Miners made a killing, thanks to helpless law: Shah panel
11 years, 2 months ago

Miners made a killing, thanks to helpless law: Shah panel

The Hindu  

It is one of the most scathing reports from the stable of Justice M.B. There is a complete disregard and contempt for law and lawful authorities on the part of many among the emerging breed of entrepreneurs, taking undue advantage of the country’s natural, non-renewable assets and resources for export earnings.” The pursuit of “super profits has absolutely drained them of any feeling for fellow human beings/for the nation and the moral values. The law has been made helpless because of its systematic non-implementation.” The commission lists each company that mined ore worth thousands of crores ore in blatant disregard for mining and environmental laws. At this rate, all the iron ore reserves in the State will have been exhausted in 30 years.” The commission noted that the State government had sent notice for recovery of money for the excess and illegal mining; this itself showed the State admitted rampant corruption. Warning that the super profits miners are making come at the cost of tribals and the State exchequer, the commission says those who get the mining lease do not operate it themselves, but give it to contractors or those with the power of attorney.

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Karnataka’s new minerals tax stumps iron ore mining companies
3 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka’s new minerals tax stumps iron ore mining companies

Live Mint  

A proposed legislative bill in Karnataka could triple the tax burden on miners operating pre-auction era iron ore mines, potentially squeezing their margins and triggering ripple effects on steel prices, according to experts. Together, these companies account for a significant portion of Karnataka’s iron ore production, which makes up roughly 15% of India’s annual output of 280 million tonnes, according …

Odisha lost ₹22,400cr in mining revenue due to undervaluing of iron ore grades: CAG
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha lost ₹22,400cr in mining revenue due to undervaluing of iron ore grades: CAG

Hindustan Times  

Odisha lost about ₹22,400 crore in mining revenue as leaseholders undervalued the grade of ore mined between 2015 and 2022, in excess of the mining plan as well as misreporting the quality iron ore, a performance audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General has revealed. The CAG which did the performance audit of “Systems and Controls in Assessment and Collection …

India’s record coal output tad shy of 1 billion tonne target
11 months, 4 weeks ago

India’s record coal output tad shy of 1 billion tonne target

Live Mint  

India's coal production touched a new high of 997.4 million tonnes in fiscal year 2024, marking an 11.67% increase from the previous year, but falling short of the 1-billion-tonne target, the coal ministry said in a statement on Monday. Mahanadi Coalfields in Odisha became the first Indian coal producer to exceed 200 million tonnes in output, with a production of …

‘Illegal mining’ allegations sparks outrage in Jharkhand assembly
2 years ago

‘Illegal mining’ allegations sparks outrage in Jharkhand assembly

Hindustan Times  

The Jharkhand Assembly on Saturday witnessed noisy scenes over alleged illegal mining in the mineral-rich state with opposition BJP MLAs demanding a probe by a House panel. The state government claimed that the number of raids against illegal mining has increased three times now as compared to the previous BJP rule. Responding to the allegations, the state government claimed that …

Jharkhand Assembly breaks into uproar over ‘illegal mining’
2 years ago

Jharkhand Assembly breaks into uproar over ‘illegal mining’

The Hindu  

The Jharkhand Assembly on March 18 witnessed noisy scenes over alleged illegal mining in the mineral-rich State with opposition BJP MLAs demanding a probe by a House panel. The BJP MLAs said illegal explosives were being used for mining and hills were disappearing from the State’s Santhal Pargana and Palamu divisions, causing huge losses to the State exchequer and environment. …

Karnataka iron ore mining | Why has the Supreme Court relaxed a decade-old ban?
2 years, 6 months ago

Karnataka iron ore mining | Why has the Supreme Court relaxed a decade-old ban?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On August 26, 2022, the Supreme Court raised the ceiling limit of iron ore mining for Ballari, Chitradurga and Tumakuru districts in Karnataka, saying conservation of the ecology and environment must go hand in hand with the spirit of economic development. SPS, Citizens For Democracy and other organisations have also supported the Supreme Court’s order rejecting …

