Minerals

Environment

Centre mulls relaxing green norms

The Centre has set a target to complete the aerial geo-physical surveys of the entire country within three years.

Publication Date:

04/12/2015

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Environment Clearance (EC), Geological Survey Of India (GSI), Minerals, Compensation, Regulations, Environment

Mining

Karnataka to e-auction leases for 11 C-category mines in February 2016

Almost 31 months after the Supreme Court direction for re-allotment of ‘C’ category iron ore mining leases to end users, the Karnataka government has set the ball rolling for the auction of 11 such

Publication Date:

03/12/2015

Author(s): Mahesh Kulkarni

Source: Financial Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Karnataka, Mining, Iron, Minerals, Mines Act 1957, Mineral - Based Industry, Iron And Steel Industry, National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC)

Environment

Inventorization of railway sidings and guidelines for their environment management

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has been frequently receiving Public Complaints from the nearby residents of the Railway Sidings regarding problems of Air Pollution mainly due to the loading/ unloading activities as well as transportation activities from Railway Sidings.

Publication Date:

01/12/2015

Source: CPCB

Tags:

Rail Transport, Environment Management, India, Freight Transport, Coal, Cement, Minerals, Industry

Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding stone mining/ extraction of laterite stones, Bicholim Taluka, Goa, 01/12/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Jayashri Nanasaheb Rajebhosale Vs. State of Goa dated 01/12/2015 regarding any kind of stone mining/ extraction of laterite stones/illegal conversion of land in the properties in survey No. 99/0, 99/1, 70/1, 70/4, 21/1, 22/1, 23/1, 74/1, 74/2, 102/1, 115/1 of village Maulinguem within the limits of village panchayat Maulinguem in Bicholim Taluka, Goa.

Judgement Date:

01/12/2015

Tags:

Mining, Minerals, Goa, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Mining Waste

Mining

National Mineral Exploration Policy (Non-Fuel and Non-Coal Minerals): base paper

The Ministry of Mines has prepared the base paper for National Mineral Exploration Policy (Non-Fuel and Non-Coal Minerals) for enabling auction of the mineral concessions as provided under the MMDR Amendment Act, 2015.

Publication Date:

05/11/2015

Source: Ministry of Mines

Tags:

Minerals, Mining Reclamation, India, Mineral - Based Industry, Public Sector, Private Sector, GDP

Mining

The Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession Rules, 2015

The Ministry of Mines has prepared the draft rules named “The Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession Rules, 2015” for the provisions relating to grant and regulation of mineral concessions under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957.

Publication Date:

01/11/2015

Source: Ministry of Mines

Tags:

Minerals, Mines Act 1957, India, Mining Regulations, Mining, Atomic Energy Act 1962, Mineral - Based Industry

Mining

GSI to explore limestone deposits in Chhattisgarh

The Geological Survey of India (GSI) will be taking up exploration of limestone deposits in Kharri-Parsadih block of Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh.

Publication Date:

29/10/2015

Source: Pioneer (Raipur)

Tags:

Chhattisgarh, Raigarh (D), Limestone, Geological Survey Of India (GSI), Balrampur (D), Minerals, Mining

Mining