India seeks to reduce coal mining fatalities
Although coal-mining fatalities have decreased in India this year, government officials are still concerned that more should be done to curb mining accidents. Some 76 fatalities occurred between
Although coal-mining fatalities have decreased in India this year, government officials are still concerned that more should be done to curb mining accidents. Some 76 fatalities occurred between
The Haryana Government has turned a blind eye to the plundering of its mineral wealth on a massive scale, ostensibly under political patronage, in Faridabad and Gurgaon districts. The illegal mining
Kirthar-one of the first parks in Pakistan designated mainly for ecosystem preservation by United Nations, appears to be facing extinction itself owing to proposed mining exploration in the area.
Parliament on Monday decentralised authority on mining of minerals, devolving to state governments some powers in this regard. The Rajya Sabha approved, as a sequel to the Lok Sabha doing so last
The Lok Sabha passed the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill, 1999 which delegates more powers to states and simplifies procedures regarding regulation of mines and
The huge Diavik diamond mining project has, according to reports reaching Mumbai bagged the environmental clearance certificate from the Canadian authorities, thus crossing the last hurdle to actual
The curtain has finally come down on the much publicised diamond mining controversy as the Central Government has given its clearance to grant the prospecting licence for aerial geophysical survey
Plans by Japan's Mitsubishi Corp and the Mexican government to build a $ 150m saltworks project, partially located in Latin American's largest wildlife reserve, received another setback after a
The villages of Manethi and Padla in Rewari district are perennially plagued by problems, some of which were natural and some of them man-made. The rigours of drought and erosion caused by
The owners of the Ok Tedi mine operated by the Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd are looking for new ways to ease environmental damage from the Papua Guinea mine, while the World Bank reviews the risks and
Environmentalalists are taking their protest about open-cast mining in West Virginia to the top.
Study : Pointing out the economic importance as well as the ecological significance of river sand, a scientific paper has called for an environmental impact analysis (EIA) aimed at stipulating the
Vietnam has issued a rule that will force firms seeking to tap natural resources to protect the environment at their mining site by paying cash deposits or mortaging assets at local
To counter the unsafe mining practices that are affecting the lives of people around the country, Mines, Minerals, and People has been formed, according to the organisation's representative, R Ravi.
A Federal judge has ruled that West Virginia may not issue strip-mining permits for projects that use stream beds to dispose of rock and dirt, a decision that a state agency said would affect all
Mines, Minerals and People (MMP), an alliance of mining struggle groups in various parts of the country, has cautioned the Central Government against throwing open the natural resources to multi
The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre has held that radiation fears among those living around mines and dumping sites for waste radioactive material of the Uranium Corporation of India in Jaduguda (East
The Papua New Guinea government said it wanted to keep the troubled Ok Tedi copper mine open and said it did not expect BHP to pull out of its majority ownership of the mine. Asked
HC : In a significant ruling , the Mumbai High court on Thursday prohibited all kinds of mining activities in the proximity of ordnance factories to protect all vital and sensitive defence
High Court upholds Collector's action : A District Collector's action cancelling the licence for a granite quarry which threatened a 1300-year old monument has been upheld by the Madras High Court.