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Tanzania Now Set to Disclose Mining Contracts

The government of Tanzania has announced it will develop a publicly accessible portal containing Tanzania's mining contracts, significantly boosting transparency around agreed-to terms in the count

Publication Date: 
02/07/2019
All Africa
Tags:
Mining, Tanzania, Corruption, Africa
Mining

Tshisekedi OK’s military crackdown on illegal miners in DRC

The Democratic Republic of Congo will begin forcibly removing some 10,000 artisanal miners from the Glencore mines where nearly four dozen people died last week, according to Bloomberg.

Publication Date: 
02/07/2019
Africa Times
Tags:
Mining, Illegal Trade, Congo, Conflicts, Africa
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

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution due to open cast mining in the city of Chittorgarh, Rajasthan, 01/07/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pratap Bhanu Singh Shekhawat Vs Department of Mines & Geology & Others dated 01/07/2019 regarding pollution due to open cast mining in the city of Chittorgarh, Rajasthan. Mining is even going on within the city/municipal limits of Chittorgarh.

Judgement Date: 
01/07/2019
Tags:
Mining, Air Pollution, Urban Habitat, Health Effects, Rajasthan, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Mining

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Illegal Land Acquisition and Mining, 01/07/2019

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Illegal Land Acquisition and Mining, 01/07/2019.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2019
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Land Acquisition, Mining, India, Parliament, Statistics
Environment

316 out of 651 protected areas under final ESZ notification: Environment Ministry

Over 30% of India’s protected area has been covered under the final ecologically sensitive zone (ESZ) notification, the Environment Ministry informed the Lok Sabha.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2019
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Eco-Sensitive Zone, Special Economic Zones (SEZ), Mining, Environment Act 1986, Environment
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding lack of demarcation between the land belonging to the forest and mining department, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 27/06/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ram Ji Vyas Vs Union of India & Others dated 27/06/2019 regarding lack of demarcation between the land belonging to the forest department and one belonging to the mining department in forest blocks of Beri Ganga and Motisara, Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

Judgement Date: 
27/06/2019
Tags:
Forests, Rajasthan, Jodhpur (D), Mining, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Mining

Merchant mining leases lapsing by March 2020 may get three-year extension

Fimi had earlier said non-extension will disrupt raw material supplies to steel, other industries.

Publication Date: 
26/06/2019
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Mining, Federation Of Indian Mineral Industries, Orissa (Odisha), Minerals
Mining

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Environmental pollution due to coal mining, 24/06/2019

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Environmental pollution due to coal mining, 24/06/2019. Different coal mining operations namely, drilling, blasting and material handling contribute to dust generation and water pollution. Transportation of coal by uncovered trucks, also adds to dust generation along roads.

Publication Date: 
24/06/2019
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Coal, Mining, Pollution, India, Parliament
Mining

Illegal bundhs & passages back, mining in Yamuna on

Mining contractors have reportedly again constructed unauthorised bundhs and makeshift passages in Pobari, Gumthala and other villages of Yamunanagar district to undertake mining activities in the

Publication Date: 
20/06/2019
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Haryana, Mining, Yamuna Nagar (D), Yamuna, Delhi, High Court, Delhi Jal Board (DJB)

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