Biggest mine blast in North India
The biggest -ever recorded mines explosion of North India was carried out in the rock phosphate mines of Jhamarkotra in Udaipur district of South Rajasthan, owned by the public sector Rajasthan State
The biggest -ever recorded mines explosion of North India was carried out in the rock phosphate mines of Jhamarkotra in Udaipur district of South Rajasthan, owned by the public sector Rajasthan State
Environmental groups last week welcomed the US forest Service's move to halt mining for gold, sliver and other "hard rock" minerals for at least two years along Montana's spectacular Rocky Mountain
The news is nothing new, many people knew of it, they may just having been ignoring it. Now its official and people working in and around the Dankuni Coal Project. Air and water pollution in and
Signalling a breakthrough in the lifting of economic sanction, the International Financial Corporation, the affiliate of the World Bank that invests in the private sector, has cleared a $35-million
State Minorities Commission Chairman Qamarul Islam has urged the governemt to ban quarrying in the 2-km radius of the Gomateshwara statue in Karkala in the wake of reports of possible damage to the
With enviornment audit of industrial projects soon becoming a reality, the mining industry, known for its impact on the environment, is under pressure to produce clean. "Once enforced the environment
Instead of the chirping birds, the only sound that is heard in the Asola Bhatti sanctuary is the loud whirring of machines digging into the land. While the Delhi Wildlife Department announced a Rs 2
Experts : Though coal continues to be a major raw material for Indian power sector, its mining has for long posed risk to environment due to loopholes in existing regulations and lack of initiative
Twenty villages in the interior of Chamba district have started sinking because of illegal slate mining. This fact has been brought to light by Mr Rattan Chand, a social worker who has set up a
China, the world's largest coal producer, plans to shut 25,800 coal mines this year and reduce output by 250m tonnes as part of continued attempts to halt over production and decrease losses in one
The Orissa govenment's crackdown on the non-governmental organisations (NGOs) opposing upcoming industrial projects in the Koraput district has kicked up an unseemly controversy. The irresistible
Radioactive radiation from the Uranium Corporation of India Ltd (UCIL) mines at Bihar's Jaduguda is causing large-scale health hazards to the tribal population living in the adjoining areas,
The Andhra Pradesh Government has proposed villagewise auction of sand from major rivers such as the Godavari, the Krishna, the Tungabhadra and their tributaries and offer the same to "genuine"
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) and Mining have, through improvement in mining techniques, discovered diamond-bearing kimberlite pipes, the host rock for diamonds, in parts of Karnataka, Andhra
Indonesian officials said they would change mining royalties and push for more payments directly to local governments to assuage growing popular resentment against foreign mining companies. Rozik
A code to regulate the recovery of minerals from the world's seabeds is to be approved soon, allowing contracts to be issued for seabed mining to agencies and companies in several countries. The code
The board of directors of Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL) has recommended the closure of 64 mines in six areas of the company, the Minister of State for Coal, Mr. Dilip Ray, informed the Rajya Sabha.
The Australian government rejected a request by the United Nations World Heritage committee to halt construction of a uranium mine in a national park. Canberra said it would compile a "comprehensive
A legal change will allow mines to cover up to 50,000 rai, leading to fears that Thailand's forests will be damaged. The Mineral Resources Department (MRD) is to amend the Mining Bill. It will also
Coal mines suddenly flooded, killing 35 persons and leaving one other missing and presumed dead in southwestern China's Guangxi region, according to a report. The flood occurred on October 25 at two