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Gujarat govt deploys drones to keep tabs on illegal mining
Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani says the decision to use drones was taken after tracking activities of state departments such as police, mines and minerals, which directly concern the public, to keep an eye on illegal activities
1 min read21 May 2018SC tells Vedanta to approach additional city civil and sessions judge for release of iron ore
Vedanta will have to establish the existence and ownership of 34,544 metric tonnes of iron ore to rebut allegations of illegal mining
1 min read7 Mar 2018Supreme Court imposes 100% penalty on illegal mining in Odisha
Supreme Court will levy the 100% penalty on the miners' total value of illegal mining extracts over the years
2 min read3 Aug 2017Former Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy denied anticipatory bail in mining case
Kumaraswamy is accused of putting pressure on the then Commissioner of Mines, to clear a file in favour of a mining firm in 2007, when he was the chief minister
1 min read13 Jun 2017Punjab govt to put 102 sand mines on e-auction
Punjab government says the e-auction of the sand mines is expected to generate a revenue of up to Rs350 crore
2 min read6 May 2017Yeddyurappa acquitted in illegal mining kickback case
CBI court ruling in a Rs40 crore illegal mining graft case clears the decks for Yeddyurappa to spearhead the BJP's campaign for the 2018 assembly election
2 min read27 Oct 2016Govt launches satellite-based illegal mining detection system
The surveillance system launched by Piyush Goyal as part of the Digital India programme seeks to curb illegal mining without human intervention and subjectivity
1 min read15 Oct 2016Govt cracks down on illegal mica mines after expose reveals child deaths
The investigation revealed that illegal mica mining was the main source of income for local people and confirmed some workers had died due to collapsing mines
3 min read30 Sep 2016Vedanta exports first shipment of iron ore from Goa
Vedanta shipped 88,000 tonnes of iron ore, making it the first iron ore mining company to start operations in Goa after three years due to a ban on mining
2 min read19 Oct 2015Centre announces new draft policy to regulate mining
The new policy will make use of combination of satellite surveillance, high-security receipts and decentralised decision-making to regulate mining of sand and other minor minerals
1 min read24 Sep 2015Popular Topics
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