Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Almost 31 months after the Supreme Court direction for re-allotment of ‘C’ category iron ore mining leases to end users, the Karnataka government has set the ball rolling for the auction of 11 such leases. The department of mines and geology, government of Karnataka, has invited bids from end-users for …
Despite heightened vigil and tighter norms, cases of illegal mining in Jharkhand have seen an upward trend. As per the latest report submitted by the State Government with Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), the illegal act has gone up from 663 in 2012-13 to 1,162 two years later. The information …
Move comes after miners had demanded that they be allowed to start operations early in blocks under their possession The Union environment ministry has allowed mining to be started in the non-forest parts of forested coal blocks. According to a recent guideline, the forest conservation division of the ministry have …
The Ministry of Mines has prepared the draft rules named “The Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession Rules, 2015” for the provisions relating to grant and regulation of mineral concessions under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957.
Coal Ministry awaits nod from Home Affairs SHILLONG: The Union Ministry of Coal has, in principal, agreed to exempt the operation of the Coal Mine Nationalization Act, 1973, under para 12A (b) of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution subject to its approval by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. …
Will also hear two SLPs challenging Bombay High Court order directing State to renew some mining leases PANJIM: The Supreme Court will hear on Friday the two writ petitions, filed by Goa Foundation and activist Sudip Tamankar, challenging the renewal of 88 iron ore mining leases in Goa. The Apex …
Gazette Notification dated 20th Oct 2015 regarding Mines and Minerals (Contribution to District Mineral Foundation) Rules, 2015. In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (5) and (6) of Section 9B of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), the Central Government hereby makes the …
Contrary to claims of the Punjab Government, the illegal mining in the Sutlej belt— Moga and Ferozepur districts— still continues reportedly under the ‘patronage’ of Akali leaders. Recently, the Kot-ise-Khan police have arrested Balwinder Singh, a resident of Dharamkot town and Gurmeet Singh, a resident of Rampura, for allegedly indulging …
PANJIM: The Union Ministry for Environment and Forests (MoEF) constituted expert appraisal committee on Environment Clearances (EC) had recommended revocation of EC of 43 iron ore mining leases, of the 88 renewed by the State Government. The Vishwanath Anand Expert Appraisal Committee on ECs issued for mining in Goa, had …
PANJIM: The Union Mines Ministry has directed all iron ore mining States, including Goa, to submit a list of cases, wherein the environmental clearance (EC) from Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and Forest Clearance (FC) are pending and hence operations cannot be started. The State governments have to submit …
On September 16, 2015, the Central Government launched the Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY). The scheme has been noted by the Ministry of Mines as “a revolutionary and unprecedented scheme of its kind, which will transform the lives of people living in areas which are affected directly or …
Judgement of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in the matter of Pawan Kumar Ahluwalia Vs Union of India & Others dated 23/09/2015 regarding renewal of mining lease. On 19.11.1989, an area of 7.59 hectares in village Lillory, District Satna (M.P.) was leased out by the respondent-State for limestone mining to …
EC comes after forest clearance from chief wildlife warden; three leases apply for consent from GSPCB PANJIM: The iron ore mining lease belonging to Geetabala Parulekar (currently operated by Fomento), located on the forest land, has been granted an Environment Clearance (EC) by the Union Ministry for Environment and Forests …
This is under the PMKKKY (Prime Minister's mining Areas Welfare Scheme), launched on Thursday Miners to pay 30% of additional loyalty for local-benefit sharing Mining companies with leases under the 1957 law in this regard will be paying an additional amount, equivalent to 30 per cent of the royalty, for …
There is a science and an art to policymaking. In India, this is confounding and abstract. But what stands out is that the intent and form of policymaking begins somewhere and ends somewhere else - as it moves between desks, competing interests and even governments, it evolves or gets distorted …
These rules may be called the Mineral (Non-exclusive Reconnaissance Permits) Rules, 2015. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. In these rules, Act means the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957). The State Government may grant a …
Union Coal Secretary Anil Swarup said Tuesday that there is a need to formulate a realistic policy to ensure the success of commercial coal mining in India. He was speaking after inaugurating a workshop on ‘Commercial Mining of Coal: The Enablers’ organized jointly by the Ministry of Coal and FICCI. …
The first auction of non-coal mines under the new mining law is likely to take off soon, with states such as Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha showing readiness to auction 105 mines - 70 for mining licences and 45 for composite licences. To boost the cement sector, Chhattisgarh and …
These rules may be called The Rajasthan Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2015. They shall extend to the whole of the State of Rajasthan including the areas in which Bapi and proprietary rights are claimed. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Rajasthan Gazette.
Asserting that obtaining forest clearances for the renewed iron ore mining leases is the biggest challenge it faces, the state government has sought the intervention of the Union Mines Ministry in obtaining the necessary clearance from the state Forest Department. PANJIM: Asserting that obtaining forest clearances for the renewed iron …
