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Topic: mining

Exemption for ‘strategic’ highways, mining extensions: How govt’s reshaping environmental clearance

Experts say some of the changes introduced & proposed by environment ministry are similar to those in the draft 2020 EIA notification, which never saw light of day post heavy criticism.

Army called for rescue as many still trapped after landslide at Haryana mining site, 4 dead  

Mining work in Haryana’s Dadam and Khanak Pahari area resumed Friday, after a two-month ban, imposed by NGT due to pollution, was lifted Thursday.

Modi govt allows mining on non-forest land with conditions, experts fear spillover

The letter by Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change follows a Forest Advisory Committee meeting in October, which took the decision after receiving a request from Coal India.

Regional offices can now grant forest clearance to ‘supplementary’ mining projects

This means clearances required for additional roads, railway lines, and conveyor belts attached to mining projects need not come from the central government

Why MMDR Amendment bill will help unlock mining industry that has been under-performing

In Episode 709 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta decodes the new MMDR Amendment Bill and explains why it is sorely needed to breathe life into the mining industry.

How Modi govt’s changes to mining law could unshackle the sector in India

A look at the key changes to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment (MMRDA) Bill, 2021, and how they impact the mining sector.

India’s industrial production contracts by 1.9% in November 2020

According to the Index of Industrial Production data, manufacturing sector output shrank by 1.7%, mining output declined 7.3%, while power generation grew 3.5%

Vedanta’s epic battle to restart iron ore mining in Goa to begin in Supreme Court next week

Vedanta’s plea to resume mining in Goa has support of Modi govt, which was concerned about an economic slump in Goa even before the virus.

Modi govt amends mining law, community work will not require green clearance

Environment ministry has exempted several activities, including mining by potters and construction work under MNREGA, from needing green clearance.

Outside firms enter mining race in J&K, lease earnings touch crores from lakhs

Companies from Punjab, Uttar Pradesh & Rajasthan have participated in public auctions and won leases to mine J&K’s reserves of coal, marble and limestone.

On Camera

Who grounded IndiGo flights? They are the culprits, not DGCA

The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?

Steady growth rooted in ‘Dravidian model’. How Tamil Nadu more than doubled its GSDP in 10 yrs

RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.