The court had appointed CEC to investigate and monitor mining in Karnataka and several mineral-rich states
The Karnataka government today moved the Supreme Court seeking permission to allow mining in the state to a limited extent and period to meet the current shortfall in iron ore.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/karnataka-seeks-sc-nod-mining-limited-scale
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/m-j-antony
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-standard-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/central-empowered-committee-cec
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-mineral-development-corporation-nmdc
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/supreme-court
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment