Mining mafia defies SC, denudes state
The stillness of the forest is shattered by a loud explosion, and the birds take flight in panic, it's the sound of Dynamite being used at one of the several illegal sandstone mines in midst of the
The stillness of the forest is shattered by a loud explosion, and the birds take flight in panic, it's the sound of Dynamite being used at one of the several illegal sandstone mines in midst of the
Eighteen people have been killed in an accident in a gold mine in South China. Monday's tragedy, in Baise in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, also injured three people and trapped at least two
The public sector Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL) has put on hold many of its major capital-intensive expansion projects as it could not get a 20-year mining lease, Steel Minister B K
World Bank officials took a Hippocratic oath when they agreed in 1997 to led India more than a half-billion dollars to mine coal. PSU became 'productive and profitable' with loan but left most
The Karnataka Government proposes to make a study of the environment impact in the entire region of the Bellary-Hospet iron ore
The leakage of iron slurry into the Yennehole stream is being seen as a major ecological disaster by environmental groups. The issue quietly took a backseat while other matters caught the imagination
Centre will soon grant full freedom to state governments to approve mining plans for 29 non-metallic minerals, which have been opened up for foreign participation. The Centre's decision to empower
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. said it signed an agreement it hopes will improve strained relations with indigenous tribes living near the the company's vast mining operations in Indonesia's
A conservation row is brewing over an application by a mining company to mine coal on the border of the renowned Umfolozi Game Reserve in northern KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.According to
Environmentalists began a campaign to scrap the Nepal government's decision to allow 10 years time extension to the Godavari Marble Factory to blast and quarry marble at the Godavari area. The permit
The Haryana government reportedly has been losing several crores of revenue every year, due to the evasion of sales tax and royalty on the sand dunes in bed of the Yamuna. Poor supervision and
Almost a month has passed since the 200 families of Tejaswininagar, near BTM 6th phase, off Bannerghatta Road on the outskirts of the City, repoprted the illegal stone quarrying in their area. But,
The world's diamond industry appeared on the verge of a breakthrough agreement on a global certification scheme, after manufacturers proposed a raft of measures aimed at clamping down on the trade in
A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court alleging large scale illegal quarrying and mining in reserve forests and revenue land in Madhya Pradesh, particularly in the Shivpuri
A parliamentary committee that visited the Powai Lake on Thursday said that it would recommend a ban on quarrying and blasting in the hills near Powai lake. The 15-member committee, headed by MP
South African mining companies reacted with dismay to the draft minerals law enshrining the government's plans to open the industry to foreign competition, encourage black owned mining groups and
The indiscriminate quarrying of clay, stones and sand from the riverbeds, located near the Baddi-Barotiwala industrial belt, about 40 km from Kasauli(HP), has created a contention among
Inadequate monitoring and acceptance by Romanian authorities of inappropriate management of tailings were the root cause of the Baia Mare mining disaster, according to the findings of an independent
A threat by Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to seize the assets of foreign minig companies dealt a further blow to investor confidence on Thursday in a country already suffering political and
A group of major energy and mining companies have joined with human rights organizations in adopting a code of conduct aimed at preventing abuses by governments in developing nations where the