Steel Authority of India (SAIL)

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal regarding mining activities carried out by SAIL in forest area of Barsua-Taldih-Kalta, Sundergarh, Odisha, 06/04/2022

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Dulal Singh Vs Steel Authority of India Ltd. & Others dated 06/04/2022.

Judgement Date:

06/04/2022

Tags:

Forests, Steel Authority of India (SAIL), Mining, Sundargarh (D), Orissa (Odisha), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Forest Encroachments

Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding coal mining actities in Ramnagar Colliery, Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, 20/11/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ashis Thakur & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 20/11/2018 regarding Steel Authority of India carrying on coal mining activities in Ramnagar Colliery and there have been earth cutting and and blasting of dynamites within hundred metres of residential areas. It is alleged that such activities have resulted in causing continuous vibration and noise pollution.

Judgement Date:

20/11/2018

Tags:

Mining, Coal, Barddhaman (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, West Bengal, Noise Pollution, Air Pollution, Health Effects, Industrial Pollution, Steel Authority of India (SAIL)

Mining

Ignored till now, Chhattisgarh's mineral-rich Kabeerdham gets railway boost

Vedanta-controlled Bharat Aluminium Company Limited is the only big group operating in the district at present

Publication Date:

26/09/2018

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Chhattisgarh, Minerals, Mining, Steel Authority of India (SAIL)

Mining

SAIL, Jharkhand govt had opposed Centre's Saranda forest mining plan

The Steel Authority of India (SAIL), the Jharkhand government and the Ministry of Steel had all opposed the Centre's draft plan on mining in the Saranda forest that proposed 'go, no-go zones and bi

Publication Date:

10/04/2018

Source: Daily News Analysis (Delhi)

Tags:

Mining, Biodiversity Hotspots, Minerals, Illegal Trade, Steel Authority of India (SAIL)

Environment

SAIL's mining division steps up focus on environment

It conducted a workshop focused on environmental and forest issues, National Mineral Policy, different aspects of statutory clearances

Publication Date:

26/09/2017

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Steel Authority of India (SAIL), Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, National Mineral Policy 2008, Environmental Security, Coal India, Environment

Hazardous Waste

SAIL to launch drive against e-waste

Steel Authority of India (SAIL) Ltd, Ranchi unit, joined hands with NASSCOM Foundation, Manufacturers Association of Information Technology (MAIT) and Consumer Electronics Appliances Manufacturers

Publication Date:

29/11/2016

Source: Times Of India (Ranchi)

Tags:

Jharkhand, Electronic Waste, Steel Authority of India (SAIL), Computers, Electronics Industry, Hazardous Waste

Industry

Proceedings of the Sitting taken by Dr. Rameshwar Oraon, Chairperson, NCST on 17.10.2016 in the matter of repesentation of Lachhu Oram and other persons displaced for establishment of Rourkela Steel Plant

Representations were received by the Commission from Lachhu Oram and others from Sundergarh District of Odisha, who pray for justice as after acquisition of their land, for establishment of Rourkela Steel Plant erstwhile Hindusan Steel Plant, due compensation was not paid, employment was not given to family members of displaced persons.

Publication Date:

11/11/2016

Source: National Commission for Scheduled Tribes

Tags:

Rourkela, Iron And Steel Industry, Tribals, Displacement, Land Acquisition, Supreme Court, Sundargarh (D), Orissa (Odisha), Steel Authority of India (SAIL)

Air Pollution

India Inc steps in to protect their employees from air pollution

Idea Cellular has provided face masks to its employees and allowed flexi-timings to assist them in reducing their exposure to pollutants in air

Publication Date:

08/11/2016

Author(s): Jyoti Mukul

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Air Pollution, PM 2.5, RSPM (PM 10), Health Effects, Steel Authority of India (SAIL)

Wildlife

Orissa is now a graveyard for elephants

With as many as 393 elephants having been killed in Orissa in the last five years, the state seems seems to have become a graveyard for the animals.

Publication Date:

29/09/2016

Author(s): Akshaya Kumar Sahoo

Source: Asian Age (New Delhi)

Tags:

Orissa (Odisha), Elephant, Steel Authority of India (SAIL), Poaching, People - Animal Conflicts, Wildlife

Mining

Coal tourism likely at mining spots

RANCHI: The iron ore mines of Kiriburu and Meghatuburu in East Singhbhum district are likely to be thrown open to tourists for the first time in early 2017.

Publication Date:

13/09/2016

Source: Times Of India (Ranchi)

Tags:

Jharkhand, Purba Singhbhum, Mining, Coal, Ecotourism, Steel Authority of India (SAIL)