Read draft mining policy for Goa released by the state government. It states that the closure of mines has to be systematically planned and ecological balance will be restored including utilization of existing pits for water conservation and harvesting of crops.
India’s natural wealth risks turning into a curse if the proposed Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill fails to address extreme poverty, environmental degradation, and weak rule of law in mining regions.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 13 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960. These rules may be called the Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2012.
Steamrolling the concerns raised by mining firms, the mines ministry has told a Parliamentary committee that people displaced from their homes in mining zones have to be allotted shares of the mine
Bhopal: The State Government has issued a notification empowering collectors to sanction and renew mining leases as per rules pertaining to mining concessions.
The mines ministry has told a Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel that it is imperative to compensate the project affect persons (PAP) in the mining zones by allotting them shares in
India’s natural wealth risks turning into a curse if the proposed Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill fails to address extreme poverty, environmental degradation, and weak rule of law in mining regions.
In exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (1) of section 15 and section 23C of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), the Governor of Haryana hereby makes the following rules for regulating the grant of various forms of mineral concessions, storage and transportation of minerals, and prevention of ill
