Supreme Court has ruled that States and Union Territories can now grant leases for mining minor minerals in less than 5 hectares or renew them only after prior approval from the MoEF.
Supreme Court order dated 27-02-2012 (SLP (C) No. 19628-19629 of 2009 on illegal mining.
See Also
Report: Impact of quarrying of minor minerals. [2]
In-court: SC order on illegal mining, 16/01/2012. [3]
Report: MMDR Bill, 2011. [4]
Report: Status report for mineral sector, 12th plan. [5]
Report: EIA notification 2006. [6]
Report: National mineral policy, 2008. [7]
Report: Rajasthan mineral policy 2011. [8]
In-court: Mining in Aravalli Hill Range... [9]
Opinion: Time a resource curse got... [10]
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/supreme-court-order-dated-27-02-2012-slp-c-no-19628-19629-2009-illegal-mining
[2] http://www.environmentportal.in/reports-documents/environmental-aspects-quarrying-minor-minerals
[3] http://www.environmentportal.in/reports-documents/supreme-court-order-illegal-mining-dated-16012012
[4] http://www.environmentportal.in/reports-documents/mines-and-minerals-development-and-regulation-bill-2011
[5] http://www.environmentportal.in/reports-documents/goals-and-status-report-mineral-sector-12th-plan
[6] http://www.environmentportal.in/reports-documents/environmental-impact-assessment-notification-2006
[7] http://www.environmentportal.in/reports-documents/national-mineral-policy-2008
[8] http://www.environmentportal.in/reports-documents/rajasthan-mineral-policy-2011
[9] http://www.environmentportal.in/reports-documents/supreme-court-judgment-mining-aravalli-hill-range-haryana-8th-october-2009
[10] http://www.cseindia.org/node/581
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/supreme-court-india
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/haryana
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/supreme-court
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/panchkula-d
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ambala-d
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/yamuna-nagar-d
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bhiwani-d
[19] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rajasthan
[20] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttar-pradesh
[21] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/stone-industry
[22] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution
[23] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[24] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rivers
[25] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/minerals
[26] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hydrology
[27] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment-impact-assessment-eia
[28] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mines-act-1957
