Reports and Documents

The Justice M B Shah Commission that probed into the iron ore and manganese trade in various states including Goa has opened a fresh pandora’s box with the tabling of its comprehensive report on the illegal mining in Goa, Odisha and Jharkhand, in the Lok Sabha.

The Commission submitted its ‘Third Report on illegal mining of iron and manganese ores in the State of Goa’ on 14th October, 2013.

The Justice M. B. Shah Commission submitted its ‘First Report on illegal mining of iron and manganese ores (four volumes) in the State of Jharkhand’ on 14th October, 2013.

The Commission submitted its ‘First Report on illegal mining of iron and manganese ores in the State of Jharkhand’ on 14th October, 2013.

Letter to M/s. Udangudi Power Corporation Ltd. from Ministry of Environment & Forests regarding environmental clearance of 2x800 MW Udangadi Super Critical Imported Coal Based TPP at village Udangudi, in Thiruchendur Taluk, in Thoothukudi district, in Tamil Nadu dated October 14, 2013.

Adani Port & Special Economic Zone Ltd has been served show cause notice by Union environment ministry for its Port & Special Economic Zone in Mundra taluka, Gujarat for violating environmental regulations. This follows the report by expert committee chaired by Sunita Narain. Read this reply by M/s Adani Port and & SEZ Ltd. to Ministry of Environment & Forests.

Read text of the Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules, 2013 released by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) on 14 Oct 2013.

Notification No. S.O.1519(E) dated 23rd August, 2007 is kept in abeyance for a period of six months i.e. upto 31st March, 2014 or until issue of further notification by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare regarding regulation of GM processed foods by the Food Safety and Standards Authority, whichever is earlier.

The Draft Rules for the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 put up in the public domain by the Ministry of Rural Development.

The Minamata Convention on Mercury was adopted on Thursday, 10 October 2013 at 11:11 am in Kumamoto, Japan, following decades of increased awareness regarding the toxicity of mercury and mercury-related compounds. The journey