Mining

Ordinance brought to clear coal mess, mines to be auctioned now

The government on Monday allowed private companies in power, cement and steel to get their own coal mines through e-auctions, thus clearing the logjam created by the Supreme Court order annulling a

Publication Date: 
21/10/2014
Times Of India (New Delhi)
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Mining, Coal, Power Industry, Cement Industry, Iron And Steel Industry, Ministry of Power, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)
Mining

Final report of the Central Empowered Committee regarding mining leases for iron and manganese in the state of Odisha

CEC submits final report on Odisha mining scam to Supreme Court. CEC says, 2130 lakh MT minerals excavated without obtaining environmental clearance.

Publication Date: 
16/10/2014
Central Empowered Committee
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Mining, Minerals, Mineral - Based Industry, Orissa (Odisha), Iron And Steel Industry, Manganese Industry, Environment Clearance (EC), Central Empowered Committee (CEC)
Industry

Bellary steel plant among 13 mega projects cleared

Bellary, Kolar, Mysore bag lion's share of investments

Publication Date: 
16/10/2014
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
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Karnataka, Bellary (D), Iron And Steel Industry, Kolar, Mysore (D), Toyota Motor, Industry
Environment

Pollution board revokes permit of 11 stainless steel industries in Wazirpur

After inspecting stainless steel pickling industries in Wazirpur Industrial area, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has rejected permission granted to 11 units operating in the area for

Publication Date: 
16/10/2014
Indian Express (New Delhi)
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Delhi, Iron And Steel Industry, Industrial Pollution, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environmental Security, Health Effects, Yamuna, River Pollution, Industrial Waste, Environment
Environment

Jagadamba installs device to cut pollution

BARA, OCT 07 - Jagadamba Steel Industries has installed modern equipment at its manufacturing facility in Simara in a bid to lessen environmental pollution.

Publication Date: 
07/10/2014
Kantipur (Nepal)
Tags:
Environment, Industrial Pollution, Iron And Steel Industry, Nepal, Health, South Asia
Mining

Coal ministry looking for legal options for allotting mines after Supreme Court order

The coal ministry is taking legal recourse to ensure that the auction of coal blocks to government companies and corporations — started in December 2012 — does not get bogged down by the Supreme Co

Publication Date: 
06/10/2014
Amitav Ranjan
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Mining, Coal, Ministry of Coal, Supreme Court, Bihar, Iron And Steel Industry, Power Industry, Cement Industry
Energy

Production, consumption and future challenges of coal in India

In this paper, an analysis of present scenario of coal in India has been made. In particular, energy requirements for the developing countries are met from coal-based thermal power plants. In India, about 75% coal output is consumed in power sector. In addition, other industries like cement, fertilizer, chemical, paper and thousands of medium and small scale industries are dependent on coal for their process and energy requirements. Since the country's dependency on coal is increasing, therefore it becomes mandatory for the government to seek better technologies for fulfilling its needs.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2014
Shadman Hussain Qaisar, Md Aquil Ahmad
International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology
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Coal, India, Fossil Fuels, Statistics, Trade, Imports, Iron And Steel Industry, Fly Ash, Mining, Thermal Power Plants
Mining

The Goa Grant of Mining Leases Policy, 2014

The Goa government cleared the much-awaited mining policy promising lifting of the temporary suspension on mining operations in the state on case-wise basis and also ruling out auctioning of leases.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2014
Government of Goa
Tags:
Mining, Mineral - Based Industry, Goa, Mines Act 1957, Mineral Rules 1960, Environment Clearance (EC), Iron And Steel Industry
Mining

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding allocation of coal blocks, 24/09/2014

The Supreme Court on 24 September 2014 cancelled 214 of the 218 coal blocks allotted by different central governments since 1993 terming these allocations illegal. But four coal blocks allocated to public sector units -- SAIL, NTPC and two for Ultra Mega Power Projects – were spared from de-allocation. Read text of this 27-page apex court order

Judgement Date: 
24/09/2014
Tags:
Coal, Government Of India (GOI), Supreme Court, Corruption, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), Coal India, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Power Industry, Iron And Steel Industry
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding industrial pollution in Jasodhapur Industrial Area in Kotdwar district of Uttarakhand, 16/09/2014

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Shiv Prasad Vs Union of India & Ors regarding working of the industrial units in Jasodhapur Industrial Area in Kotdwar district of Uttarakhand established by SIDCUL has been questioned on the ground of continuous pollution generated by the industries in form of toxic emissions and slag.

Judgement Date: 
16/09/2014
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Iron And Steel Industry, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), River Pollution, Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Audiovisuals

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