Kulkarni New Delhi, June 7 In a move that could …
The Union Government will soon introduce Mineral Regulation Bill to nationalise mines, Law and Justice Minister M Veerappa Moily has said. Speaking to mediapersons here on Sunday, the Union minister said the proposed Bill would impose restrictions on export of ores by a
Concerned over the environment impact of rampant mining of minor minerals such as sand and fuller earth, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has asked the states to amend rules for such activities in line with the guidelines framed by his ministry. Jairam RameshIn letters written to all chief ministers, Ramesh said …
New Delhi: The government plans to force foreign and domestic mining firms to share a quarter of their net profit with local communities, seeking to undercut a sense of alienation among its rural poor opposed to giving up land for industry. In a country where two-thirds of the population lives …
Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday shot out a directive to the State governments to adopt a nation-wide uniform mechanism for regulating mining of minor minerals, that includes minimum mining lease of five years and minimum size of mine not less than five hectares. The guidelines also addresses …
The suggestion made by the PMO to set up an Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) to ensure timely clearances from the ministry of environment & forests for coal blocks, before auctioning takes place, makes eminent sense. Statistics at the end of the last year showed that only one-eighth of the 200-odd coal …