Coal Mining Ban

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  Meghalaya Chief Minister Praises Supreme Court Verdict On Coal Mining

  Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Thursday praised as "people's victory" the Supreme Court directive to lift the National Green Tribunal ban on coal mining and said the verdict has upheld the rights of indigenous people on land and mineral deposits.

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  Nagaland Bans Illegal Coal Mining

  The Nagaland Cabinet on Monday decided to ban illegal coal mining in the state and also impose a provisional mining ban on all firms/companies which have been issued with mining licenses.

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  Green Court Panel's Field Visit Exposes Illegal Coal Mining In Meghalaya

  The Meghalaya government has founded itself in hot water after a three-member probe panel formed by the National Green Tribunal found that coal mining has been going on in the state despite a ban since 2014.

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  Meghalaya Told To Pay Rs 100-Crore Fine For Failing To Curb Coal Mining

  Days after a judicial panel headed by Retired Justice BK Katakey found largescale violations of a coal mining ban in Meghalaya, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday asked the state government to deposit Rs 100 crore with the central pollution control board towards restoring the environment.

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  In Meghalaya, Illegal Mining Of Coal Has Political Support, Claims Report

  In the last few weeks, the rat hole mine incident in Meghalaya has exposed the illegal mining of coal rampant here despite a carpet ban since 2014. Fifteen miners continue to be trapped inside a flooded 320-feet coal mine which collapsed 16 days ago. But almost all political parties in Meghalaya want the ban to go.

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  Rat-Hole Mining Rampant In Meghalaya Despite Green Court Ban

  There seems to be no hope at the end of the tunnel for the 15 labourers trapped in a coal mine a fortnight ago, as search operations have been suspended by the Meghalaya government for want of high-powered pumps to flush out water from the pit

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  Donald Trump Poised To Lift Federal Coal Ban, Other Green Rules: White House

  US President Donald Trump will target a handful of Obama-era green regulations, including a federal coal mining ban and an initiative forcing states to cut carbon emissions, in an executive order as soon as next week, a White House official told Reuters on Wednesday.

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  Meghalaya Budget: Tax On Liquor, Petroleum Hiked

  Liquor, petroleum and limestone will be more expensive in Meghalaya as the government on Monday levied fresh taxes on them to meet shrinking resources after the National Green Tribunal banned coal mining in the north-eastern state.

• Rat-Hole Coal Mining Ban in Meghalaya Hits Bangladesh

  Coal-dependent industries in neighbouring Bangladesh have been badly affected in view of the ongoing ban imposed by a green tribunal on unscientific rat-hole coal mining in Meghalaya, officials said in Shillong.

• National Green Tribunal to Review Ban on Coal Mining in Meghalaya

  The National Green Tribunal will hold a meeting in Shillong on Monday to review its order banning coal mining in Meghalaya.

• Coking coal imports to jump as steelmakers shift to low-grade iron ore

  India's coking coal imports could see a double-digit percentage increase this fiscal year as a scarcity of high-quality iron ore after a mining ban is forcing steelmakers to use inferior grades that need more coal to process into steel.

• Iron exports ban decision only after consulting Commerce Ministry

  The possibility of ban on the iron ore has triggered panic in the state's iron ore rich belt.