Centre rejects Shah Commission recommendation to cap iron ore production in Odisha

Mining ministry opposes cap on iron ore production; environment ministry disregards recommendation to cancel licence of firms encroaching forestland

Centre suspends green clearances to Goa mines

Conditions for restoring clearances not spelt out

Drilling in details

Hartman de Souza decodes Goa's mining machinery, which has defrocked the state's environment

Dream run over

Aparna Pallavi finds out why residents of Goa’s prettiest village cannot wish away mining which they hate

Mining's impact on Bonai's forests, people

SC halts work in 26 mines operating illegally in Odisha

Asks state to consider all mine renewal applications at the earliest and dispose them of within six months

Illegal mining’s ground zero

Rampant mining for over a decade is altering north Odisha’s Bonai forests, and spurring protests

M B Shah Commission report: Odisha's mine of scams exposed

Illegal iron ore mining in Joda circle of Sundargarh district is one of the biggest scams in India, says commission

SC allows e-auction of Goa's iron ore stocks mined prior to ban

About 11.48 million tonnes of iron ore worth Rs 6,600 crore is lying in various mine lease areas and jetties; money realised will go to …

Environmental clearance must for removing mine dumps in Goa: Union mines ministry

Transporting mineral-rich reject in large quantities will cause air pollution and its processing will produce waste, says ministry

Supreme Court to probe illegal mining in Odisha

Hearing on plea to stay illegal mining to be taken up next Monday. Petitioners argue that the illegally recovered wealth from the miners should …

Goa mine workers take to the streets

Over 100,000 people in the state affected by suspension of mining activity

Cabinet clears mineral Act; foreign companies can mine too

Government takes ordinance route to clear Bill, allowing foreign companies to bid for mineral resources

SC bans transportation of illegally mined ore from Goa

Asks Centre, state to continue with ban on mining in the state

Mines ministry says no to export ban on minerals to check illegal mining

This was the primary recommendation of Shah Commission in its interim report

Odisha mining scam: petition in SC seeks closure of illegal mines

As Shah Commission report gets tabled in Parliament, Delhi-based NGO, Common Cause, seeks Supreme Court's intervention for a macro environment …

Supreme Court allows resumption of mining in Goa

Order follows committee report suggesting extraction up to 20 million tonnes of iron ore be permitted, subject to an adequate regulatory …

Ministry of mines set to expand iron ore mining

More contribution to GDP now on agenda. Sector crucial for propelling growth in backward states, says CII

No cap on iron mining in Odisha

Centre rejects Shah Commission recommendation, says it would upset industry

Goa public accounts committee blows the lid off mining scam

Fifteen million tonnes of iron ore extracted and exported from the state illegally in last six years

UPA misses opportunity to pass landmark mining Bill

Mining and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill set to lapse. Passing it would have led to distribution of mining profits to the tune of Rs …

Shah Commission wound up before it could probe illegal mining in Chhattisgarh

As environmental groups appeal against termination of commission, Supreme Court asks government to respond by November 18

SC's expert panel says limited iron ore mining can be allowed in Goa

Recommends strong regulatory mechanism should be in place before mining is resumed; industry cheers over possible lifting of one-and-a-half year-…

Companies fined heavily for mining over limit in Odisha

State authorities send notices to 103 mines

Mining in Goa: damage to the environment greater than loss of revenue

Activists demand assessment of impact of mining on state's environment and communities