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 …
Gold mines in northen Greece brought wealth to the ancient Macedonian kingdom of Alexander the Great. But plans by Canada's TVX Gold to introduce modern mining and extraction processes to the Kassandra district have been delayed for more than two years because of strong opposition from local residents.
The units engaged in stone curshing business in Haryana are passing through a very hard time these days primarily because of brunt of taxation under the Haryana General Sales Tax Act, 1973 and the extreme harassment being caused by the authorities of the Haryana State Pollution Board to this class …
Rapid rise in the number of visitors at the National Audubon Society's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, southwest of Florida, USA, has resulted in an alarming increase in the amount of waste generated. But the sanctuary, in consonance with laws of Florida, has built a comprehensive sewage system to treat the wastes. …
The United Nations (UN) has denounced human cloning saying that the universal declaration on human genome and human rights bans the practice as an offence against humanity. The declaration against cloning was adopted recently by 186 member states of the UN Educational, Scientific and Culural Organisation (UNESCO). UNESCO director-general Federico …
catalytic converter plant: UK-based Johnson Mathey has recently entered into an agreement with Calcutta's Arora Group for setting up a catalytic converter plant in Delhi. The company would investUS $1.5 million for the project. The new facility is expected to be operational by third quarter of 1998. The Delhi plant …
soon, people restricted to wheelchairs will be able to enjoy freedom. Freedom not only from strenuous physical effort and constant dependence on caretakers, but freedom of motion and manoeuvrability as well. A revolutionary new omnidirectional wheelchair based on technology developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ornl) , Tennessee, usa, will …
INDAL Aluminium Co(Indal) and the environmentalists are at loggerheads over the restart of their bauxite mining operations in the lush Western Ghat forests of Maharashtra. While environmentalists claim that the mine lies in the Dajipur Bison Sanctuary, Radhanagari, Indal contests this and says that they have a valid lease for …
Sand quarrying continues unabated in most of the riverbeds in Kerala.The river-beds of Moovattupuzha, Meenachil, Pampa, Bharathapuzha etc. are being exploited.The sand quarrying in Meenachil river was banned for a period of six months with effect from January 1998. The labourers engaged in quarrying agitated against the ban on the …
Residents of Collem have protested over the heavy pollution caused due to dumping of mine ore close to residential houses. The residents pointed out that due to the deposition of mine ore which is done through trucks there is unbearable noise of trucks, cranes. They further pointed out that ever …
The coal industry has drawn up a long-term plan to check pollution in collieries. The plan envisages employing new techniques to minimise the generation of coal dust and land reclamation, and increasing the green cover through vegetation and afforestation.
Scientists have known for years that leaves falling from trees and flowing downstream are important to the ecosystem of the waterbody. Now, researchers at the University of Georgia and Virginia Polytech have come out with the results of a three-year study that further explain the functions of fallen leaves. The …
some two decades ago, South Africa's powerful asbestos mining companies closed shop. Most of them left open waste dumps of the deadly fibre to be spread by wind and water. Now, the University of Potchefstroom's Research Institute of Reclamation Ecology (rire) has been handed over the task of rehabilitating many …
An electronic device would now help trace remote controls of televisions, audio systems and satellite receivers in case these are misplaced. Researchers in the UK have developed the device which emits a signal to enable the user to locate the missing handset. A very small key finder circuit comprising a …
Asarco, the mining group has reached a $56.3m voluntary agreement with the US Environmental Protection Agency on a broad range of environmental issues affecting its 38 US operations. The company also has agreed to pay penalties of $6.4m. Asarco said the agreement did not constitute an admission of wrong doing …
There is greater awareness towards environmental protection among iron ore mines in the State, according to the Mines Environment and Mineral Conservation Council.The council encompasses areas consisting of Goa, parts of Karnataka and Maharashtra having a total of 108 mines, comprising 12 large mechanised mines, excavating and handling more than …
The Special Committee set up under the Chairmanship of the Secretary, Ministry of Mines, Mr. B. B. Tandon, on the restructuring of the mining sector has recommended the handing over of power to provide mining leases to the State governments.
The Supreme Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to file three detailed affidavits in connection with the illegal mining operations in about 5,000 sites in forest areas in the Vindhya region of Mirzapur district.The directions were issued to the Chief secretary of the state, Mr. R.S.Mathur, by a three …
