NEW DELHI: Less than a week after Vedanta University's environmental clearance was put on hold, the Centre has suspended the environmental clearance issued to another Vedanta group company for an iron ore mine in North Goa.
BHUBANESWAR: The long absence of a national policy framework on iron ore has hurt the sector as technology has become the casualty and scientific mining does not virtually exist in India, CMD of NMDC Ltd Rana Som said here on Friday.
In a move aimed at dissuading the mining community from profiteering and virtually regulating the royalty system on iron ore, the Centre is likely to seek the Parliament
Bowing to intense pressure from the Centre, the Karnataka government seems to have finally woken up to the menace of illegal mining as its officials recently raided and seized huge amounts of unaccounted iron ore from the Bellikere and Karwar ports.
In this latest report CGWB summarizes various aspects of ground water quality in shallow aquifers in the country with special reference to six parameters viz. salinity, chloride, arsenic, fluoride, iron and nitrate.
Dilip Kumar Jha & Abhineet Kumar / Mumbai April 28, 2010, 0:46 IST
The ferrous metal industry is divided over the likely impact of a steep increase in export duty on iron ore proposed by the government. The Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (Fimi) says this will make Indian ore uncompetitive. Sponge iron and steelmakers have welcomed the proposal.
Anti-mining groups in Goa on Friday alleged that iron ore worth Rs 5 crore has been transported from illegal mines in the last five days from Netraveli wildlife sanctuary and accused a Congress minister and a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator of sheltering illegal mining operations in South Goa.
