-Live Mint The ministerial committee will formulate policy on the distribution of iron ore and other minerals  Orissa is forming a ministerial committee to formulate a policy on the distribution of iron ore and other minerals, suggesting supplies might get tightened further after a Mining ban in Goa and negligible availability in Karnataka.   A notification on this was issued late on Tuesday. The committee has to “suggest measures of making iron ore, manganese ore,...

-Outlook Incessant digging that had been taking place around Goa's forests in search for iron ore has taken a heavy toll on wild animals and other species, according to environmentalists. Rock pythons and king cobras have been found dead in these areas, where rare species of reptiles and birds had to bear the brunt of rampant Mining activity, animal rescue organisations and environmentalists in the state have said. "We have rescued hungry and...

-Outlook Goa government will pitch for the early resumption of legal Mining in the state during the next hearing in the Supreme Court scheduled on November 2. State Chief Secretary B Vijayan told PTI that the stand of the government is clear that "we should be allowed to resume the legal Mining." According to him, the government will file affidavit in the apex court responding to the notices issued to them. "We are...

-The Times of India LUCKNOW: In a development that further establishes the poor state of the Ganga, an inter-ministerial group (IMG) at the Centre is all set to classify the holy river in the 'C' (poor) category. The categorization is likely to be done in view of a report submitted by IIT-Roorkee which found that in the coming days 84% of the water flow in the river will either be diverted...

-The Indian Express Governments of three Congress-ruled states — Maharashtra, Haryana and Uttarakhand — have written to Minister for Environment and Forests Jayanthi Natarajan seeking a review of her tough orders that have led to the stalling of key infrastructural projects and slowed down job creation. Earlier this year, the environment ministry had issued guidelines fixing the minimum width of roads between highrises 15-30 metres tall at 15 m, for 45-60 m...