Centre mulls coal sector privatisation
The Centre is seriously considering the privatisation of coal mining going back on the nationalisation decree of 1973. The Group of Ministers, headed by Mr Yashwant Sinha will meet to discuss the
The Centre is seriously considering the privatisation of coal mining going back on the nationalisation decree of 1973. The Group of Ministers, headed by Mr Yashwant Sinha will meet to discuss the
Coal companies should not be allowed to collapse the surface of the land over their mines, an U.S.district court has ruled. The decision overturns an Interior Department regulation that citizen
If the present impasse between the Kancheepuram district administration and Sankarapuram villagers persists, one may not be able to hear the sonorous chiseling sound on stone as one walks through the
Coal India Ltd (CIL) may have to defer a number of new projects proposed for the period 2002-07 because of delays in getting environmental and forest clearances. With around 34 agencies involved in
Indonesia Minister for Eastern Areas Manuel Kaisiepo says he will seek a solution to problems caused by a potential ban on open pit mining deemed to endanger forests. "This is one of the big issues
A division bench of the Kerala High Court today directed the District Collector, Ernakulam, to inquire into media reports regarding unauthorised sand collection in Eloor panchayat, leading to the
A panch member of Sancoale village panchayat Simon Carvolho in Goa in a press note circulated here today alleged that the area where alleged large scale excavation of hills along Cortalim-Vasco road
The implementation of the new mineral policy, adoption of United Nations framework classification of mineral resources and fiscal issues affecting the sector related to export and imports as
Industry Minister P K Kunhalikutty has said that the Kerala Government is planning to formulate a mineral policy to encourage private participation in exploitation of minerals. He also said that the
Spread over 6,500 acres of land on the border areas of the Capital, stone mines are stealing and wasting precious water and the Capital needs. The underground water is being wasted at an alarming
The Bush administration approved regulations late today that will allow coal companies to dump leftover dirt and rock from mountaintop mining into streams and valleys. The mining industry hailed the
Illegal mining is going on in the Panchkula district on the sly even as more than 40 quarries remain closed on account of leak of approval from the government. The fact that the Mining Department,
In the wake of a Supreme Court order banning all mining operations within five kilometre (km) periphery of the National Capital Territory of Delhi all mining activity in the stone quarries of
Indian scientists are using satellites to detect fires in underground coal mines in Jharia in Bihar.
Some of the world's largest mining companies are looking at what sustainable minerals development would entail. An independent survey of opportunities for the global mining industry to move towards
Mining in nearly 80 per cent of the area in the region has come to a standstill following a Supreme Court order banning mining within the 5 km periphery of the border of the National Capital Delhi.
A recent order of the Supreme Court has banned mining within five kms of the area bordering Delhi. The interim order passed on May 6 has asked Haryana Government to stop all mining activities. An
The Haryana Government is all set to file a review petition in the Supreme Court tomorrow against the latter's interim order of banning mining activities within a 5 km radius of the border of Delhi.
Haryana is likely to file a review petition in the Supreme Court, against its interim order prohibiting mining activities within a radius of the border of the National Capital Territory (NCT) Delhi,
The Himachal Pradesh High court yesterday issued show cause notices to the Secretary, Director, the state pollution control board and the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board(HPSEB) on a petition