The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Meghalaya Government on a report by the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) that illegal mining of limestone was going on in the East Khasi hill region in the State.
A special three-judge forest bench, headed by the Chief Justice S H Kapadia, has issued notice to the State Government and asked it to file the reply.
`System akin to paying the piper to call the tune'
T HE system of granting environmental clearances to industrial and other pro jects came under sharp criticism on Friday from the Supreme Court which ob served that the Environment Ministry had been letting private companies pay "a packet" to their favourite experts to assess the environmental impacts of their projects and obtain approvals on thei
JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Cabinet on Friday adopted a new mining policy after a gap of 17 years to promote value addition in mining, generate employment and exploit the mineral wealth of the State prudently with balancing of environmental considerations.
STATE-RUN NMDC has received the nod from the environment ministry for its `274 crore limestone project in Himachal Pradesh provided it fulfills certain conditions, including necessary forest clearances under the Forest Act. Both NMDC and steel major SAIL had inked a pact in 2009 to jointly develop the project to mine three million tonnes of limestone at Arki in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh.
JAIPUR: Rajasthan Labour and Employment Minister Bhanwarlal Meghwal on Tuesday said Rs.1.05 crore had been spent from Central funds for welfare of labourers employed in limestone and dolomite mines in the State, while a number of measures were being taken for their health care, housing and children's education.
Addressing a meeting of the Limestone and Dolomite Welfare Fund consultative committ
Jaipur: A three-member committee under panchayati raj minister Bharat Singh has been constituted to ensure the smooth transfer of five subjects (departments) to the panchayats on October 2.
The decision was taken at the state ministerial meeting held under CM Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday.
