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Centre for Science and Environment's (CSE) latest report on the Profit-sharing mechanism introduced under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011.

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CSE releases its profit sharing report in Ranchi

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) released its report on profit sharing in Ranchi, Jharkhand on August 5, 2011. The report is a detailed analysis of the profit sharing mechanism, international practices being followed in different countries, the need for profit sharing, etc.

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CSE welcomes Group of Ministers' decision on mining bill

Coal mining firms will now have to share 26 per cent of profits with local people
Important step towards inclusive growth, says CSE

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Report on Profit Sharing released in Odisha on June 24, 2011

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) releases its report on profit sharing in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha on June 24, 2011. The report is a detailed analysis of the profit sharing mechanism, international practices being followed in different countries, the need for profit sharing, etc. There is no doubt that the mining sector in the country today is of vital importance for several uses. But the sector also causes massive displacement of people. Our report discusses the social impact of mining and the need for profit sharing with the affected communities. It also suggests mechanisms in which this profit sharing can be practiced in India.

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Sharing the wealth of minerals: Policies, practices and implications

It is now well recognised across the world that wealth generated by the mining sector comes at a substantial development cost, along with environmental damages and economic exclusion of the marginalised. This has also been exhaustively documented in India. In fact, the major mining districts of India are among its poorest and most polluted. Considering the negative externalities of the mining sector, new policies and practices are being explored and implemented across the world to ensure that mineral wealth can be converted into sustainable development benefits for local communities.

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What does '26 per cent of equity or profits really mean?'

Civil Society Interview
By Chandra Bhushan

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Round Table Meet on the MMDR (draft) Act, 2010

CSE, in collaboration with Ekta Parishad, conducted a roundtable in Rourkela (Kalunga) on the MMDR (draft) Act 2010. The objective was to expose the direct stakeholders like affected people and grassroot level NGOs to the draft act and the special provision of 'profit sharing'. The meeting was attended by stakeholders from the states of Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Jharkhand. The meeting opened with a presentation from Chandra Bhushan, deputy director general, CSE on the provisions of the act and what they might imply.

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218 coal mines violating EIA notification 2006

According to the Press Information Bureau, 218 mines of Coal India Limited (CIL) are operating in violation to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification 2006. These are pre-1994 mines when the EIA notification was not in place.

Report on Profit Sharing released in Odisha on June 24, 2011

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Chandra Bhushan

Mind Over Matter

3 February 2012

Everybody’s business

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Work Overview

Mining is a contentious subject. It generates almost as many viewpoints and positions as the number of its contestants. It is, unarguably, a core industrial sector and crucial for India’s economic growth. It is growing at a rapid pace – between 1993 and 2005, the mining sector showed a compound annual growth rate of 10.7 per cent. It is likely to grow at a much faster rate in coming years. Post-liberalisation, mining is being done not only to satisfy India’s domestic requirements, but also to meet the growing international demand. China, in particular, has emerged as a major market for Indian minerals.

Report on Profit Sharing to be released in Ranchi

Centre for Science and Environment’s (CSE) will release their report on profit sharing in Ranchi on August 5, 2011 at 2:30 pm. The report is a detailed analysis of the profit sharing mechanism, international practices being followed in different countries, the need for profit sharing, etc.

The report will be released on August 5, 2011 at the Nalanda Hall, Hotel Ranchi Ashok, Doranda, Ranchi, Jharkhand. There will be a presentation on the report, which will be followed by a panel discussion.

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