The Centre has directed states to impose a complete ban on new mining leases in the Aravallis and tasked the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) with preparing a comprehensive sustainable mining plan. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh criticised the government’s clarifications, alleging they could open the door to widespread mining and cause irreversible environmental damage.
New Delhi: Relief for Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, as the Supreme Court on Monday set aside the Jharkhand High Court, which had upheld the maintainability of a PILs seeking probe against Soren in a mining lease case. On August 17, the Supreme Court had stayed the proceedings before the Jharkhand High Court on PILs […]
