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  • Cyanide-laced Danube water hits Belgrade

    A burst of cyanide-laced water, that has flown into the Danube, killing everything in its path, reached the Yugoslav capital Belgrade on Monday, and was heading eastwards to where the Danube slices a

  • Romania and Hungary discuss cyanide spill

    Romania and Hungary began discussing compensation yesterday for a cyanide spill at a Romanian gold mine that has killed thousands of fish in a major river system. The spill has poisoned the

  • Slate miners flint ban orders

    The death of two persons in the Khaniyara slate quarries has once again exposed the illegal mining being undertaken there in violation of the Supreme Court's orders. A complete ban had been imposed

  • Quarries pose threat to Western Ghats

    It is virtually the problem of getting caught between the devil and the deep sea for the villagers of Elangamanipuram located close to the Kanyakumari - Thiruvananthapuram National Highway near

  • Illegal coal mining continues in Asansol

    All the names that matter in the West Bengal government have repeatedly directed Burdwan police and the Central Industrial Security Force to take steps against illegal coal mining in the

  • Mining poses ecological threat

    The green hills in Himachal Pradesh have been indiscriminately stripped of its forest cover in the past 10 years, resulting in flash floods, devastating landslides and complete change in the pattern

  • New environmental safety norms coming

    The Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Mr. Babu Lal Marandi, today declared the intention of the Government to put a stop to the environmental problems being caused by the use of

  • Death toll in Ukranian mines is down from last year

    Despite the report of a miner death in a Ukranian coal mine, deaths are down significantly this year over last year's total of 360 fatalities.The death today of a Ukrainian miner who was electrocuted

  • Mine cave-in exposes gem smuggling

    The caving in of an illegal mine in which five tribals were buried alive at Junagarh on 21 December has exposed the rampant gem-smuggling that takes place in the district. Meanwhile the toll in the

  • Surajkund quarry workers await justic

    More than 16 years after the Supreme Court set free bonded labourers of Surajkund stone quarries and directed the government to ensure minimum wages and housing for them as well, they are still

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