New Delhi The competitive bidding for allocation of coal blocks will begin by the year end.

As per the recommendation of the joint survey committee appointed by the Supreme Court, the State government on Monday ordered stalling of mining operations in 21 mining leases in Bellary district.

In May this year, the Forest Bench of the Supreme Court had ordered fresh survey of 99 mining leases in Bellary (mentioned in the Lokayukta report on illegal mining) by a joint committee comprising

A proposed amendment to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act envisages benefit-sharing with people in forests who are displaced by mining. It has been suggested that mining companies give 26 per cent of their equity or their profits to communities. The proposed law is revolutionary in its implications.



You have no doubt read about the scams and scandals associated with the infamous iron ore mines of Bellary district

Despite the swirl of controversy around the first-come-first-served rule that

Revocation of environmental clearance to Careamol Iron Ore Mine at village Pirla, Taluk Quepem, District South Goa, Goa of Shri Jaisinh Maganlal.

Open letter to Manmohan Singh

on the subject of nationalistation/resumption of iron ore mining valued at over two trillion dollars. 

Order of the High Court of Delhi in W.P. (C) 9120/2008 canceling a mining lease grant in Chhattisgarh to Pushp Steel and Mines Limited (PSML).

The Mining department

The deadliest attack on Indian security forces in four decades of left-wing conflict underscores the challenge companies including ArcelorMittal, Posco and NMDC Ltd face in investing in mineral-rich states.

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