Don’t blame just the industry for the country’s mineral production falling 2.5% in April-September, dragging down the overall industrial output and GDP.

Even though State government has welcomed Supreme Court’s interim order allowing e-auctioning of 11.48 million tonnes of already mined iron ore which is lying unused in the State for over a year, t

The proceeds from the e-auction must be retained in separate fixed deposits

Supreme Court today gave the go-ahead on Monday for the auction of around 11.46 million tonne of iron ore already mined in Goa, potentially doubling the country's exports this year to top market China.

The Supreme Court on Monday is expected to pass an interim order on constitution of an expert committee for overseeing sale of the iron ore stacks at leases and jetties.

India's top iron ore exporting state of Goa hopes the Supreme Court will soon lift a year-long ban on mining but aims to rein in production to ease pressure on roads and infrastructure, the state's

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgment on the Goa mining dispute after five weeks of the final hearing on the writ petition of the Goa Foundation.

It also fixed November 11 for passing two interim orders, further to its stay on all the mining activities in the state since October 5 last year.

The action comes on the directives of the Supreme Court

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered 22 cases against companies involved in alleged exports of 2.1 million tonnes of iron ore without valid permits from Belekeri port in Karnataka.

Government earlier ordered CBI probe into illegal iron ore exports

Dharwad-based Samaj Parivartan Samudaya (SPS), which is fighting the illegal mining case in Karnataka through a public interest litigation, on Thursday urged the state government to order a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the illegalities and irregularities in state-owned Mysore Minerals Limited (MML).

SIT Looks Into The Lokayukta Findings; ED On Money Trail

Bangalore: Adding to the multiple investigations into illegal iron ore mining in Karnataka, the Congress government on Thursday sliced the probe into various sections and handed them to the Central Bureau of Investigation, Enforcement Directorate and its very Special Investigation Team, which will soon be set up.

Company recently secured a working permit for one year from MoEF for its mines in Chitradurga district

Sesa Goa, a division of Sesa Sterlite, is moving towards resuming iron ore mining in Karnataka. The company, which had stopped mining following a Supreme Court ban in the state two years ago (later lifted), recently secured a working permit for one year from the union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) for its mines in Chitradurga district.