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Odisha CM announces Rs 5 lakh each for kin of Talcher coal mine mishap vic
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 26 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each for the next of the kin of the two persons who were killed in the Talcher coal mine accident.
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Andhra: 6 held in connection with illegal mining of coloured stones
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 24 (ANI): The forest department officials arrested six persons in connection with their involvement in illegal mining of coloured stones here at Siganapalli mines of Chintapalli Mandal on Tuesday, police said.
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SC grants Centre 4 weeks to file reply on PIL alleging iron ore mining irr
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday granted four weeks time to the Centre to file a reply on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking quashing of allotments to firms for mining iron ore from over 350 mines across the country without proper and fresh evaluation.
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SC to hear Coal Ministry's plea on closure of MP coal mines
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea by Coal ministry against National Green Tribunal (NGT) order to close down units of Northern Coalfields Ltd in Madhya Pradesh and ban on the transport of coal already extracted on July 1.
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Steel producers staring at production disruption in 2020: Ind-Ra
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 21 (ANI): India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said on Tuesday that steel production in the country will be significantly affected if the auction of mines completing 50 years of operations by March 2020 is materially delayed.
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Jharkhand: Villagers in Hazaribagh living in gas chamber for years
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) [India], Apr 30 (ANI): Villages in the outskirts of Hazaribagh have been living in a gas chamber due to the extremely polluted environment caused by coal mining. The situation is alarming due to a huge amount of dust and toxic gases emitting from the mines. As per t
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SC issues notices to Centre, states over alleged corruption in allocation
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 16 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Centre, Odisha, Karnataka, Jharkhand and CBI on a PIL seeking quashing of allotment, extension or continuation of leases to firms for mining iron ore of more than 358 mines across the country.
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India, Bolivia call for finalisation of CCIT
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Santa Cruz [Bolivia], March 30 (ANI): In the wake of growing threats and acts of terrorism across the world, India and Bolivia have called for early finalisation of Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism.
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More than 2000 mining dependents launch protest in Goa
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], March 14 (ANI): Over 2000 people, who depend on mining, launched a protest march on Thursday accusing the state government of not being serious on the issue of resumption of work at the mines.
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Cabinet approves new methodology for coal mines
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 19 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Tuesday approved the methodology for allowing the allocatee of coal mines for specified end use or own consumption to sell 25 per cent of actual production on ROM basis in open market.
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Rajya Sabha logs productivity of just 8% during interim Budget session
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 13 (ANI): The interim Budget session 2019 was a successful session with wide participation of all political parties in discussions on various issues of national importance, Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Rural Development, Panchay
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Hundreds join candle march seeking reopening of mines in Goa
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Seeking the restart of mining, a mass solidarity candle march was organised from Azad Maidan to Miramar circle here on Friday by those who are dependent on mining for their livelihoods. They also voiced their concern over the government inaction in this reg
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