KSPCB issued show cause notices to 12 of its officials in three districts on September 22, as to why action should not be initiated against them, with the Lokayukta report on illegal mining pointing fingers at the Board too.

The Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee, which is supervising the electronic auction of iron ore in Karnataka, has decided to put up 4 million tonnes (mt) of ore for bids in October. Of this, 2 mt would be auctioned tomorrow. A stockpile of 25 mt has been lying at various mines in the state. Tomorrow’s auction will the third one. A total of 1.24 mt was sold through the two auctions in September .

Bangalore Steel mills, including JSW Steel’s 10-million tonne per annum (mtpa) plant in Bellary, that depend on iron ore from Karnataka are expected to get more raw material in the coming days. With the Supreme Court-constituted monitoring committee deciding to e-auction iron ore frequently, steel output is also expected to rise.

Government-owned iron ore producer National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) on Wednesday said that it is looking to e-auction about 2 lakh tonne of iron ore from Karnataka mines starting this week to provide some relief to the steel companies.

Karnataka’s steel industry, which is reeling under an unprecedented iron ore crunch, has found deficiencies in the government’s recent attempts at restoring the supply of the mineral in the state , going by an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court on Monday.

PANAJI | NEW DELHI: While attention has been riveted on illegal mining in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, thanks to the Supreme Court-ordered probe into the activities of key players, environmental a

According to sources, there are 11 mining projects awaiting environment clearance in the state. In the case of JSW Steel the government has cleared the company’s proposal to invest another R15,131 crore to increase its installed capacity to 16 mtpa at its existing plant in Bellary. But if the mining ban is not lifted and mining lease is not provided, it would not be possible to expand the capacity from the current level, an official attached to JSW said requesting anonymity.

Central Empowered Committee for extending CBI probe against Reddy to Bellary

The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) has recommended an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into alleged illegal activities in Bellary district of Karnatka where Associated Mining Company (AMC) and NMDC Ltd hold mining leases.

New Delhi In yet another setback to mining operations in Karnataka, the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) on Wednesday decided to delist all the mining projects in the state which are pending for environment clearance and are at different stages of processing.