Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal operation of stone crushers and mining, Sonebhadra District, Uttar Pradesh, 05/08/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Chaudhary Yashwant Singh Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/08/2019 regarding  illegal operation of stone crushers and mining by M/s Maihar Stone,
M/s Jai Maa Bhandari Stone, M/s Jyoti Stone, M/s Vaishono Stone and M/s Guru Kripa Associates in District Sonebhadra.
 
Judgement Date: 
05/08/2019
Tags:
Mining, Uttar Pradesh, Air Act 1981, Mineral-Based Industry, Sonbhadra, Stone Industry, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding mining of Savudu in the tank at Kannigaiper Village, Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu, 01/07/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of J. Durairaj Vs Member Secretary, State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Tamil Nadu & Others dated 01/07/2019 regarding mining of Savudu in the tank at Kannigaiper Village, Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu.

Judgement Date: 
01/07/2019
Tags:
Mining, Thiruvallur (D), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Tamil Nadu, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Mineral-Based Industry
Mining

Building resilience: a green growth framework for mobilizing mining investment

A sustainable path to development has profound consequences for all economic activities and related policies. The mining industry, which provides input to almost every product and service in the world, is highly relevant to the goal of achieving sustainable development in mineral-rich countries and in the global economy.

Publication Date: 
29/04/2019
Sri Sekar, Kyle Lundin, Christopher Tucker, Joe Figueiredo, Silvana Tordo, Javier Aguilar
The World Bank
Tags:
Mineral-Based Industry, Economy, Carbon Intensity, Climate Change, Finance, India, Global, Private Sector, Public Sector
Mining

A white paper on livelihoods - Goa

A white paper on income prepared by Goa Livelihoods Forum, a non-profit organisation, has pointed out that while closure of mines in Goa has led to a drastic dip in savings of households involved in the industry, the state's high per capita income has restricted a large number of people from availing government welfare schemes.

Publication Date: 
26/03/2019
Goa Livelihoods Forum (GLF)
Tags:
Mining, Mineral-Based Industry, Economy, Goa
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal marble mining at Saren Phala and Nichla Phala at Udaipur, Rajasthan, 21/02/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Residents of Gram Panchayat Varahiya Vs State of Rajasthan dated 21/02/2019 regarding illegal marble mining at Saren Phala and Nichla Phala at Udaipur, Rajasthan. A report was sought from the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) and the District Magistrate, Udaipur, Rajasthan. The report shows mining waste was dumped near the bank of Som river by M/s Vineet Udhyog Limited, M/s Evergreen Marble & Granites and Sanjeev Modi.

Judgement Date: 
21/02/2019
Tags:
Mineral-Based Industry, Mining, Udaipur (D), Rajasthan, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Disposal, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), River Pollution, Som
Mining

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding illegalities involved in the mining lease of Sarda Mines Private Limited, District Keonjhar, Odisha, 12/11/2018

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Common Cause Vs Union of India & Others dated 12/11/2018 regarding illegalities involved in the mining lease of Sarda Mines Private Limited, District Keonjhar, Orissa.

Judgement Date: 
12/11/2018
Tags:
Mining, Orissa (Odisha), Central Empowered Committee (CEC), Keonjhar (D), Supreme Court, Iron, Mineral-Based Industry, Forest Act 1980, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment Clearance (EC)
Mining

“What Do We Get Out of It?”: the human rights impact of bauxite mining in Guinea

Guinea’s fast-growing bauxite mining industry is threatening the livelihoods of thousands of Guineans, Human Rights Watch said in a report. Mining has destroyed ancestral farmlands, damaged water sources and coated homes and trees in dust.

Publication Date: 
04/10/2018
Human Rights Watch
Tags:
Bauxite, Mining, Mineral-Based Industry, Human Rights, Guinea, Africa
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding drowning of three girls in an sand mining pit, Bhima River, Maharashtra, 25/09/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs. Dr. Sarvabhoum Bagali (State of Karnataka) dated 25/09/2018. This application seeks direction for an enquiry into the death of three teenaged girls on 04.07.2014 belonging to Gubbewad village, Indi Block, Bijapur District, Karnataka, who fell and drowned in an abandoned sand mining pit on Bhima River on the side of State of Maharashtra.

Judgement Date: 
25/09/2018
Tags:
Sand, Mining, Bhima, Karnataka, Maharashtra, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Compensation, Mineral-Based Industry
Environment

State of sustainability initiatives review: standards and the extractive economy

In the last decade, the international community has increasingly recognized the central role of sustainable consumption and production in the implementation of sustainable development. As a result, the mining sector, like other primary commodity sectors, has seen a wide variety of multistakeholder, market-based supply chain initiatives arise.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2018
Jason Potts, Matthew Wenban-Smith, Laura Turley, Matthew Lynch
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Tags:
Environment Economics, Mineral-Based Industry, Mining, Economy, India, Global, Sustainable Development
Mining

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding reservation of lands for government companies or corporations owned and controlled by the State Government under MMDR Act 1957, 08/05/2018

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M/s. Geomysore Services (I) Pvt. Ltd. & Others Vs M/s. Hutti Goldmines Co. Ltd. & Others dated 08/05/2018 regarding reservation of lands for government companies or corporations owned and controlled by the State Government under section 17A (2) of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulations) Act, 1957. There are gold mines in the State of Karnataka and parties are litigating in respect of their rights to exploit those mines.

Judgement Date: 
08/05/2018
Tags:
Land Resources, Land Ownership, Mining, Mineral-Based Industry, Karnataka, Supreme Court

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