Business Standard reported that as many as 54 mining leases in Odisha are operating under deemed extension following the expiry of their leases. The expiry period of the leases ranges from 4 to 25 years. According to information given by ...
Tags: expiry period, leases ranges, constitutional machinery
It is reported that the situation for mining and steel companies in Karnataka continues to be grim despite the Supreme Court order allowing some of the mines to resume operations. Delays in getting clearances from government bodies and in ...
The Pioneer reported that in 5 years, mining companies in Goa exported illegally extracted iron ore to the tune of 39.56 million tonnes, matching in scale and proportion to the illegal mining business in the big state of Karnataka. ...
Times of India reported that the brazen illegal mining with tacit approval of the Goa government touched a new high when the Supreme Court's environment panel said that a Pakistani had been for decades executing power of attorney from ...
Times of India reported that Rampant illegal iron ore mining in Goa, which has devastated the state, is much larger than the illegal mining in Karnataka and the Union ministry of environment and forests granted green clearances to 162 mines ...
Tags: illegal iron ore mining, environment and forests, environment panel
Express News Service reported that a team of 20 CBI sleuths inspected 15 mining firms located in Sandur and Hospet taluk on December 6th as part of its probe into illegal extraction, transportation and export of over 0.50 million tonnes of ...
Tags: CBI, illegal extraction, iron ore
In a significant move to ensure availability of raw material to industries in Odisha, the State Government has decided that it would be mandatory for mining lessees to sell 50% of iron ore lumps and fines extracted by them but not to put to ...
Goa state pollution control board has decided to return all applications seeking renewal of consent to operate filed by mining lease holders and other parties,as the iron ore industry has come to a grinding halt after the Supreme Court ...
Tags: mining activity, pollution control, iron ore, Goa
The central empowered committee's interim reported that the state government may be directed to ascertain the lease wise details of iron ore legally produced by lease holders from 2005-06 onwards,the consignor wise details of iron ore of ...
Economic Times reported that a Supreme Court committee is likely to recommend drastic action against miners in Goa including severe curbs on production in a move expected to hit the state's finances and devastate the country's scandal ...
Tags: miners, iron ore, iron ore industry
DNA reported that the Central Bureau of Investigation special court has issued summons to former chief minister Mr BS Yeddyurappa and 12 others for allegedly favoring mining companies and accepting kickbacks. In its charge sheet filed in ...
Tags: Central Bureau of Investigation, iron ore mining mess, iron, Indian news
DNA reported that Mr SV Ranganath chief secretary of Bangalore has ordered a re examination of the report filed by Mr Dipak Sarmah principal chief conservator of forests (wildlife), in which the rich iron ore deposits located in Karnataka ...
Tags: Indian Iron Ore, Iron Ore, Indian iron, deposit