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Court issues notices on PIL

Media reports indicate that the Andhra Pradesh High Court issued notices to the concerned authorities in response to a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the granting of the Bayyaram mining lease to Rashtriya Ispat Nigam (Visakhapatnam Steel Plant). JayaPrakasha Rao, retired associate professor of Osmania University, and two others of Khammam district filed a PIL with the court challenging the state government's decision to grant iron ore mining lease to the

Ban on fresh ore mining

The Goa government plans to ban completely all fresh excavation of mineral ore. The affidavit, which was filed in response to a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking action against rampant illegal mining,

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