The government would table the first report of the Justice MB Shah Commission on the alleged illegal mining activity in Odisha in Parliament soon. Recently, the panel submitted the 1,500 page-long first report to the Union mines ministry. Although the report is not in public domain, it is felt that
the report may contain preliminary observations, suggestion and overall findings besides conclusions on illega
FlashNews:
Lotus Takes Flight: Mumbai’s Aviation Horizon Expands as PM Modi Launches Navi Mumbai International Airport
NMIA Ripple: Real Estate Activity Accelerates Across Panvel and Navi Mumbai
Avaada Group Commits ₹360 Billion to Gujarat’s Green Energy Push at Vibrant Gujarat 2025
India’s Solar Push Goes Local: Minister Joshi Highlights People-Centric Energy Transition at ISA Curtain Raiser
IndiGo Unlocks Nordic Gateway with Direct Mumbai-Copenhagen Flights
IMC 2025: Satcom Summit Calls for Space Networks to Bridge Digital Divide
Air India-STARLUX Interline Deal Opens Seamless Access to Taiwan via Southeast Asia Gateways
Sembcorp to Acquire ReNew Sun Bright, Expanding India Solar Portfolio to 6.9 GW
Indian Railways Achieves Record Capex Utilisation in H1 FY26; Safety and Network Expansion Lead Spend
IMC 2025: Modi Urges Indian Tech Leaders to Scout Global Gaps and Make for the World from Bharat
IMC 2025: Scindia Positions India as Telecoms Launchpad for Global Innovation and Scale
Modi Government Clears ₹12 Trillion Infrastructure Push in Third Term, Says Vaishnaw
Over ₹109 Billion in Rooftop Solar Loans Sanctioned Under PM Surya Ghar Scheme
India Flags Third VLGC ‘Shivalik’ as Maritime Push Gains Momentum
MGL and Oil India Forge LNG Partnership to Accelerate Clean Transport and Energy Transition
Khattar to Represent India at G20 Energy Meet in South Africa, Showcasing Renewable Milestone and Inclusive Growth Agenda
Cabinet Clears ₹24.63-Billion Rail Multitracking Push Across Four States, Adding 894 km to National Network
Avantel Unveils ₹560-Million Hyderabad Facility to Boost Indigenous Aerospace and Defence Technologies
Air India Express Expands Delhi Network with Seven New Routes Across India
Govt to table 1st report of panel in Parliament
Govt to set up coal regulatory authority fund
The central government would set up a fund called ‘The Coal Regulatory Authority Fund” to credit all grants, fee and charges received by the authority. After passing of the Coal Regulatory Authority Bill, 2013, details would be worked out and submitted to the government for appropriate financial sanction for the initial start-up funding, a government press release said. The government said this in a press release after the cabinet cleared the proposal for setting up of an independent regulatory
Draft report calls for hiking royalty on ore
In its second draft report, a mines ministry-appointed study group suggested hiking royalty on iron ore to 15 percent from the present 10 percent. The proposal was made based on views taken by the group from various stakeholders including state and centre governments, companies belonging to both public and private sectors, reports indicate
Odisha govt cancels license of Deepak Steel
Odisha government cancelled the trading licence of Deepak Steel and Power and also refused to renew the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the firm earlier owing to irregularities committed by the firm. The MoU signed with the firm has already lapsed and the state government refused to renew it. The company has allegedly produced more iron ore than what was statutorily allowed from the from an adjacent plot in Uliburu mines. The adjacent plot was categorised as reserve forest
Govt panel may suggest hike in royalty fees
A committee appointed by the union government to recommend on the amount of royalty to be paid by iron ore miners to state governments would submit its report in the next few weeks, media reports indicate. According to source-based information, the committee would suggest the government to raise the royalty fees of iron ore miners by 50 percent
Govt may not clear all renewal cases by June 15
Odisha government said it would not be possible to clear all the applications for renewing mining leases by June 15 in view of the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) on February 1, 2013. Therefore, the state government, at an inter-departmental meeting, decided to request the High Court to give more time for clearing these applications. The state gove
Govt to auction coal blocks
By the end of June 2013, the government plans to conduct its first round of auction of coal blocks to companies belonging to sectors other than power, media reports indicate. It is learnt that the union coal ministry may auction 6-7 coal blocks during the first round and it has approached the Ministry of Environment and Forests seeking a feed
Govt offered 17 blocks to PSUs
The government offered 17 coal blocks for allocation to government companies and identified six more explored coal blocks to allocate to private sector through competitive bidding. The government said this in its 'Report to the People' released by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi on the fourth anniversary of UPA-II
IBM chief calls for raising steel output
CS Gundewar, Controller General of Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) pointed out that India is the fourth largest producer of steel in the world. At present the country is producing 65 million tonne steel, but as per the National Steel Policy of this figure should reach 180 million tonnes by 2020, he said. He said there is an urgent need to increase steel production which would require exploration of unmined iron
IBM chief calls for raising steel output
CS Gundewar, Controller General of Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) pointed out that India is the fourth largest producer of steel in the world. At present the country is producing 65 million tonne steel, but as per the National Steel Policy of this figure should reach 180 million tonnes by 2020, he said. He said there is an urgent need to increase steel production which would require exploration of unmined iron