Odisha government today said its expects about Rs 20,000 crore penalty collection from mines owners who indulged in illegal mining and violated several laws including environmental clearance, forest clearance,
Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who also holds the Mines portfolio, told the Assembly on Thursday that an assumed figure of about Rs. 35,000 crore loss to the State exchequer on account of illegal mining
In a major setback to mining companies indulged in illegal extraction of iron and manganese ore in Odisha since 2001, the Supreme Court on Wednesday cracked the whip and directed them to pay a compensation
Panaji: Indian Bureau of Mines has recently unearthed fresh violations committed by mining companies and issued several showcause notices, even as the police's special investigation team (SIT) is investigating
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Environmental Clearance for Mines, 25/07/2017. The Ministry has identified 53 mining projects as violation cases under the ambit of notification S.O.804(E) dated 14.03.2017.
A new report ‘Digging Deep’ analyzing a US$294 billion market cap grouping of the world’s major publicly-listed mining companies reveals they are generating up to US$16 billion in emissions costs by passing
Tata Steel's Noamundi mine became the country's first iron-ore mine to have solar plant for reducing carbon footprint. "With due consideration towards Tata Steel s initiatives towards reducing carbon
The state government has failed to recover losses caused to the exchequer due to illegal mining in the state. Department of Mines and Geology (DMG) had issued notices to 105 miners and individuals for
Hearing a plea for anticipatory bail by senior IAS officer Mahendra Jain, the high court on Thursday ordered a notice to the Lokayukta's special investigation team. The case pertains to losses incurred
Experts have said such charges have had a chilling effect on all industries linked with mining While the mining industry’s demand to exempt the transfer of captive mining leases from the levy of transfer