Odisha mining revenue shrinks amid lockdown by two-thirds in 2 months
4 years, 10 months ago

Odisha mining revenue shrinks amid lockdown by two-thirds in 2 months

Hindustan Times  

Odisha’s mining revenue has gone down by two-thirds in the last two months compared to what it was during the same period a year ago, underscoring the economic slowdown that the state is likely to face in 2020-21 fiscal. Officials in the mining department said between April 1 and May 30, Odisha’s earning from mining was just about Rs 667 …

Odisha plans separate agency to regulate illegal sand mining
5 years, 9 months ago

Odisha plans separate agency to regulate illegal sand mining

Hindustan Times  

With illegal lifting and theft of sand proving to be a continuous challenge, the Odisha government is planning to start a separate directorate to regulate mining of minor minerals. Last month, the reporter of a leading Odia daily in coastal Balasore district was grievously injured after sand mining mafia attacked him for writing against illegal mining. Officials in the state …

Meghalaya mining crisis: illegal, inhuman, anti-ecology
6 years, 2 months ago

Meghalaya mining crisis: illegal, inhuman, anti-ecology

Deccan Chronicle  

First the facts of the matter: Disaster struck on December 13 last at a rat-hole coal mine in Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya, in which at least 13 miners got trapped due to a deluge of water rushing into the mine, following the break-down of the chamber due to unscientific illegal mining going on there. In 2014, the National Green Tribunal …

Meghalaya govt-coal mafia nexus aids illegal mining, decimates state's ecology, says activists' report submitted to Supreme Court
6 years, 2 months ago

Meghalaya govt-coal mafia nexus aids illegal mining, decimates state's ecology, says activists' report submitted to Supreme Court

Firstpost  

Illegal coal mining in Meghalaya has dispossessed 76 percent of the local tribal population of their land, resulting in large-scale migration of the tribal poor to the urban centres of Shillong and Tura, the report says, adding that this was the major reason for inequality of wealth in the state. The report lists out a number of recommendations to curb …

Supreme Court imposes 100 pc penalty on illegal mining companies in Odisha
7 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court imposes 100 pc penalty on illegal mining companies in Odisha

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that mining companies in Odisha operating without environmental clearance will have to pay a 100 per cent penalty to the state on the price of illegally extracted iron and manganese ores with effect from 2000-01. "We make it clear that minerals extracted either without environmental clearance or without forest clearance or without both will …

Supreme Court is to pass an order to stop mining in Odisha.
10 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court is to pass an order to stop mining in Odisha.

Live Law  

Supreme Court has made it clear that it will pass an interim order on a plea for stopping illegal mining activities in Odisha and the priority before it would be to halt 40 out of 56 iron ore mines operating in the area. Green bench headed by Justice A K Patnaik observed that it will pass an interim ban on …

After Karnataka and Goa illegal iron mining, Bhushan files PIL in SC against Odisha illegal mining, seeks CBI probe
10 years, 11 months ago

After Karnataka and Goa illegal iron mining, Bhushan files PIL in SC against Odisha illegal mining, seeks CBI probe

Live Law  

After succeeding in cleansing the mammoth illegal mining in the State of Karnataka and Goa, Prashant Bhushan, has filed a fresh PIL, petitioner as Common Cause, against the ongoing loot and plunder of valuable natural resources in the State of Odisha in complete disregard of the environmental norms and the rights of the vulnerable tribal & rural communities. Over reports …

Cartelisation alleged by Karnataka iron ore mines
11 years, 1 month ago

Cartelisation alleged by Karnataka iron ore mines

Business Standard  

RISE IN PRICE The base price of 61% content iron ore fines have more than doubled to Rs 5,000 a tonne as against an average of Rs 2,250-2,475 a tonne charged by others Government-owned NMDC prices are Rs 2,000-2,200 a tonne The steep rise in ore prices has significantly increased the cost of operation for steel makers in Karnataka As …

Karnataka to permit mining more iron ore soon
11 years, 2 months ago

Karnataka to permit mining more iron ore soon

India TV News  

Bangalore: Karnataka will hasten the process of issuing leases to mine iron ore in the mineral-rich districts to improve the raw material supply to the steel industry, a top official said Wednesday. "We have decided to give soon new mining leases to achieve the 30 million tonnes of iron ore annual production set by the Supreme Court earlier and clarified …

Odisha illegal mining scam worth Rs. 59,203 cr.
11 years, 2 months ago

Odisha illegal mining scam worth Rs. 59,203 cr.

