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 …
Within weeks after framing guidelines for renewal of mining leases and reserving all unleased mines to the state-run PSU, Orissa Mining Corporation, the Naveen Patnaik government on Tuesday formed an inter-departmental committee to consider cases of renewal of mining leases. Last week, the Steel and Mines department had passed a …
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to curb illegal mining and export of minerals, the state government has decided to take over excess land from the lessees, if their mining leases are found to be in excess of captive requirement while considering the second and subsequent renewal on the leases. In a …
New Delhi: After ordering cancellation of mining lease in tribal areas of Andhra Pradesh, tribal affairs minister Kishore Chandra Deo is set to raise hackles by writing to governors to invoke special powers in the defence of indigenous population. Deo plans to exhort Raj Bhavans to use their constitutional powers …
The State Government has set up an inter-departmental committee to consider cases for renewal of mining leases, a large number which had been pending for the last 10 years. The 12-member committee, headed by the Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary, will examine applications for renewal of mining lease for statutory clearance, …
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to prevent illegal mining, Odisha government has decided to cancel the lease of certain mines, whose renewal was due between February 1987 and September 1994 by changing some provisions in the Mining Concession Rules, 1960. The state government has also sought prior approval of the Central …
Bhubaneswar: Reckoning the significant role of coal, the State Task Force Committee has included coal along with other minerals in its purview of curbing illegal mining in the state. However, a clear picture has not emerged from the discussion of the panel regarding encompassing Central public sector undertakings (PSUs) like …
In Separate Opinion, Justice Khehar Stresses Bidding Route For Coal Blocks New Delhi: The Supreme Court, while answering the presidential reference on 2G judgment, took note of the Coalgate scam that stalled Parliament and said whatever be the mode of allocation of natural resources, it can never be intended to …
The steel ministry’s strategic advisory body has said that export levels of iron ore need to be lowered to 15-20 per cent from the current 50-55 per cent, in order to safeguard the competitiveness of the domestic steel industry. In its recommendations to the draft National Steel Policy 2012, the …
After a ban of more than a year, the Supreme Court on Monday allowed iron ore extraction on 18 leases in Karnataka but warned that any violation of norms could result in a revocation of the permission. While allowing the 18 mining leases of Category-A mines in the districts of …
Terming the Comptroller and Auditor General’s findings on coal block allocations as “clearly disputable” and “flawed on multiple counts”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday strongly defended the controversial allotments and said there was no impropriety or irregularity. Singh, who has been targeted by the BJP over the allotments, told Parliament …
Wanted Law Changed Instead Of Admin Action For Auction New Delhi: Despite prodding a recalcitrant coal ministry to introduce auctions of coal blocks, the Prime Minister’s Office might have itself set the clock back and paved the way for opaque allotments by favouring an amendment of the Mines and Minerals …
The coal allotment controversy is a fallout of an old state monopoly, inefficiency and a complete lack of coherent policies Now that the CAG’s report on coal mine allocations has seen the light of day, the resultant controversy could push the government to create a regulator for the sector. A …
The draft mining policy stated that a suitable framework will be designed to ensure mining along with suitable measures for restoration of the ecological balance that had been disturbed so far due to mining. The draft Goa mining policy (Major Minerals), 2012 further stated that the closure of mines has …
India’s natural wealth risks turning into a curse if the proposed Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill fails to address extreme poverty, environmental degradation, and weak rule of law in mining regions.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 13 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960. These rules may be called the Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2012. They …
Steamrolling the concerns raised by mining firms, the mines ministry has told a Parliamentary committee that people displaced from their homes in mining zones have to be allotted shares of the mineral exploration companies. The ministry’s main argument is that the move would promote inclusive growth and make the locals …
Bhopal: The State Government has issued a notification empowering collectors to sanction and renew mining leases as per rules pertaining to mining concessions. Through a previous notification, the State Government had given powers to collectors to cancel applications for prospecting licence/lease less than four hectare area as well as incomplete. …
The mines ministry has told a Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel that it is imperative to compensate the project affect persons (PAP) in the mining zones by allotting them shares in the mineral exploration companies to ensure their well-being. The ministry, brushing aside the mining industry’s concerns, has …
India’s natural wealth risks turning into a curse if the proposed Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill fails to address extreme poverty, environmental degradation, and weak rule of law in mining regions. Oxfam India and the network of civil society organizations in India, ‘mines, minerals & PEOPLE’, urges decision …
In exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (1) of section 15 and section 23C of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), the Governor of Haryana hereby makes the following rules for regulating the grant of various forms of mineral concessions, storage and transportation …
