The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), appointed by the Supreme Court to conduct a macro-level environment impact assessment study report of Bellary district in Karnataka in view of widespread illegal iron ore mining, has recommended measures with far-reaching implications.

The study has found large-scale damage to the environment, flora and fauna and socio-economic levels of the population in and around mining areas. It has favoured the continuation of mining only by large leaseholders, meaning companies with at least 50 hectares of leased area.

Methane, the simplest of all alkane and the principal component of natural gas, fired the grey cells of more than 12 experts at a four-day workshop that was inaugurated at the executive centre of the Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CIMFR) on Monday.

The programme, titled First Indo-US Workshop on Coal Mine Methane, saw experts from various parts of the world, including Mitchell Engineering Group, Australia; Ruby Canyon Engineering Inc., the US; Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur; Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad and ONGC, Bokaro, exchanging their opinions.

Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has sanctioned Rs 2.02 crores to Indian School of Mines to conduct study on Regional Environmental Impact Assessment (REIA) of mining in Goa region, MoEF Minister Jayanthi Natarajan told Rajya Sabha Tuesday.

Jharkhand-based Indian School of Mines will conduct a study on regional environmental impact assessment (REIA) of mining in Goa region, the Union Minister of State for Environment, Ms Jayanthi Natarajan, told Rajya Sabha today.

She was responding to a question tabled by Goa MP, Mr Shantaram Naik, a release said.

The study was sanctioned in March with the duration of 18 months and budgetary provision of Rs 2.02 crore being made, the minister said.

The socio-economic survey of underground fire-affected families of Jharia coalfield region, which was stalled midway over a rate dispute, is set to start again.

Rehabilitation and resettlement in-charge of Jharia Rehabilitation and Development Authority (JRDA) Gopal Ji said new rates had been fixed for carrying out survey work, which is likely to resume with Kujama area of Jharia within a week.

Dhanbad, May 26: Indicating it means business, Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) has pulled up various stakeholders of the coal belt, including industries and civic organisations, for not doing enough to ensure a cleaner environment as envisaged in the Dhanbad Action Plan formulated last year.

Yesterday, the board distributed minutes of a review meeting it held on April 20 to Bhar

Dhanbad, April 13: Companies should treat corporate social responsibility (CSR) as an opportunity rather than a burden, as it increases visibility and contributes to growth.

The advice came from the director of Indian School of Mines, Tarkeshwar Kumar, today.

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