Stop illegal sand mining, AIDWA tells Government
The All India Democratic Women's Association has urged the Tamil Nadu state government to stop illegal sand mining in the riverbeds as well as check the enormous tapping of ground water by
The All India Democratic Women's Association has urged the Tamil Nadu state government to stop illegal sand mining in the riverbeds as well as check the enormous tapping of ground water by
The Gujarat Government has decided to throw open exploration of minerals to the private sector and is also targeting foreign investment. With some of the global majors such Ambassador and Jeffrie
The government is planning to open the coal mining sector to the private sector by bringing in suitable legislative changes. As per the plan being worked by the ministry of coal, it proposes to bring
Radioactive spectres haunt Andhra Pradesh as Nagarjuna Sagar awaits a uranium mine nearby. At the end of the nuclear dream may lie the terrible reality of human and environmental waste. As the
The Uranium Corporation of India Ltd has succeeded in convincing the local people of the Domiasiat area in Meghalaya to start uranium mining. Sources in the corporation told The Asian Age that it
The high court framed guidelines for the functioning of stone crushers in the state. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice V.K. Gupta and Mr Justice R.L. Khurana directed te crusher owners to
The Narmada Bacchao Andolan has lodged a strong protest against the wrongful arrest of 29 adivasis in the Limbi village of Badwani district in western Madhya Pradesh. The adivasis were campaigning
The Union Minister of Coal, Mr Kariya Munda, has asked coal companies to change their production priorities from opencast to underground mines. The change in priority was essential to achieve the
The Tamil Nadu Government has announced that all existing leases for sand quarrying will cease to be effective and the work will be entrusted to the Public Works Department, according to an official
Sorabh Van Vihar, a famous tourist resort of the Palampur town, built on right bank of Neugal river, is facing a threat because of reckless mining in the river. The water level in Neugal river has
The Tamil Nadu state government began quarrying and selling sand through the Public Works Department bring to an end the system of leasing quarries to private
The exploitation of nine billion tonnes of coal reserves in the Thar region of Sindh (Pakistan) could change the future economic landscape of Pakistan, said Hasan Gauhar , a former director-general
All existing sand quarrying leases in Tamil Nadu have been scrapped with immediate effect, the Government
Building debris, manufactured sand, rock or quarry dust, and fly ash can be used as viable and technologically feasible alternatives to river sand, say construction experts in Tamil Nadu and building
Krishi Ekta Sangh, a NGO spearheading the environment protection campaign in the remote Rivona village, of Sanguem district of Goa, has complained of the indirect discharge of water into Vargothi vod
A division bench of the Madras high vourt on Wednesday banned sand quarrying in leased out sites in Tamil Nadu, hours after a single judge bench stayed a government order cancelling the licenses for
The Pampa Parirakshana Samithi has sought a one year ban on sand-mining in Pampa river in Kerala from October 1 in view of the grave environment problems being faced by the river following
Incessant mining in Kemmangundi in Karnataka is choking the river systems and leading to a severe siltation in the Bhadra dam. The day is not far when the green belt will be reduced to a mere pit of
The famous Gopnath temple, in Vadodara, Gujarat, a priceless heirtage site dating back to 6AD, is now in danger because of the excess stone quarrying activities in the area in its two-and-half km
Even as the Public Works department is fine-tuning the new scheme of sand quarrying and selling, the arrangement faces teething problems, it appears. Shortage of staff, long wait for lorries and