Almost two years after its ban, the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed resumption of mining activities in 90 mines in Bellary, Tumkur and Chitradurga districts of Karnataka.

Mining of iron ore could revive by October this year with the Supreme Court order of Thursday.

The Ministry of Environment and Forests is giving final touches to a plan that will insist on full forest clearance for the entire mining lease area, instead of granting clearance to a smaller sect

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Centre and the Goa Government on a plea that alleged that the State Government, in violation of its order, has allowed export of iron ores, purport

Bellary, Dec 2, 2012, DHNS : Many mining companies in the district, which faced the wrath of the Supreme Court for indulging in illegal mining, have started implementing reclamation and rehabilitat

The Environment Ministry is now under the scanner of a parliamentary committee that has reportedly directed it to “properly monitor green clearances given to coal mining firms, particularly in stat

Large swathes of coal-bearing areas in forests, national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, tiger reserves and elephant corridors may soon be out of bounds for mining activities as a high-level committee