<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) regarding illegal sand mining being done at the Balod Pod sand mine located in Balod district, Chhattisgarh.</p> <p>A report was called
Up to 150kg of deadly cyanide had dissolved into a local water system in Papua New Guinea after a crate of the chemical was accidentally dropped from a helicopter, an Australian mining company
Three environmental disasters have raised questions about how diligently Australian mining houses are managing hazardous operations offshore. One Australian company has been accused of polluting the
The river Mahanadi flowing near the periphery of village Ghodari, is slowly drying up. People are doubtful that, this river too may follow river Indrawati of Bastar and change its course of flow. The
Greenpeace today blockaded the entrance to Esmeralda Explorations' ill fated Aurul gold mine in Romania, demanding that it should not be reopened as long as it was still using cyanide. The gold
A second overflow of poisonous mining residues has spilled into the river in northern Romania that was contaminated by a cyanide leak last month, and is heading towards Hungary. About 20,000 tonnes
Hungary said on Thursday it would sue one Australian and two Romanian mining firms over cyanide and metal spills that have devastated the Tisza
Ukraine on Monday began two days of national mourning for 81 coal miners killed in an underground explosion. Of the 277 miners underground at the time of the blast Saturday, 80 were killed
Moves by the Australian company Esmeralda Exploration towards declaring bankruptcy were a "trick" to avoid paying millions in compensation after a cyanide spill that tainted river systems across
Recent accidents at Romanian mines that have devastated river life and wiped out flora and fauna could be just the forerunner of a spate of disasters. Three times in the past six weeks, mines in the
The World Bank has confirmed telling the Papua New Guinea (PNG) government to shut down immediately the Ok Tedi copper and gold mine in the west of the country. Last August, the PNG government has
