The government is not empowered to distribute scarce natural resources to “favoured companies as largesse” without following any competitive, transparent and objective process of selection, counsel

Mining dept had imposed Rs 65,493 cr penalty

Moving ahead with its crackdown on mine owners found guilty of extracting ore beyond the approved limits, the state steel and mines department is likely to finalise demand notices to recover cost of this excess production by the end of September.

Illegal mining has been going on unabated in the Industrial Growth Centre here for the past some time.

There's evidence of "rampant, unscientific and illegal (sand) mining" at various locations along the Yamuna in UP's Gautam Budh Nagar district, a union ministry of environment and forest probe has

Petition challenges concessions given to mining giants by Chhattisgarh government

July has been a bitter month for the mining tycoons of the country. In the first week, the CBI pulled up JSPL (Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.) chief Naveen Jindal, who allegedly misrepresented facts in the coal blocks allocation scam, while the Dongria Kondhs, a primitive hill tribe, came together to obstruct a mega project of Vedanta Alumina in southern Orissa.

Move comes after District collector was transferred

The Tamil Nadu Government today ordered to form a special team to verify the illicit mining in Thoothukudi district in Southern Tamil Nadu, which has been on the storm after the District Collector was transferred after conducting a raid in a private company on the alleged illegal mining case.

The commission has further urged the state government to furnish the necessary information on or before July 27

The M B Shah Commission of enquiry that recently submitted its first report on illegal mining in Odisha, has pointed out glaring violation in respect of Kolmong manganese mines leased out to Rungta Sons in Sundergarh district.