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 …
Surinam government is locked in bitter dispute with two hinterland communities over their right to occupy their traditional lands and the state's anxiety to dish out concessions to foreign investors. In one case, the Nieuw Koffie Kamp village, sits smack in the middle of a mine that Golden Star Resources …
Coal mines suddenly flooded, killing 35 persons and leaving one other missing and presumed dead in southwestern China's Guangxi region, according to a report. The flood occurred on October 25 at two adjoining mines near the Guangxi city of Heshan, the official newspaper, "Yangcheng Evening News", reported on Tuesday. It …
A legal change will allow mines to cover up to 50,000 rai, leading to fears that Thailand's forests will be damaged. The Mineral Resources Department (MRD) is to amend the Mining Bill. It will also cover large underground mines for coal and rock salt. Mining licences at present only allow …
Senadhi, a six month baby elephant, was rescued by Sri Lankan soldiers from the Settikulam army base in the Kallady region after being hit by a bullet. The three-feet-tall elephant was hit by a bullet from a T-56 rifle but the circumstances under which he was injured were not clear. …
A division bench of the Kerala high court has directed the state government to issue guidelines on felling of trees from the forests. The bench noted that loss of trees in the forests would permanently damage the eco-system and, hence, could not be compensated in terms of money. The court …
A chemical ingredient of vinyl, used by the toy industry since the early 1980s, because an earlier compound caused liver damage in laboratory rats, caused essentially the same problems in rats in tests done in the mid-90s, a manufacturer of the chemicals acknowledged. With the environmental organization, Greenpeace planning to …
Eleven years of wrangling over a giant open-cast mining project west of Cologne was resolved, ending the threat of government crisis in the German state of North Rhine Westphalia. After intervention from Bonn, the state's coalition of Social Democrats and environmental Greens reached an accord with the Rheinbraun mining company …
The Supreme Court isued notice to the Tamil Nadu Government on a petition by the Tamil Nadu Building Material Manufacturers and Transport Association to seek permission for stone quarries within 500 metres of a dwelling unit. A Division Bench, comprising Mr Justice B N Kirpal and Mr Justice S Rajendra …
The popular image of termites as timber-munching pests needs to be overhauled. In tropical forests, the vast majority of termites do not conform to the stereotype, say researchers at the National History Museum in London. Instead, most termites eat rotting vegetation in the soil and nest underground. They may be …
Unsafe abortions are primary killers of women between the ages of 14 and 44 in Ghana. Poverty and ignorance among people allows quacks to have a flourishing business. According to the health minister, approximately 1,200 women die each year due to this illegal practice. Worldwide around 20 million unsafe abortions …
A public interest petition was filed in the Bangalore high court which sought directions to implement pollution control measures in the city. The court directed the government to file objections on the petition. A two-member bench had earlier issued notices to the chief secretary, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, and …
HAPHAZARD quarrying and mining on the bed of the Beas river and its tributaries is threatening the ecology of the Kullu valley. The river has been changing its course since 1995, causing damage to life and property. The public works department has made the river bed barren as big stones …
The Ministry of Enviornment and Forests has granted permission to mining companies to carry out test-drilling without prior site clearance and public hearing which was so far necessary under the environment Impact Assessment notification of January, 1994, provided it does not exceed one bore hole per 100 sq kms.
In what could be termed as the biggest industrial severance, the board of Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL) --a Coal India Ltd's (CIL) subsidiary--has approved separation of 68,000 miners and shutting down operations in 64 mines, most of them in West Bengal. Confirming the decision, ECL top brass told the Economic …
Punjab to spruce up water lines : The Punjab government has cleared water supply and sewerage projects worth Rs 60 crore for five major towns in the state. In a meeting with senior officials of local government, public health, finance and sewerage board held at Chandigarh on Monday , Punjab …
The world's new aluminiun smelters in Mozambique and Alma will convert electric power that is at present surplus to local requirements into blocks of aluminium which can then be easily exported. Aluminium is often considered to be "frozen energy" because it takes a great deal of power to produce the …
The World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park is under immediate threat from uranium mining, a World Heritage delegation in Australia will be told this week. The unprecedented mission to Kakadu by World Heritage experts will investigate claims that its "unique" values are being put at risk by the controversial Jabiluka uranium …
For the first time in Goa's history, the all-powerful mining lobby had to face the brunt of the Government authorities with over half of their non-registered mining machinery being raided and challaned, while unearthing a major tax evasion by top five houses of the State.
Chronically drought prone, Jhabua district bordering Rajasthan and Gujarat was once regared as the "Kalahandi of Western India". Today, this once barren and unproductive parched terrain sports a green cover and the district - notorious for its crime rate is being touted as a example of how the most hopeless …
Tribals in Turia(Jeypore, Orissa) are risking their lives undertaking illegal mining of gemstones for smugglers. With the state Government indifferent to the region's potential, the smuglers have a free run of the 45 sq km region.
