<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Bhavesh Arun Karekar & Others Vs MoEF&CC & Others dated 15/04/2024.</p> <p>The matter related to non-compliance
American and British officials have accused the presidents of Liberia and Burkina Faso of taking a personal role in trading arms for diamonds in violation of a UN embargo. They also said the two
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Plc hiked ints bid for Australia's North Ltd on Thursday to A$4.75 ($2.*)) a share, raising the stakes in its battle with Anglo American Plc for North's iron
Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, and Tony Blair, UK prime minister, agreed to co-host an international conference by October to draw up plans to stamp out the trade in "conflict" diamonds that
Minister for mines SS Dhindsa has asked the environment and forest ministry for support in regulating the surface use of mineral bearing areas. Speaking at the inaugural function of the annual
As the date of expiry of the mining lease given to Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL) is fast approaching (July 25), environmental activists are mounting pressure on the political
The international diamond industry announced strict new measures today to clamp down on the trade in "conflict diamonds" used to pay for African wars.The measures include a certification system to
There is no way to stop African warlords from trading illicit diamonds for guns. The black market in diamonds from rebel areas is just one symptom of a more complex problem, the ungovernability of
Experts blame indiscriminate quarrying for Wednesday's landslide which killed a large number of slum dwellers at Ghatkopar. But such landslides can be predicted and prevented, points out V.
Illegal mining in Indonesia has reached unprecedented levels, harming legitimate companies and putting the economy and environment at risk. The illegal operators play havoc with the mine by stripping
A ecological disaster looms over North Sulawesi's Minahasa Peninsula. Rampant illegal gold mining is pouring hundreds of tonnes of mercury into the environment. The deadly flow threatens to undermine
