Illegal mining in canal poromboke land alleged
In a daring incident, some persons of Perodu town panchayat have transported several lakhs of rupees worth earthern soil of canal poromboke land in the Perodu town panchayat in Tamil Nadu endangering
In a daring incident, some persons of Perodu town panchayat have transported several lakhs of rupees worth earthern soil of canal poromboke land in the Perodu town panchayat in Tamil Nadu endangering
At least 25 illegal miners were feared killed when an abandoned mine of the Central Coalfields Limited caved in Bokaro district of Jharkhand on Thursday. Sources said that nearly 40 to 45 illegal
The Kerala State cabinet has cleared the minerals policy, paving the ay for private participation in establishing minerals-based industries in the State. The policy stipulates that land will not be
A second committee which was set up on the orders of the Supreme Court to ascertain whether the ban on mining was being enforced within a 5 km radius of the border of the national Capital has
Situated at a few kilometers from Shimla is the Kasumpti Assembly segment where the mining quarrying and timber mafia is active. The mafia virtually has stranglehold on the Junga-Chalanda area.
Expressing serious concern over the threat posed to the Tamil Nadu State's water bodies by incessant sand mining, the jury, formed for a public hearing held in February this year, asked the State
The Kochi district expert-committee meeting, presided over by District Collector Gyanesh Kumar, has decided to sanction sand mining from the river banks in the city. The sanction was given after the
The Panjim Bench of the Bombay High Court has directed five mining companies, who have dumped mine rejects on the banks of the Advoi nullah, Sattari to deposit an amount of Rs 1,79,552 with the Court
The Union Ministry of coal and Mines plans to approach the union Cabinet soon for permission to close down unviable mines. "We will approach the Cabinet for closure of some mine," the Coal Minister
While states like Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa are opening up the mining sector to private players in tune with the 1998 Central Government policy to attract thousands of crores of
In a bid to ensure restoration of mining areas-sans ecological degradation, mines ministry has proposed a new mines closure scheme which will make it mandatory for mining companies to give a
An Interior Department proposal to require U.S. coal mining companies to pay for unanticipated clean-up costs is too costly and could put some firms out of business, a mining trade group said.
Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd. (KIOCL) is facing the risk of premature closure in July 2004 following the public interest litigation's initiated by environment protection groups and non-governmental
The Maharashtra Government announced a ban on sand mining in riverbeds in the State. Largescale sand mining by the construction industry had led to poor percolation of water in riverbeds and
The Supreme Court ordered the closure of operations by the KIOCL within the Kudremukh National Park (KNP) by July 2004. The decision was based on the recommendations of the Central Empowered
Jyotsna Tirkely, a member of the Adivasi Mahilla Manch, lives near Jaddugara, a town in Jharkhand which has acquired notoriety for being the home of India's largest uranium mine. Cases of cancer here
The Supreme Court reserved its verdict on the request of the Kudremukh Iron Ore company in Karnataka to permit it to continue mining operations till 2006 with adequate safeguards. A three judge Bench
In order to reduce the social and environmental costs of abandoning mines, the ministry of coal and mines has set up a committee to suggest changes in the policy regarding closure of mines. The
With the Supreme Court banning all mining operations in the Aravalli range falling in Rajasthan (and also Haryana), a piquant situation has arisen the likes of which have never been witnessed in the
The villagers of Badagu Panjimaru and Pambur of Shirva, Udupi district, Mangalore, have alleged that despite protest and complaints against mining by using explosives, the authorities concerned are