The Andhra Pradesh government today sought to put at the rest the political controversy over the Bayyaram mines issue, saying there was no proposal to divert iron ore to the Visakhapatnam Steel Pla

Industry’s demand for a predictable and more structured forest clearance system could soon be a reality.

Move is aimed at check-mating mafia which has been mining sand unchecked from rivers and lakes

The Karnataka government has proposed a new sand policy to check the operations of the sand mafia. This will replace the present one formulated by the previous BJP government.

Rajkot (Gujarat): A senior minister in the Narendra Modi government was on Saturday sentenced to three years imprisonment by a court in Porbandar in the Rs.

New Delhi: The environment ministry has proposed to partially outsource monitoring of clearances — given for millions of hectares of forests for industrial and other development activities — to pri

Digging deep into the issue of unlawful mining in Punjab, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Ferozepur Deputy Commissioner to “ensure illegal mining is brought to a halt”.

Efforts, finally, seem to be are on to save and revive the fast-disappearing Arkavathy river, with the Waterman of India, Rajendra Singh, working with the State government in this regard.

The Magsaysay awardee, Singh, was in the City on Friday, to hold talks with the government and chalk out a plan for conservation and revival of the water body.

Coinciding with the second death anniversary of the Swami, he is on fast-unto-death for the fifth time

Fishermen’s catch will go down drastically: ZSI Director

A drastic decline in the live coral cover in Lakshadweep has been reported, causing serious concern among researchers and naturalists. K. Venkataraman, Director, Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), told The Hindu that the development came to light recently during a study.

The country has lost $5 billion in foreign exchange owing to the ban on iron ore mining in the state.