Air bubbles in the solesof jogging shoes may become a relic if an ambitious regulation unveiled yesterday by the European Commission to reduce greenhouse gases is pushed through.Plans by indsutry to produce a self-cooling drink can in preparation for more heat-waves might also have to be ditched, as it is …
You have been into journalism for over a decade now. What made you to take a plunge into electoral politics under the Goa Su-Raj party banner? I started my career in journalism in Indian Express and later moved forward with Goa Chronicle, which has been instrumental in exposing corruption of …
The Supreme Court constituted monitoring committee has said Goa can sustain extraction of iron ore to the tune 27.5 million tonnes annually, but has recommended 20 million tonnes as the permissible limit. The committee, which analysed various existing data from different sources and studied the relevant literature, has said that …
The Shah Commission report on illegal mining in Odisha has been placed before a Committee of Secretaries (CoS) to finalise an action taken report (ATR) in order to submit the two together before Parliament. This was decided on Thursday at the Union Cabinet meeting. “The report of the Shah Commission, …
KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala on Thursday demanded the cancellation of the sanction given for bauxite mining at Kadaladi Para in Kasaragod. He also demanded a probe into the circumstances under which the previous LDF government awarded the sanction in 2007. Chennithala raised the demands in letters sent to chief minister …
The company's mining lease is spread over 162 hectares with an approval to mine up to 2.3 mn tonnes, about 38.3% of original capacity, after the CEC approved the company's reclamation and rehabilitation plan Sesa Sterlite, the largest private largest mining company in Karnataka, is a step away from restarting …
Special team to be constituted, Industries Department recommends Vigilance probeKPCC had also sought probe into row The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) will investigate allegations relating to the permission granted by the previous Left Democratic Front (LDF) government for iron ore mining in the Chakkittapara, Kakkoor, and Mavoor villages of …
Samaj Parivartan Samudaya, Jana Sangram Parishad and the National Committee for Protection of Natural Resources have demanded that the State legislature debate issues such as illegal mining, land grab and corruption. Addressing presspersons here on Sunday, samudaya founder-president S.R. Hiremath said that the legislators participating in the winter session of …
Even after the Supreme Court allowed the resumption of iron ore mining in Karnataka's 115 category A and B mines, about 36 mining leases falling under these categories and held by 22 firms face an uncertain future as the state government has decided to go slow on approvals. This is …
Mines which account for violations up to 10 per cent are categorised as 'B', and those over 10 per cent are 'C'. File Photo Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that criminal cases will be slapped against all ‘B’ and ‘C’ category mining companies (firms that have carried out illegal …
Around 25 are still awaiting various approvals from the authorities Despite the Supreme Court allowing resumption of mining in Karnataka this April, only a dozen mines have managed to resume till now. Around 25 are still awaiting various approvals from the authorities. The delay is crippling both the mining and …
Says the ill-gotten wealth should be recovered and used for reclamation and rehabilitation The National Committee for Protection of Natural Resources (NCPNR) has urged chief minister Siddaramiah to take steps to initiate punitive action against companies involved in illegal mining and the officials who connived with them. Founder president of …
The MoEF, on the contrary, had allowed two years time to the miners to obtain diversion of the entire forest land within their leasehold area The Odisha government has decided to consult its law department and the Government of India on renewal of 55 working mines with involvement of forest …
The government is set to change the mining law to allow time-bound clearances for pending projects as it looks to improve the investment climate in the sector badly hit by delays and sluggish economic conditions. Sources privy to the development told FE that the mining ministry may introduce changes in …
Allows Mining In Country’s Best Sal Forest, Elephant Reserve In Jharkhand New Delhi: The environment ministry’s statutory expert panel, the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC), has bypassed its rules and earlier orders to clear iron mining projects by three private firms in the country’s best sal forest and the core zone …
The Supreme Court had banned mining in Karnataka in July 2011 The crisis seems to be far from over for the mining industry in Karnataka, Goa and Odisha, the three major iron ore producing states in the country. Though some relief came for the industry in Karnataka last year and …
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought response from the environment ministry and others on an application filed by Sesa Goa seeking permission to transport, sell and export 4.766 million tonne of already mined iron ore lying at various locations in Goa. A special green bench headed by Justice TS Thakur …
House panel approves provision in mining bill requiring a miner to disburse an amount equal to the royalty earned by the govt AParliamentary panel that examined the proposed new Mining Bill has recommended that coal and lignite miners too be asked to share an amount equivalent to the royalty they …
Seeking modifications to the Supreme Court’s last year's order imposing blanket ban on mining in Goa, iron ore producer Sesa Goa on Tuesday requested for permission to transport, sale and export 4.766 million tonne of already-mined iron ore lying at various locations in the state. Sesa Goa said that such …
A Parliamentary panel has recommended removal of the provision of 26 per cent profit sharing by coal and lignite miners with project-affected people and replacing it with a system based on royalty payments by the firms concerned. The amendment was proposed by the Coal Ministry to the Standing Committee, headed …
PANJIM: The Justice (retd) R M S Khandeparkar committee has decided to examine those mining illegalities, which were not reportedly scrutinized by the Justice M B Shah Commission, rather than just verifying the irregularities and illegalities enlisted by the Shah Commission in its exhaustive report on illegal mining in Goa. …
