MYSURU: BJP leader K S Eshwarappa on Sunday demanded the cancellation of iron ore mining lease to 10 companies.

The Opposition in the Assembly on Monday demanded that the report of the Gagandeep Singh Bedi committee on alleged illicit mining of beach minerals in Tuticorin district be tabled in the House.

Centre's Mines and Minerals ordinance proposes separate District Mineral Foundation

CM against giving grace lease period to mines completing 50 years

Under pressure from owners, Parsekar will ‘beg’ for renewal of 10 ‘big daddy’ leases on a case-by-case basis

MoEF tells Goa government that fresh ECs have to be got for all renewed leases; fresh EIAs after public hearing required; body blow to mining resumption as new EC process may take close to a year,

We must also realise that even as environmental problems have grown, the institutions for the oversight and management of natural resources have shrunk

The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) has recommended grant of approval to the Karnataka government’s proposed scheme of e-auction and re-allotment of 51 cancelled mines in

State, Centre differ over clause of lease renewal

Mining firms from Goa are awaiting reinstatement of environment clearances to resume work at their closed mines in the state, company officials said.