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SC to hear on May 20 pleas on legislative power to tax mineral rights | India News
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (62+ words) SC to hear on May 20 pleas on legislative power to tax mineral rights| India News...
Reporter's Diary: Aravallis ravaged, dumped on, dug into, ignored
1+ week, 2+ day ago (408+ words) What began as a routine civic tip-off in Gurugram turned into a far more serious discovery of large-scale encroachment and illegal dumping within the eco-sensitive stretches of the Aravalli Range and the Aravalli Biodiversity Park. As a reporter still understanding…...
District collectors given powers to grant mining permissions, says Maharashtra minister
3+ week, 6+ day ago (344+ words) Mumbai, The Maharashtra government has vested district collectors with powers to grant mining permissions for small-scale excavations to curb illegal mining and irregularities in the sector, Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said on Wednesday. "The government assigned powers to district collectors…...
Odisha: Tribals clash with police over bauxite mine road project, 40 personnel injured
4+ week, 1+ day ago (498+ words) Around 40 police personnel were injured on Tuesday after violent clashes broke out between tribals and security forces protesting a road project linked to the proposed Sijimali bauxite mine in Odisha's Rayagada district, officials said. The violence erupted in Sagabari village…...
FAC recommends in-principle nod to forest land diversion for mining projects
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (361+ words) New Delhi: The forest advisory committee (FAC) of the Union environment ministry has recommended in-principle approval for the diversion of forest land for several major mining and infrastructure projects, including over 1, 000 hectares for a coal block and around 470 hectares for…...
Phase-1 of central Ridge survey ends; 600 hectares identified free of encroachments
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (424+ words) Phase-1 of the joint survey for demarcation of the 864-hectare central Ridge is now complete, with over 600 hectares identified as encroachment-free. Officials said phase-2, which will assess disputed boundaries and land under litigation, is already underway, with plans to complete…...
Centre backs panel to define Aravalli range
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (509+ words) The Centre has backed the Central Empowered Committee's (CEC's) proposed 10-member high-powered expert committee to come up with a uniform definition for the Aravalli mountain range. In an affidavit filed with the Supreme Court earlier this week, the ministry of…...
Canada's Saskatchewan province eyes deeper ties in rare earths, uranium supply
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (393+ words) Canada's Saskatchewan province, which is central to plans to ramp up cooperation with India in rare earth elements and uranium supply, is open to exploring joint ventures and investments for exploration and processing of minerals and working on projects for…...
Env min committee declines minimum depth exemption to coal gasification projects
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (436+ words) The Union environment ministry's expert appraisal committee has declined to grant an exemption to minimum depth for underground coal gasification (UCG) projects in view of environmental impacts. "The ministry of coal has sought removal of the condition stipulating a minimum…...
No need to increase coal capacity over NEP goals
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (334+ words) India is undergoing a new phase of energy transition. It does not need to add more coal capacity than its existing National Electricity Plan (NEP) 2032 targets, neither for reliability nor peak coverage, energy think tank Ember has said. For the…...