<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of New item titled “Six workers killed in fire inside Nagaland rat-hole mine “appearing in The Hindu Bureau
Kenmare Resources PLC (KMR.I) has been granted an environmental licence by the Mozambican Department of Environment for its Moma Titanium Mineral Sands Project in Mozambique, the company said. Moma,
Having promised seven months ago that quarrying of two huge hills near Simhachalam would be stopped forthwith, Forests Minister Ch Ayyannapatrudu expressed surprise over what he termed
The UK-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has called for a halt to mining, which is destroying the tiger habitat in Jamwa Ramgarh, near the Sariska tiger reserve, in Rajasthan. This
Polem, the bordering region of Goa is famous for all sorts of illegal transportation activities. Illegal transportation of mud from Polem to Karwar has been going on in full swing from
Unscientific mining claimed the lives of atleast seven coal mine labourers in the Nangalbibra coalfields in South Garo Hills (Meghalaya). The miners accidentally dug into an abandoned mining hole at
The amalgamation of Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals Ltd with Rajasthan State Minerals Development Corporation Ltd seems to have energised the company. It is planning to set up more lignite based
A new report says mining is destroying some of India's most ecologically-sensitive areas, including catchments that provide water to millions of people. It has called for a rethink of development
An all time record of 60 lakh tonnes of coal was mined in Manuguru region of the Singarenin collieries company limited (SCCL), Andhra Pradesh netting a profit of Rs 395 crore in the production year
The Karnataka government has allowed quarrying in forest land to increase granite exports to around Rs 1,000 crore in three years, according to a mines and geology department official. According to a
Dumping of hundreds of tonnes of garbage in the Bhangi choe by the civic body authorities and alleged illegal mining of sand from the choe bed and even from adjoining fields for years together has
