-Press release by Mineral Inheritors Rights Association dated February 18, 2022 The Rajasthan government on 17th February, has taken a positive step in addressing illegal Mining in the State. The Directorate of Mines and Geology, Government of Rajasthan has added an important clause to the Bid letter of the Tender document for auction of major mineral blocks. The clause-10 (e) requires the bidder to assert: “I/We have not been convicted of...
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Eating dust in paradise -Hindolee Datta
-The Telegraph The risks of Mining in Goa far outweigh ‘developmental gains’ Over five years ago, Hartman de Souza, a Goan, wrote a very angry book, Eat Dust: Mining and Greed in Goa, about the political economy of Mining, giving a harrowing account of the Mining racket orchestrated by those with political power, money and influence during the Age of Greed (2008-2011). This year, four national political parties are fighting the Goa elections...
More »3 Months Before Polls, Uttarakhand’s BJP Govt Made Mining Easier In State Ravaged By Landslides, Deforestation -Prudhviraj Rupavath
-Article-14.com Even as landslides increased 2900% over five years in a fragile Himalayan state ravaged by deforestation and construction, the government of chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami lifted environmental safeguards and made Mining easier, two months before state elections. The High Court has demanded the government explain the changes, rushed through in 15 days in a state where Mining companies are major funders of political parties. New Delhi: Two months before elections...
More »In India’s coal belts, jobs are now hard to get -- and harder to keep -Karishma Mehrotra
-Scroll.in Coal Mining continues to flourish in the country but it is no longer a major source of employment. For four months in 2019, Umesh Kumar Saw protested against a new coal Mining project that was sprouting up just 50 meters behind his home, threatening to gobble up three acres of his family’s agricultural land. But when the Mining company offered him a job, he relented. His family gave up their land...
More »4.7L farmers miss PM Kisan Samman benefit -Swathi Vadlamudi
-The Hindu Study by Libtech India blames official apathy for improper bank account linkage HYDERABAD (Telangana): A total of 4.7 lakh farmers in Telangana have not received either part or full benefits under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme, a study by Libtech India, a research group, found. Under the scheme modelled after Rythu Bandhu scheme of the Telangana government, the Central government is transferring ₹6,000 annual benefit each to eligible farmers in three...
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