Vests all mines with Mysore Minerals to conduct the auction
The Karnataka government has started the process to auction iron-ore mines under Category C by a Supreme Court direction. The combined capacity of all these mines is five million tonnes a year.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will resume its hearing of the Goa Mining case on Tuesday, with counsel for the Centrally Empowered Committee (CEC) Adv ADN Rao continuing his submissions and arguments
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it appeared from reports that rampant illegal iron ore mining in Goa was permitted in the vicinity of national parks and sanctuaries with bureaucracy a
Development comes in the wake of a spurt in illegal mining cases despite a slew of measures by the Centre and the states
Mineral rich states have been asked to expedite formation of empowered panels on the pattern of an inter-ministerial committee at Centre to check the menace of illegal mining.
The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) on Wednesday in its preliminary arguments told the Supreme Court that no mining operations can resume in Goa unless irregularities are rectified.
Amicus curie ADN Rao told a bench headed by Justice AK Patnaik that mining companies in Goa have violated rules and regulations in their operations and extraction of ores and they should not be permitted till an environmental impact assessment is done.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear all petitions pertaining to mining in Goa jointly, including those challenging the Goa Government and Central Government orders banning mining.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday wondered how the ministry of environment and forests could grant environment clearance to so many iron ore mines in a small state like Goa, many of which were near fore
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the CBI to file FIRs, without the Karnataka government's consent, against government officials and exporters who indulged in the illegal export of ir