GMM Letter to KR Rao Committee

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7TzYPpy8SVcZ0RwbFRQczNlN2c/view

The Quint: India’s National Mineral Policy Requires a Radical Overhaul

The Ministry of Mines has recently set up the K R Rao Committee in response to a Supreme Court directive. This was contained in a Court judgement pertaining to illegal…

Goa Foundation sends its draft based on the 2008 National Mineral Policy

The KR Rao Committee requested all participants to send their views in the form of changes to the existing policy. Goa Foundation sent a detailed covering letter, as well as its draft…

Common Cause Letter to Committee

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByRZquhZqnQdTVJmeTBRd3ZObGc/view

Launch of The Future We Need Campaign

Press Conference Note DOWNLOAD LINK Goa Foundation (GF), mines, minerals & People (mm&P), Common Cause and the Goenchi Mati Movement (GMM) jointly launch The Future We Need Campaign. Following  the directions of the Supreme Court, the Dr.…

India: Goa Foundation provides recommendations to Expert Committee to push a Citizen’s Dividend out of mining fund

On August 2, 2017, the Supreme Court (SC) of India delivered a judgement imposing a 100% penalty on illegal mining in Odisha, India and asked the Government to review the National Mineral…

One Month Later, Misgivings Abound About How New India’s Updated Mineral Policy Will Be

The K.R. Rao committee has only recently taken on board the views of civil society stakeholders, raising questions as to whether illegal mining and environmental issues will be properly addressed.…

Minutes of the third meeting of the Committee constituted to review the National Mineral Policy 2008 held on 26.09.2017

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tD6gyuOeMVyLQ0nqDqXcDBXwU7SJGAZf/view

Missing in the panel set up to frame India’s new mineral policy: Adivasis, ecologists, civil society

https://scroll.in/article/851458/india-has-a-chance-to-clean-up-its-mining-sector-but-the-government-is-blowing-it

mm&P representation to KR Rao Committee

mm&P (mines, minerals & PEOPLE) is a growing alliance of individuals, institutions and communities who are concerned and affected by mining. mm&P sent a 4 page representation to the KR Rao Committee.…