Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …
In a bid to enhance the ease of doing business, the Coal Ministry wants to amend the rate of interest charged on late payment of rent and royalty from coal mines. The Ministry reviewed penal provisions in Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 (MCR) to identify violations which could be decriminalised and …
The Ministry of Coal on October 1, 2021 has issued the Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2021 to further amend the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960. The amendment in the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 are as follows: In Rule 2(1)(via) which specifies ““run-of-mine” means the raw, unprocessed or uncrushed material in its …
The Ministry of Coal on August 6, 2021 has issued Draft Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2021 to further amend the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960. The draft introduced the following amendment in the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 are as follows: In Rule 2(1) (viia) which specifies “run-of-mine” means the raw, unprocessed …
As per Rule 58 of Mineral Concession Rules 1960, a certain track of mineral bearing land was reserved for exclusive use of the state governments The mining sector has pitched for freeing unused mineral land reserved for government-owned PSUs where no mining activity has commenced. As per Rule 58 of …
The environment appraisal committee of the Union environment ministry has given the go ahead to state-run miner NMDC Limited to operationalise 10 million tonne per annum greenfield iron ore mine at Bailadila in Chhattisgarh. The Deposit-13 mine, spread over 413.74 hectares of land, would be jointly developed by NMDC and …
After renewing nearly 43 iron ore mining leases by signing lease deeds in the last one month, the State government notified ‘The Goa Grant of Mining Leases Policy, 2014’. The policy, notified following the recent Mines and Minerals Development Regulation (MMDR) Act amendment ordinance 2015, has no changes in it. …
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 …
This is the revision of guidelines for submission of Mineral concession proposals under Section 5(1) of the Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957.
The Goa government cleared the much-awaited mining policy promising lifting of the temporary suspension on mining operations in the state on case-wise basis and also ruling out auctioning of leases. With the policy deciding to grant leases to their earlier owners on a case-to-case basis, it is expected to open …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Orissa Manganese & Minerals Ltd. Vs Synergy Ispat Pvt. Ltd. dated 12/09/2014 regarding mining leases.
PANJIM: Demanding that amendment to the Mines and Minerals Development and Regulations (MMDR) Act 1957, pertaining to grant and renewal of leases should be carried out retrospectively, the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) has recommended that a mining lease should be granted for 30 years, with extension of 20 …
The team will verify the allegations pertaining to violation of Rule 37 of MCR -1960 during their field visit A team of the Supreme Court (SC) appointed central empowered committee (CEC) would embark on a four-day visit to Odisha starting July 12 to conduct field verification of some iron ore …
The state mines department has set an internal timeline to restart operation at 18 more mines, which were closed by the Supreme Court order, pending second and third renewal of their lease terms, by the end of July next. These mines were operating under deemed lease extension clause of the …
As legal complications galore After the judiciary pulled the State Government to act on disposal of mining lease renewal applications in Odisha, the Mines Department, which intentionally had kept the RML applications pending for years without any disposal for the benefit of its political bosses, suddenly woke up to get …
Concerned over the rapid depletion of various water bodies in Meghalaya due to mining activities, the State Government will soon formulate the Concession Rules for implementation of the Meghalaya Mines and Mineral Policy, 2012. The Government is also planning to acquire all the lands which fall under the catchment areas …
The Madhya Pradesh government has asked the Centre to allow Reliance Power to mortgage mining leases of two coal blocks attached to the company's Sasan ultra mega power project in favour of the plant's lenders including banks from the US, China and Singapore. The Union government had earlier shot down …
SC may have lifted the ban on mining in the state but it will be a while before exports resume in right earnest A lot was riding on Goa's iron ore mines till the Supreme Court clamped down on them in September 2012. As much as 40 million tonnes of …
The State Government has assured the Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) that it will dispose of all the applications pending for renewal of mining leases within six months. “A special drive has been undertaken to complete the process of renewal of mining leases. In a number of cases, ‘in …
Judgement of the High Court of Jharkhand in the matter of Tata Steel Limited Vs Union of India & Ors. dated 12/03/2014 regarding the validity of Rules 64B and 64C of the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 inserted by the Central Government, Ministry of Mines and the petitioner also challenges the …
