Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Raghubir Singh Garia Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 22/04/2025. The matter related to illegal mining of soap stone in village Papon, District Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The complainant, a resident of the village said that illegal mining of soap stone …
Fossil fuels have a new crime to live down. A frenzy of hydrocarbon burning at the end of the Permian period may have led to the most devastating mass extinction Earth has ever seen, as explosive encounters between magma and coal released more carbon dioxide in the course of a …
The chips have gone higher in the controversial uranium mining project in Meghalaya with the State Government announcing that a whopping Rs 2,098 crore would be pumped in to develop roads in the impoverished district. The government announced after a meeting with the Coordination Committee of Social Organisations (CCSO) and …
This paper on the state of Himalayan Glaciers by V K Raina, ex Deputy Director of GSI presents a historical review of the research to date spanning more than fifty years, and claims that it is premature to accept that Himalayan glaciers are retreating abnormally because of global warming. Monitoring …
Report of the Sub-Committee constituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) in pursuance to the Direction of Hon’ble High Court of Judicature of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad (Special Original Jurisdiction) dated 29th June, 2009 in respect of Writ Petition No. 13341/08 filed by Krishna Godavari Deltala Parirakshana Samithi, …
S. Ganesan D.M. Mohabey, Director, Palaeontology Division, Geological Survey of India, delivering a lecture at the Bharathidasan University in Tiruchi on Wednesday.
Illegal and unscientific mining continues to mar the fragile environment and the scenic beauty of the hill state as the state mining department fails to perform its regulatory role effectively due to an acute shortage of technical staff, vehicles and other infrastructure. The ever-growing number of development projects like construction …
LUCKNOW: The chance discovery of a Jurassic nest by geologists in Tamil Nadu reiterates Darwin's philosophy of "nothing is constant'', incidentally in the 200th year of the `Theory of Evolution'. Underscoring this thought, noted geologist Prof Ashok Sahni, on Thursday, hailed the discovery by Periyar University researchers. "Dinosaurs represent one …
Hundreds Of Dino Egg Clusters Found Radha Venkatesan | TNN Coimbatore: Geologists in Tamil Nadu have stumbled upon a Jurassic treasure trove buried in the sands of a river bed. Sheer luck led them to hundreds of fossilized dinosaur eggs, perhaps 65 million years old, underneath a stream in a …
L. Renganathan Finding proof: Members of the International Geological Expedition conducting a study in Kadavur area of Karur district. KARUR: An international geological expedition, comprising research scholars and reputed geologists from India, Australia and Japan, conducted field tests and experiments in the Palakkad Cauvery Sheer Zone over the past week. …
Dhanbad, Aug. 6: Indian School of Mines University (ISMU) has received an unprecedented boost in funding of research and development projects since the last academic session. According to available records, the outlay on research projects has increased to more than Rs 15 crore during 2008-09, compared to around Rs 4 …
BHUBANESWAR: Even as the sudden rift occurring in the Ranitola hills about eight kms from Narsinghpur in Cuttack district has been hailed as a divine miracle by the locals, a scientific study has established it as a natural phenomenon. There is no divine hand to create a smooth passage to …
Gabion-retaining structures and use of high-strength geo-synthetics for soil reinforcement can find a lasting, environment friendly and cost-effective solution to the problem of recurring landslides in the geologically fragile hill state like Himachal Pradesh, asserts geo-technical engineering expert Minimol Korulla.
The low-grade meta-sedimentary sequence of the Sirohi Group comprises an ensemble of phyllite, schist and meta-carbonate rocks (including impure marble) and marks late Proterozoic tectonics in the NW Indian block. The ? 18OV-PDB values for Sirohi meta-carbonates range from
Africa's Lake Kivu contains vast quantities of gas, which makes it both dangerous and valuable. Anjali Nayar asks whether it is possible to tap the gas without causing a disaster.
GANGTOK, June 18: A full-fledged geo-technical lab is set to ensure maximum land utilization in Sikkim. The state mines and Geology Department has initiated the task to modernise its laboratory to derive first hand data on different geological aspects of the Himalayan state. Mines and Geology Department director T Tashi …
Volcanic eruptions drove dinosaurs to extinction HOW did the dinosaurs disappear from the face of this earth? One school of thought blames it on volcanic eruptions from the Deccan Traps of India. Another insists on an asteroid that hit the earth aeons ago. One of the longest running debates in …
Floods feared in Arunachal and Assam; governments least prepared a landslide on the Indo-Tibetan border has blocked the course of the river Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) resulting in the formation of a reservoir. This may cause flood in downstream areas of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam if the barrier of mud and debris …
