Latest Court Verdicts
▪ The Supreme Court directed five States to provide facts and figures on sand-mining
▪ 5 States – Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, and Madhya Pradesh
▪ The petition highlighted the Sustainable Sand Mining Management Guidelines (2016) have not been respected.
▪ The Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change formulated the Sustainable Sand Management Guidelines 2016.
▪ Reports indicated illegal mining of one crore tonnes of beach sand in Tamil Nadu and indiscriminate mining in Andhra Pradesh’s river basins.
▪ The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act) is a key legislative framework in India aimed at regulating the mining sector
▪ Enacted on December 28, 1957, it provides for the development and regulation of mines and minerals under the control of the Union government.
Govt – Welfare oriented Govt schemes, their utility
▪ The Rajya Sabha passed the Boilers Bill, replacing the Boilers Act of 1923.
▪ Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal emphasized the Bill’s focus on safety at factories using industrial boilers.
▪ The Bill aims to ensure uniformity in technical aspects of boiler regulation across India, including construction standards, maximum pressure specifications, and registration/inspection protocols.
▪ The Bill empowers the central government to constitute the Central Boilers Board to make regulations
