SAF to help check illegal mining
Due to limited number of forest guards, illegal mining could not be stopped in the forest areas in Gwalior. Now, the forest department is taking help from the Special Armed Force (SAF) at the Madhya
Due to limited number of forest guards, illegal mining could not be stopped in the forest areas in Gwalior. Now, the forest department is taking help from the Special Armed Force (SAF) at the Madhya
Minister for Mines, Digamber Kamat has stated, that the Goa Government would not hesitate to stop the mining operations of Bandekar mines company, located at Pale, if it fails to abide government
The Andhra Pradesh state government will launch a special drive against illegal mining and transportation of filter sand form August 16, minister for Panchayat Raj Pocharam Srinivasa Reddy announced
The Bhure Lal Committee, appointed by the Supreme Court to look into the aspects of the mining ban in the five km area in Haryana adjoining Delhi, has suggested that the ban should continue. The
An alarming rise in illegal mining of sand and earth from farmland and water sources is seriously threatening agricultural operations in Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu. Anyone raising his voice
Unbridled mining of lime shell in Alappuzha district in Kerala is hindering smooth sailing of boats in the Vembanad lake. The heaps of waste left after mining is causing concern among the Water
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court today admitted a writ petition seeking to command the Government to impose the sand mining holiday in all rivers in Kerala from June to October every year
Rajasthan High Court has ordered to close down mines coming within the range of 6 km from Chittorgarh fort. Notices have been issued to around 700 licensed mines for their closure. The High court
Despite over half a dozen notices issued by the Forest Department and a ban on illegal mining and quarrying by the Government of India, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) continues to illegally mine
The Executive Engineer, Water Resources Department today submitted his report in the High Court about the damage caused to the Advoi nullah in Sattrai taluka in Goa by the dumps erected by mining
Massive open cast coal mining is threatened to destroy around 2,000 sq. km of rich agricultural lands and 203 tribal villages of North Karanpura Valley of Jharkhand. Besides the death of a unique
Hundreds of schoolchildren and villagers of Appayanapalya, about 10 km from Tumkur, staged a protest demonstration after taking out a procession here on Monday demanding that the quarrying near the
Environmentalists and Aboriginal leaders called on mining giant Rio Tinto Plc/Ltd yesterday to start rehabilitation work on a uranium deposit bordering World Heritage-listed parkland in Australia's
In a bid to regulate sound and dust pollution at Digas-Panchawadi, Goa, government officials, mining representatives and an NGO will supervise night mining operations on a number of days during the
The Indian Express report on illegal mining and quarrying of stones from Beas riverbed by the Border Roads Organization (BRO) made the Himachal Pradesh government sit up recently and issue a notice.
The flora is flourishing and the fauna is returning. suddenly Neelgai can be seen nibbling at saplings and the elusive peacock, another pleasant sight, strutting in the rain. It seems the ecological
The District Collector, Ernakulam, Kerala, has submitted a report before the Kerala High Court stating that a total ban on sand mining from July 1 to September 30 would be imposed to regulate sand
Farmers of Barikhad, Lodhwan, Hagwal, Gagwal, Majra, Damtal and Mohtli areas of the subdivision and those of Haryal, Tirate and Mammon areas of neighbouring Pathankot subdivision are up in arms
A meeting of the Ernakulam district, Kerala, expert committee on sand mining control and river bank protection chaired by District Collector Gyanesh Kumar today adopted several crucial decisions
In order to reduce the social and environmental costs of abandoning mines, the ministry of coal and mines has set up a committee to suggest changes in the policy regarding closure of mines. The