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20 crack squads deployed to check illegal mining in State
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Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Tuesday said 20 squads have been deployed in different districts to crackdown on illegal mining of iron ore and exports from the State.
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Panel set up to probe mining operations
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The Orissa government here on Wednesday constituted a six-member committee which would go through production details with regards to major minerals such as iron ore, bauxite, manganese and limestone.
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Tribals happy after government rejects Vedanta Group's plans for mining in Orissa
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Locals of Orissa's Kalahandi district expressed their happiness on Wednesday after the Union Environment Ministry rejected plans of India-focused miner Vedanta Resources Plc to go ahead with bauxite mining
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Naveen should accept Saxena panel report on mining: CPI (M)
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The Communist Party of India(Marxist) on Thursday demanded that the Naveen Patnaik Government should accept the report of the N.C. Saxena Committee on the proposed mining of the Niyamgiri hills by Vedanta Alumina Limited.
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Centre seeks time to file counters to mining scam PILs
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While the Union government on several occasions have made its intentions clear saying it was willing to provide all logistic support to CBI if the premier investigating agency of the country is entrusted to probe into the Rs. 1,000 crore
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Illegal mining in Himachal Pradesh threatening Himalayan ecology
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Private miners in the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh are exploiting the area's rich mines in the absence of any regulation by the state government, and this is threatening Himalayan ecology and environment.
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KRRS backs Opposition on issue of illegal mining
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Extending support to the Opposition, which is holding a protest in the Legislative Assembly, the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and the Hasiru Sene have urged Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa to agree for a CBI probe into illegal mining.
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Development? 1L to lose land, jobs for 400
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Politicians, big business houses, tribals and Maoists are all after it for different reasons. For some, it’s the riches that lie buried under the hills in the form of bauxite, for others survival.
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Trigger-happy Maoists don’t touch state’s mining mafia
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The Orissa mining scam, billed by some as the biggest loot of public property ever, has shocked even those who know little of the nitty-gritty of mining operations.
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Illegal coal mining, trade rampant in Bermo
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Irrespective of tall claims by local police officials, including Nawadih and Bokaro thermal, the illegal coal extraction and trade racket is spreading unabated almost all over the area.
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Wildlife board rejects uranium mining project
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A uranium mining project in Meghalaya proposed by the Department of Atomic Energy has been rejected by the National Board on Wildlife (NBWL) due to strong opposition from local communities and civil society groups.
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IUCN opposes uranium mining in Meghalaya forest
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South Asian Primate Network representing the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the latest body to join the protest against the Centre’s permission to the Department of Atomic Energy for uranium drilling in the Balpakram National Park in Meghalaya.
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CISF may guard explosive depots of coal companies
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In the wake of renewed security threats in several parts of the country and the growing Maoist menace in the eastern states, Coal India Ltd, the world's single largest coal producer and the country's largest user of explosives
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Opposition to uranium mining gains momentum
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Opposition to uranium mining inside Balpakram National Park in South Garo Hills is gaining momentum with all major NGOs along with student and social groups coming together to protest the move by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) to go ahead with its project.
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Uranium mining in Balpakram Park opposed
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The Tura A’chik (Garo) Senior Citizens Forum has opposed the move to mine uranium by denotifying an area of eight square km in Rongcheng plateau of Balpakram National Park.
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Orissa seeks neighbours' help to check illegal mining
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Orissa has sought cooperation of neighbouring states to check illegal mining and proposed a joint task force with Jharkhand to combat the practice.
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State to create SDF for mining zone
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Struggling to come clean in the alleged mining irregularity row, the State government has decided to create Special Development Fund (SDF) by contributions from the profit out of its mineral transactions.
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No plan to change Seraikela project site: Tata Steel MD
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Arcelor Mittal may have opted to change its base of its Jharkhand project but Jamshedpur-based steel major Tata Steel has no plans to follow a similar route.
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Iron ore shortage hits Chhattisgarh, Orissa sponge units
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Sponge iron factories in Chhattisgarh and Orissa have suspended or heavily cut short production due to disruption in the supply of iron ore, industry and trade groups said Monday.
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Tata Steel expresses concern over hike in raw material prices
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Expressing serious concern at the steep hike in prices of raw materials globally, Tata Steel is contemplating to start negotiations with other players soon to find ways to arrest the abnormal rise in cost of production.
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‘Consider AG's proposal for mining consent to Lafarge'
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The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Ministry of Environment and Forests to consider the proposals submitted by Attorney-General G. E. Vahanvati for permitting mining operations by Lafarge in Meghalaya and take a final decision on revised environmental clearance in two weeks.
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Centre appeals for lifting stay on Lafarge mining
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The Centre on Friday pleaded for lifting the stay on mining operations imposed by the Supreme Court on the Lafarge Umiam Mining company in Meghalaya, as there was nothing adverse in the Task Force's environment impact assessment report.
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Iron ore exports through Paradip rise 13.24 percent
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Iron ore shipments through Orissa's Paradip port rose 13.24 percent to 16.16 million tonnes in 2009-10 from 14.27 million tonnes in 2008-09, a senior port official said Thursday.
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Tribals refuse to part land for Lafarge in Meghalaya
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The influential Khasi Students' Union and some NGOs in Meghalaya have resolved to oppose handing over of tribal land to French cement company Lafarge for mining limestones.
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Crackdown on illegal mining in Orissa hits steel industry
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Steel producers of Orissa and West Bengal met officials here Wednesday and sought their help to shore up supply of raw material which has been hit by the crackdown on illegal mining in Orissa.
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