Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding transportation, storage, loading and unloading of the minerals stocks by the East Coast Railway Division near Jakhpura Railway Station without taking consent of the Odisha Pollution Control Board

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Aswini Kumar Dhal Vs Odisha State Pollution Control Board & Ors. dated 29/05/2015. It is alleged in this application that the East Coast Railway Division is operating the stack yard/railway siding near Jakhpura Railway Station, Dist. Jajpur of Odisha for transportation, storage, loading and unloading of the minerals stocks without taking consent of the Odisha Pollution Control Board which is a breach of guidelines issued for

Judgement Date: 
29/05/2015
Tags:
Minerals, Rail Transport, Air Pollution, Orissa (Odisha), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT)
Mining

Swedish city Kiruna being moved to avoid sinking from iron ore mining

Have you ever just wanted to pick up and leave the foundation you call home? Kiruna knows the feeling.

Publication Date: 
26/05/2015
Environment News Network
Tags:
Mining, Environment, Sweden, Minerals
Mining

Now, mining leases only via online bidding

Putting an end to the discretionary powers enjoyed by state governments in granting leases for quarrying minerals, especially major minerals,

Publication Date: 
25/05/2015
Times Of India (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Mining, Minerals, Corruption, Bauxite, Limestone, Nalgonda (D), Uranium Corporation Of India Ltd (UCIL)
Mining

Centre sings NGT tune, justifies ban

SHILLONG: Justifying the NGT ban on coal mining in the State, Union Minister of Steel and Mines Narendra Singh Tomar has said environmental commitment must take precedence over all other concerns a

Publication Date: 
21/05/2015
Shillong Times (Shillong)
Tags:
Meghalaya, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Coal, Mining, Ministry of Mines, Minerals
Mining

Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015

The central government released final rules for mineral auction, which for the first time gives states the freedom to earmark a certain percentage of mines for end use and auction them.

Publication Date: 
20/05/2015
Ministry of Mines
Tags:
Minerals, Mining, Mines Act 1957, Mining Regulations, India, Ministry of Mines, Mineral-Based Industry
Environment

Africa: Efficient Resource Use Key to New Industrial Revolution in Asia Pacific, Report Says

High Potential for Low-Carbon and Resource-Efficient Growth

Publication Date: 
19/05/2015
All Africa
Tags:
Environment, Carbon Dioxide, Green House Gases, UNEP, Asia, Sustainable Development, Fossil Fuels, Minerals
Mining

European parliament must seize its chance to stop trade in conflict minerals

On 20 May, the European parliament will vote on a proposed regulation to tackle the trade in conflict minerals.

Publication Date: 
19/05/2015
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Mining, Minerals, European Union (EU), Congo, Colombia, Conflicts, OECD
Mining

Odisha aims to get Rs 2,000 crore from lease renewals

Signs supplementary lease deeds for 10 mines

The Odisha government has inked supplementary lease deeds to facilitate reopening of 10 iron and manganese ore mines in Sundargarh district.

Publication Date: 
06/05/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Sundargarh (D), Manganese Industry, Iron, Central Empowered Committee (CEC), Illegal Trade, Minerals, Mining
Mining

Odisha extends validity of 3 more mines

The leases held by RP Sao, Hargovind Pandya and Odisha Manganese & Minerals Ltd (OMM) have been extended

Publication Date: 
04/05/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Mining, Mineral - Based Industry, Iron, Manganese Industry, Minerals
Environment

States oppose plan to give advance green clearance to auction-bound mines

States have opposed a mines ministry proposal to grant conditional green clearances to mineral-bearing areas even before they are put up for auction.

Publication Date: 
24/04/2015
Meera Mohanty
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Environment Clearance (EC), Mining, Forest Act 1980, Wildlife Act 1972, Minerals, Forests, Environment Act 1986, Environment

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