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 …
Ordinance was needed for addressing issues arising out of Supreme Court judgment, says govt The Union government on Monday promulgated the Mining & Mineral Development Regulatory (MMDR) Amendment Ordinance, 2015. With this, certain key provisions of the MMDR Act of 1957 stand changed, even without an Act of Parliament. As …
President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday approved the much-awaited ordinance for auction of iron ore and other minerals, which will help the government bring in a system of competitive bidding for mine allocations. It will also allow it to create District Mineral Funds for the welfare of project-affected people. “The President …
An Ordinance further to amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. This Ordinance may be called the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Ordinance, 2015.
The government on Monday decided to promulgate an Ordinance to amend the 57-year-old Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act to facilitate auction of hundreds of mining leases for minerals like iron ore, copper, bauxite and limestone. This complements a process initiated recently to auction captive coal blocks cancelled by …
"Auction by competitive bidding" introduced for the first time in mineral mining Press Trust of India on Monday reported the Cabinet had approved an ordinance for the auction of iron ore and other minerals, a route the Centre had also used to bring about reforms in coal, insurance and land …
Move to hit leases awaiting 2nd & subsequent renewal, PSU mines exempted The Odisha Cabinet on Monday decided to dispose off all major mineral leases, captive and non-captive, except coal, through auction. It could add Rs 10,000 crore annually to the state exchequer. The policy would be applicable to mineral …
Reforms in the mining sector is set to get a boost as the Union Cabinet is likely to decide on approving an ordinance to auction mines in the non-coal sector including iron ore, bauxite and other major minerals in its next meeting. A top mines ministry official told The Indian …
Pushing for mining sector reforms, the Cabinet is expected to take up Monday a proposal from the Mines Ministry to promulgate an ordinance to amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. A note on “MMDR Ordinance” was circulated to various ministries with the instruction that the “concerned …
Union Ministry of Mines and Steel has proposed to create a District Mineral Foundation (DMF) in every district affected by mining, which will be funded by an additional levy related to royalty. The information was given to Shantaram Naik in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday by Minister of State for …
The National Green Tribunal today sought a response from the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government on a plea seeking directions to prevent pollution and contamination of water in rivers of Western UP. A bench, headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, issued the notice to the Ministry of Environment and …
The Ministry of Mines has prepared a draft of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (Amendment) Bill, 2014 seeking to amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957.
Of balance 15 leases that paid stamp duty only ten to be considered for renewal, as five are being investigated for violations PANJIM: Directorate of Mines of Geology (DMG) on Wednesday issued an order renewing 13 mining leases under section 8(3) of Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation (MMDR) Act, …
74 producing blocks to go under hammer first; regulator for non-operational mines later As the government plans to expedite coal block reallocation to the private sector through auctioning, it appears in no hurry to set up a regulator for the sector. Not only does the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Ordinance …
PANAJI: The cabinet on Tuesday again approved the state mining lease renewal policy through a note circulation thus paving the way for renewal of 13 out of 27 mining leases in the first phase. Chief minister Manohar Parrikar told TOI, "We have double-confirmed the mining lease policy, which was earlier …
The State Government has once again requested the Centre to grant a Prospecting License (PL) for Iron ore over a Notified Area of 2,082.502 hectares in favour of the Posco India Private Limited. In its latest move to ensure mining lease to the South Korean steel major, the Department of …
State govt will have to finalise leases within 3 to 6 months, but allowed say on time frame The Union Mines Ministry has issued fresh guidelines for giving mineral concession under which the State government has to clear (sign) the mining leases within a period of three to six months …
PANJIM: Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has been requested to expedite the process of granting environmental clearances (ECs) to the legal mining leases, that would be renewed by government and also to notify the buffer zone near the State wildlife sanctuaries and national park. The State Government has also …
