Justice M B Shah Commission for Rs 2 crore fine per hectare for encroachment by mining firmsThe Justice M B Shah Commission has suggested Rs 2 crore fine on each hectare of encroachment by mining firms, including Tata Steel and Ess...
04 Aug, 2014, 08.35 PM IST
Aam Aadmi Party rules out association with Goan mining firmsAam Aadmi Party today said it would not accept any donation from mining companies and distance itself from them, saying that BJP welcomed t...
12 Mar, 2014, 09.42 PM IST
SC refuses to entertain Steel Ministry's plea on mining capThe SC refused to entertain Steel Ministry's plea seeking relaxation of the limits of permissible production of mines currently functional ...
06 Jan, 2014, 09.48 PM IST
'Karnataka mines will take at least 2 yrs to be operational'Iron ore mining in Karnataka will take a minimum of two years to become fully operational after the Supreme Court verdict allowed resumptio...
21 Apr, 2013, 12.41 PM IST
Cancellation of Category-C mines in Karnataka too harsh: FIMIMining industry body FIMI has termed today's Supreme Court order of cancelling all the 49 leases in category C mines in Karnataka as "too h...
18 Apr, 2013, 04.07 PM IST
- Supreme Court's decision on Category B mines in Karnataka tomorrow
The decision will come three months after the category A mines were given a green signal to resume mining.
07 Jan, 2013, 05.29 PM IST
Making Bellary green again to cost Rs 30,000 crore and 30 years: PanelRehabilitating the mining-hit Bellary, Chitradurga and Tumkur of Karnataka will need Rs 30,000 cr in the next 30 years, the SC was told.
26 Oct, 2012, 12.45 PM IST
Making Bellary green again to cost 30 thousand croreRehabilitation of the illegal iron ore mining-ravaged environment in Bellary, Chitradurga and Tumkur districts of Karnataka will need Rs 30...
26 Oct, 2012, 04.06 AM IST
- Supreme Court allows 18 Karnataka iron mines to resume operations
The move is expected to add 5 mn tonnes of iron ore supply to steel cos, who have been starved of the raw material for over a year.
04 Sep, 2012, 08.12 AM IST
- Supreme Court may allow mining activity in Karnataka
Supreme Court today indicated that it might allow private mining companies to restart mining operation in Karnataka.
31 Aug, 2012, 08.46 PM IST
Karnataka mining scam may have cost exchequer Rs 50,000 croreConsidering that the recent e-auction for just 26.58 mn tonnes, the loss to the state exchequer works out to Rs 7,000 crore every year over...
10 Aug, 2012, 11.44 AM IST
- Illegal Mining: NMDC eyes opportunity in Karnataka's 'illegal' ore mines
The country's largest iron ore producer NMDC is eying a major opportunity in the 'illegal' mines.
27 Feb, 2012, 01.35 AM IST
- Supreme Court adjourns Karnataka illegal mining case trial
The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing on a case related to illegal mining in Karnataka by two weeks.
11 Feb, 2012, 04.48 AM IST
- Mining: SC asks CEC to look into bribe allegation against BSY
It charged powerful corporate entities such as Adani Enterprises and others of Belikere Port are involved in the scam relating to the theft...
10 Feb, 2012, 10.41 PM IST
- Airport makeover held hostage by slum rehab
Slum rehabilitation is yet again out to derail the Mumbai airport modernisation. Succumbing to political pressure, cutting across party lin...
02 Apr, 2007, 02.46 AM IST
- BJP smells a rat in Mithi reclamation, files criminal case
Barely four months before the onset of the monsoon in Mumbai, the Mithi river, largely responsible for the July 26, 2005 deluge, has return...
20 Mar, 2007, 12.37 AM IST
- Officials are busy legalising slums
The Maharashtra government, it seems, acts first and thinks about it later. After deciding to relax the cut-off date by five years to Janua...
29 Sep, 2006, 04.09 AM IST