-Hindustan Times An affidavit enclosed with the application submitted by YS Malik, principal secretary, mines and geology, in March 2010 said in the Aravallis, opencast mining is followed, and stocks once mined are removed from the site and can never be replenished Haryana has sought the resumption of stone mining in the Aravallis over a decade after the Supreme Court in 2009 suspended extraction of all major and minor minerals in the...
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The limits to India’s privatization push -Arjun Srinivas
-Livemint.com * Privatizing more PSUs is once again the flavour of the season. But data reveals govt is ignoring some hard truths * There are only a handful of sectors where a disproportionate market share and the nature of business gives government firms a case to command a premium About 10 days after the central government iterated on the floor of Parliament its resolve to privatize businesses owned by it on a scale...
More »A peek into Jharkhand’s mica mines where child labour & illegal mining are no secret -Praveen Jain and Simrin Sirur
-ThePrint.in The mica mining industry today operates via unlicensed middle men and labourers who scavenge for mica in large abandoned mines, or dig holes into the earth for scraps. Giridih, Jhumri Telaiya: For generations, families living in the Koderma and Giridih districts of Jharkhand have survived on the collection and trade of mica — a shimmery, translucent mineral used in cosmetics and automobiles. The mining of mica was once a legal, thriving business...
More »Ban on new hydel projects in Uttarakhand: 2 yrs ago, PMO set tough green rules but Rawat saw red -Jay Mazoomdaar
-The Indian Express Uttarakhand CM sent letter to PM on jobs, energy security; SC awaits Govt unified stand. At least two power projects hit by the glacial flood burst in Uttarakhand last Sunday — in which over 150 workers are still feared missing or trapped — were in a list of 13 flagged at a meeting in the Prime Minister’s Office exactly two years ago. That meeting, records show, ordered a permanent ban...
More »Mining sector -- unburdening the legacy issues -Richa Mishra
-The Hindu Business Line The government plans to bring in structural reforms in this crucial sector. But the devil lies in the detail India has huge mineral deposits, but the country’s mining sector is still suffering from legacy issues. Making a fresh attempt for a course correction, the Union Cabinet recently approved a blueprint to usher in reforms in the mining sector. This blueprint, which will be presented in the coming Parliament session,...
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