The environment ministry has decided that it will not consider for clearance any of the pending proposals for mining projects in the Bellary, Tumkur and Chitradurga districts in Karnataka.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/no-mining-nod-bellary-tumkur-chitradurga-till-sc-lifts-ban
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/economic-times-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/central-empowered-committee-cec
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tumkur-d
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chitradurga-d
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/minerals
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/iron
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment-impact-assessment-eia