The Hindu  

The Odisha illegal mining scam amounts to Rs. 59,203 crore and illegal iron and manganese ore amounting to 22.80 crore tonnes was extracted illegally from the state for almost a decade, the Shah Commission report has said. It will not be possible for state police to find facts and realities and there would be no justice for the quantum of …

There is illegal mining in Odisha: Shah Commission
12 years, 1 month ago

There is illegal mining in Odisha: Shah Commission

The Hindu  

Giving full opportunity to mine lessees to express their views on shady activities in iron ore and manganese mining in Odisha, Justice M B Shah Commission on Thursday said illegal mining activities exist in the state. Noting that the commission was giving full opportunities to mine owners to justify their activities, Justice Shah said all were being given a chance. …

Dissent, abductions and scams mark 2012 in Odisha
12 years, 3 months ago

Dissent, abductions and scams mark 2012 in Odisha

India TV News  

Vedanta Aluminium Ltd had to shut down its Alumina refinery plant at Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district on December 5 due to non-availability of bauxite after running the unit for about five years by arranging raw material from other states like Gujarat and Chhattisgarh at high cost.Despite the state government's claim about peaceful industrialisation, violence often erupted in various project areas …

Karnataka govt recommends approval of 8 iron ore mines
12 years, 8 months ago

Karnataka govt recommends approval of 8 iron ore mines

Firstpost  

The court had partially removed the mining ban earlier this year by allowing mining by category A mines besides approving NMDC’s output of 1 million tonnes per month. Bangalore: Karnataka government has recommended approval of eight iron ore mines in the state with a total capacity of 5.5 million tonnes per year, said HR Srinivasa, director, department of mines of …

Mother of all mining scams in Odisha: Rs 30,00,00,00,00,000
13 years, 6 months ago

Mother of all mining scams in Odisha: Rs 30,00,00,00,00,000

Firstpost  

A CNN-IBN investigation unmasks a flourishing iron ore mining scam in Odisha whose value is estimated at Rs 3 lakh crore. Even at night, the CNN-IBN team found trucks leaving loaded with the illegally mined iron ore. At Unchabali, the CNN-IBN team trekked past pillars marking the Indrani Patnaik Mines to the top of a hill where it caught images …

Supreme Court's mining ban is ruinous for our economy
13 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court's mining ban is ruinous for our economy

Firstpost  

Intended to show the court’s resolve to bring corrupt mining operators to book, the ban could aggravate the slowdown in the Indian economy. By Rajiv Kumar The Supreme Court of India seems to have created a crisis after imposing a large-scale ban on iron ore mining in the Bellary district of Karnataka. Although the Supreme Court has subsequently allowed the …

Karnataka Govt Fooled People Over Iron Ore Export Ban, Says Lokayukta
13 years, 9 months ago

Karnataka Govt Fooled People Over Iron Ore Export Ban, Says Lokayukta

India TV News  

Bangalore, June 8: Disputing the BJP government's claims, Lokayukta Santosh Hegde today insisted that illegal mining and illegal export of iron ore were still going on in Karnataka. Asked to comment on the claims by Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa that he has banned exports and checked illegal mining, Hegde retorted, "Illegal mining and illegal exports are still going on. …

Karnataka Bans Iron Ore Exports To Curb Illegal Mining
14 years, 8 months ago

Karnataka Bans Iron Ore Exports To Curb Illegal Mining

India TV News  

BANGALORE: Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Thursday announced a ban on export of iron ore from Karnataka, saying that it was the only way to stop illegal mining in the state.He also clamped a ban on transport of iron to other states. Yeddyurappa told reporters here that the ban will be in force till the completion of a state …

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