Commandos ask for protection from miners
The National Security Guard(NSG) Garrison at Manesar, 35 km from Gurgaon at Manesar trains the finest commandos in India, and is known for lending expertise to anti-terrorist and hostage-rescue
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Spl squad formed to curb illegal sand mining
The district administration has formed a special squad under the guidance of the City Commissioner of Police, Aluva rural SP and the armed police for curbing the illegal sand mining in various river
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Two dead, 22 lost in mine flood
Two coal miners were killed and 22 were missing after water from a disused mine in Guangxi province (China) flooded another shaft where 172 people were working, state media reported yesterday.
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Illegal sand mining
SP ordered to appear in court:A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court has issued an oral direction to Superintendent of Police (Rural) Ernakulam, to appear in court in person. The direction is on
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In the pit
ECL's decision to close down 64 mines endangers thousands of workers at West
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Bhadravati plant may go for alternate coal supply
The Union government has initiated moves to get the much-delayed 1082 mw Bhadravati power project, promoted by Mittals in Maharashtra, moving. The coal ministry has suggested a coal supply transport
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Haryana deprived of huge mining revenue
The Haryana Govenment is being deprived of huge revenue by leases of silica sand and stone mines in Gurgaon, Faridabad and Panchkula
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Panchayats may get back mining rights
The Chief Minsiter, Mr.Prem Kumar Dhumal, yesterday said that in view of public interest the Himachal Pradesh government would consider restoring mining rights to panchayats in the Khaniyara slate
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SC panel finds quarrying in Shivpuri
The panel of senior Forest officers, constituted on the directives of Supreme Court to probe into illegal quarrying and mining in Shivpuri has,prima facie, established blatant violation of law in the
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Sand mining: HC dismisses Govt petition
Kerala High Court today dismissed a petition by the State Government seeking relaxation on the total ban on sand mining in the
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Chile OKs environmental study at El Abra copper mine
Chile's National Environmental Committee (Conama) yesterday said it has approved an environmental impact statement for a $77 million project to leach low-grade ore at the El Abra copper mine.
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Coal industry chalks out pollution control plan
The coal industry has drawn up a long-term plan to check pollution in collieries. The plan envisages employing new techniques to minimise the generation of coal dust and land reclamation, and
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Digvijay's gold mining venture flawed
Centre : Formation of the joint venture company (JVC) by the Madhya Pradesh Government and MP State Mining Corporation (MPSMC) for diamond mining in Begradih block of Raipur is
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Village sinking due to mining
Shamah village in Paonta tehsil is sinking everyday. According to villagers, for the past 15 years, they have been tense and after the earthquake disaster rocked Gujarat, they have been spending
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Orissa gives bauxite mine on the sly to Balco
The Orissa government took a quiet decision to lease out huge bauxite reserves to Bharat Aluminium Co Ltd (Balco) just a few days before the Union government finalized the company's privatization on
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HC directive on sand mining
The Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS) was today directed by a Division Bench of the Kerala High Court to ascertain whether the distance, 50 metre from bridges, within which sand mining is
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China shuts illegal coal mines
The authorities in southern China have shut down 2,945 coal mines over the last two years for allegedly ignoring safety rules and fouling the environment, the official Xinhuan news agency
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Sand mining banned
The Pathanamthitta District Collector S Sukumaran today banned sand mining from all rivers in the district till the final verdict of kerala High Court on this issue which is expected on February 27.
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Over 71,000 miners to be hit by Eastern coalfields revival plan
The 'restructuring-cum-revival plan' of Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (ECL), a Coal India Ltd. subsidiary, will hit over 71,000 coal miners with the company contemplating closure of 64 Group IV mines. The
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Guarded welcome for open-cast mining planning controls
UK government plans to tighten planning controls on open cast coal extraction received a guarded welcome from environmentalists and the mining industry. Both parties said the outcome would depend