Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhilesh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. The matter related to illegal mining activites carried out by Jai Maa Chandrika Enterprises, Rajendra Nagar, village Kabari, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant also alleged about illegal sale …
The Tata Iron and Steel Company has received this year's 'FIMI-gem granite environmental' given by the Federation of Indian Minerals Industries for eco-friendly initiatives at the company's captive iron-ore mine at Noamundi.
The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Union government on a public interest petition to protect people from the hazards of uranium mining in Bihar. The workers at the uranium mines at Jaduguda in Singhbum district and the local people are exposed to radiation discharged from mining and …
Austrialian mine destroys rivers, global ban urged : The release by Australian mining company Broken Hill Proprietary of reports confirming severe environmental impacts of mine wastes dumped in Papua New Guinea's Ok Tedi River has sparked calls for a global ban of river and sea dumping of mine tailings. The …
For decades, its adverse impact has been played down and the ravages of mining have been tucked away into a remote part of interior Goa. But the latest technological tools are now being used to bring home the heavy toll iron-ore extraction takes on this state. The Tata Energy Research …
After being subjected to years of neglect and architectural vandalsim at the hand of locals and state administration, the fourth century fort of Nagaur is now all set to regain its past glory as the 'water wonderland' of the desert. Thanks to foreign aid of $ 250,000 by US-based Getty …
The board of directors of Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL) has recommended the closure of 64 mines in six areas of the company, the Minister of State for Coal, Mr. Dilip Ray, informed the Rajya Sabha. Eastern Coalfields and a few other companies have not been able to compete with imported …
In was only recently that two wildlife sanctuaries on the Western Ghats in Goa - the Madei and the Natravali - were notified during the President's Rule, but here are fears that the ruling establishment there, under pressure from the mining lobby, may remove them from the protection regime, informed …
The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Union Government and three others on a public interest litigation(PIL) seeking a direction to take immediate steps to insulate the people living in the vicinity of the Jaduguda uranium ore mines in Singhbhum district of Bihar from the hazards of untreated effluents …
Bihar Legislative Council chairman Jabir Hussain directed the State Government to request the Central Atomic energy Department to help control certain diseases among the tribals, caused by radiation from Uranium Corporaiton of India Limited (UCIL) establishment at Jadogowda in West Singhbhum . Intervening during a reply by State Forest and …
The Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS), Thiruvananthapuram, has urged the Kerala State authorities to take immediate steps to intensify research to find a suitable, low cost and easily available alternative to river sand as indiscriminate and unscientific sand mining in the main rivers has become a major threat to …
Minister : The state government is likely to discuss a feasibility report prepared by experts and officials on the expansion of the salt industry in Gujarat which caters to almost 70 per cent of the country's salt requirement at a meeting convened by Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel at Gandhinagar on …
Preparations to draw water from Macchu-2, Demi-1 and Aji-3 reservoirs for the city have been set in motion. Plans to fetch water from Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar by a special train might take at least two months to take off. The water level in the Saurashtra region was touched the lowest …
Indonesian officials said they would change mining royalties and push for more payments directly to local governments to assuage growing popular resentment against foreign mining companies. Rozik soetjipto, director general for mining at the Ministry for Energy and Mining, said royalties would remian competitive with other countries, but 80 per …
A code to regulate the recovery of minerals from the world's seabeds is to be approved soon, allowing contracts to be issued for seabed mining to agencies and companies in several countries. The code is being drafted by the International Seabed Authority, the agency that will regulate the exploitation of …
The Australian government rejected a request by the United Nations World Heritage committee to halt construction of a uranium mine in a national park. Canberra said it would compile a "comprehensive rebuttal" of the committee's criticisms of the Jabiluka mine project in the Northern Territory.
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijay Singh expressed serious concern on Friday about social activist Medha patkar's health, particularly her threat of resorting to "jalsamadhi" in support of her Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA). Talking to reporters at New Delhi , he said efforts would be made to dissuade Ms Patkar from …
IN THE last few years, scientists have come up with a novel method to fight pollution called bioremediation, or using biological means to clean up polluted lands and water bodies. It usually involves plants that have been geneticaily-modified to absorb a certain pollutant. Though still in its infancy, bioremediation can …
BAN on commercial felling of trees in Himachal Pradesh is yielding results. The forest cover has increased and there has been a rise in the population of endangered species like the snow leopard. The state government, which had banned tree felling for commercial purposes, is now permitting felling by farmers …
To make the world aware of the crisis, Bangladesh has I launched a website highlighting the century's worst floods, that ravaged the country this year. Bangladesh's flood " fact Album-1998 entitled "Century's, worst floods in Bangladesh", can be seen at www.bangladeshonline.coml gob/floods98. According to government officials, the website was being …
A calculator-like device that helps you keep slim has been patented by Seiko Epson of Tokyo, Japan. The pocket instrument connects to sensors that monitor your pulse and body temperature continuously. But it can also detect motion to see if you are moving around or not. You enter your sex, …
