Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
The underground fire in Kujju along the Ranchi-Patna highway (NH-33) has been tamed, well almost, claims Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), but it is still unclear whether the stretch is safe for traffic. According to a press statement released by the company, the underground temperature in the affected zone, which was …
This draft Meghalaya mining policy details series measures initiated by the government to tap various minerals. It stresses on urgent need to protect the environment along with the mining activities & talks about foreign direct investment and public-private partnership to tap rich mineral resources. To facilitate systematic scientific and planned …
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) has told the government that there is no indication of radiological risk to the public, residing in surrounding areas of Karak (NWFP), due to uranium extraction activities of Shanawa Uranium Mining Project, MPB2, official sources told Business Recorder on Wednesday. The Central Development Working Party …
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 …
Federal Government has allocated an amount of Rs 580 million for the growth of mineral sector by 2 percent in 2009-10, which is facing still unpredictable situation in certain mineral potential areas due to the law and order problem. According to official sources, mineral potential of Pakistan was recognised to …
To concentrate on vulnerable segments of Cauvery DINDIGUL: Gandhigram Rural University will take up studies on sand mining in rivers in Tamil Nadu, particularly the Cauvery, said S.M. Ramasamy, Vice-Chancellor, Gandhigram Rural University. In a release here on Tuesday, he said massive sand mining in rivers had emerged as one …
New technology pinpoints location of trapped miners faster on march 13, eight miners were trapped and killed inside a coal mine in South Garo Hills, Meghalaya. In February, last year, four miners died of mine collapse in southwest China
The Geological and Mines Bureau has requested the External Resources Department and donor agencies like JICA and the Russian government to install four short period network systems to monitor local earth tremors like Wednesday's since the monitor at Pallekele was a Broad Band station to monitor the whole region, Director …
Shillong: A team of 7 members headed by R Jana Nongbet, president of Global Social Welfare Organisation, Shillong visited Jaduguda, Narwapahar, Turumdih and Banduburang mines, the place of uranium mining at Singhbhum district, Jharkhand on a study tour. With the help of the locals of the area, the team collected …
Present work proposes a methodology to predict ground vibrations induced by blast in opencast mine. Proposed methodology showed substantial improvement over artificial neural networks and multiple linear regression.
More than one hundred licenses will be issued to national and international firms shortly by allocating of a vast area in different districts of Northern Areas for exploration of multi-billion dollars minerals including gold, copper, lead and coal besides precious stones. Talking to APP about potential of mineral wealth of …
SHILLONG: An eight-member delegation of the MPA Government, led by Deputy Chief Minister Timothy D Shira, will visit High Wall Mining Technology Mission, USA from October 19 to 26 to get the hang of the technology used by the Mission for coal mining. The delegation will submit a report on …
Bs Reporter / Kolkata September 27, 2008, 0:54 IST State-run electricity major Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) and Tata Power Company (TPCL), the country
The newly formed national laboratory, the Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CIMFR) Dhanbad, is a constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) was aimed to provide R&D; inputs for the entire coal-energy chain from mining to Consumption through integration of the Core Competencies of the …
The Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Limited, (GMDC) was set up / established / constituted in the year 1963, with the mandate to develop major mineral resources in the State of Gujarat. Though lignite dominates the current activities of the Corporation, GMDC continues to pursue its path of expansion based on …
Geological Survey of India (GSI) -One of the oldest surveys in the World is a premier organisation of Earth Science Studies in the sub-continent with a strength of 2100 geoscientists and technical professionals. GSI has a network of offices located in all the states of India.
Mine workers' safety has moved beyond fulminations of activists and official confabulations. To corporate circles, it seems, going by an ad issued by Simplex, an engineering products company located in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh. "How long coal miners will work manually?" the ad asks. It's easy to mistake this poster-sized ad for …
After call centres, will it be the mining sector? A us-based mining equipment manufacturer is all set to outsource its products from India. Brookeville Equipment Corporation (bec) has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Bharat Earth Movers Limited (beml), a Bangalore-based public sector undertaking, for manufacturing mining equipment. …
