BHUBANESWAR: It took more than 18 years for the State Government to reject the mining lease application of Ram Bahadur Thakur Limited (RBTL) for manganese ore over an area of 96.56 hectares in Keonjhar district.
BHUBANESWAR: Chided by the Empowered Committee of the Supreme Court, the Government seems to have woken up to the large-scale loot and worked out some tough measures to check illegal mining in the State. Enforcement squads will now frequent mine areas while a coordination committee will keep a watch on extraction and transportation of minerals.
In view of surging demands of iron ore in India as well as in neighbouring countries, Assam and Meghalaya should pitch in for better prospecting and also come up with policies which would bring in much needed focus on the mineral.
India will soon join an elite league of countries, including Australia and Canada, where investors can get data on free mineral blocks at the click of a mouse and apply online for mining rights.
New Delhi: The far-reaching mines and minerals bill has survived attempts to send it back to the drawing board and is expected to be considered by the Cabinet soon following the firm intervention of PMO which has settled several contentious aspects of the proposed legislation.
DEVELOPMENT WITH A HUMAN FACE HAS BEEN THE CREDO OF OUR DEMOCRATIC POLITY. BUT THE RIGHTS OF MILLIONS OF SONS OF THE SOIL ARE OFTEN HELD HOSTAGE TO CORPORATE GREED. THE COUNTRY
The Union government has convened a meeting on May 20 on regulation of illegal mining activities in Orissa.
The co-ordination between different ministries of the Government of India (GoI) and the state government is expected to come up for discussion in the meeting to be chaired by the Union cabinet secretary.
