<p>Based on the direction from the Hon'ble Supreme Court, the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) issued guidelines to the Government of Karnataka(GoK) to get R&R Plans for the individual open cast
With India’s apex court set to announce its final verdict anytime on the fate of illegal iron ore mines in Karnataka, the country’s largest iron ore producer NMDC is eying a major opportunity in the ‘illegal’
New Delhi The ban on mining seems to have made Karnataka the dumping ground for poor quality iron ore. The mining firms that are allowed to sell certain quantity of iron ore in the state through e-auction,
If court puts a cap on iron ore mining in Karnataka, it will be a severe blow to steel industry's expansion plans The Central Empowered Committee’s (CEC) final report on illegal mining in Karnataka submitted to the Supreme Court recently has sent shockwaves through the iron ore mining and steel industry in the state. Some of the recommendations of the CEC, if accepted by the Supreme Court, will curb illegal mining and that is a laudable goal. However, in doing so, it may also deliver a hammer blow to the state’s expanding steel industry.
Says it may direct Karnataka to stop water supply from Tungabhadra reservoir The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday warned the Andhra Pradesh Government that it may have no alternative but to direct the Karnataka Government to stop supply of water from the Tungabhadra reservoir.
Despite a halt on iron ore mining in Karnataka since July last year, the state government has earned a royalty revenue of Rs270 crore, about 62 per cent of the total royalty earnings in the last financial year. With two more months in the current financial year, royalty revenues are likely to go up further. Mining activity came to a halt in July, when the Supreme Court ordered the closure of mining and transportation of iron ore in Bellary district. Subsequently, on August 26 the apex court also ordered closure of mining in Chitradurga and Tumkur districts.
The High Court of Karnataka has directed the State government to stop water supply to Andhra Pradesh from Tungabhadra (TB) dam under the Nilakantapuram Srirama Reddy Water Project (NSRWP), till drinking water is supplied to Pavagad and adjoining areas. Hearing a petition by Karnataka unit of the Rashtriya Kissan Sangh and 30 other organisations, the Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Vikramajit Sen and Justice B V Nagarathna lashed out at the State government for its inability to provide drinking water to Pavagad, Madhugiri and Sira taluks of Tumkur district.
The Karnataka Government has made budget provision of Rs 110 crore for watershed and soil enrichment (‘BhooChetana') project, for the year 2012-13, which is being implemented in collaboration with the
New Delhi In what may hit steel and mining companies in Karnataka, the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) in its report to the Supreme Court has recommended that the iron ore mining in Bellary district
Wants cancellation of 49 iron ore leases, penalties on others The panel appointed a year earlier by the Supreme Court to probe illegal mining in Karnataka has made several recommendations in its final report, with far-reaching implications. The final report was given to the SC on Friday.
Miners, ore consumers stare at higher costs; smaller players may lose mines. Iron ore miners and consumers in Karnataka, including NMDC, the country’s largest iron ore producer, and JSW, India’s largest
