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 …
HC asks govt to file statement : The Karnataka High Court has directed the Secretary of Revenue Department and Director of Mines and Geology to file written statements in the respect of a writ petition seeking prevention of illegal quarrying within three weeks.
Some 10 environmental groups in Thailand have warned the prime minister to consider carefully an attempt to grant mining companies concessions covering more than 2,000 rai of forest classified as first-class watershed. The groups said several cabinet resolutions had been issued over the past 20 years reiterating the importance of …
A Chicago physicist who provoked controversy earlier this year by announcing plans to clone humans says the first person he will try to copy is himself.Richard Seed said his wife, Gloria, had agreed to carry an embryo that would be created by combining the nucleus of one of his cells …
Repeated pleas by the people residing in and around Shivanahalli near Bannerghatta National Park to the Government to stop quarrying activities seems to have falled on deaf ears. The quarrying activities are a nightmare for villagers who have to put up with ear shattering explosions even late in the evening.
Mining is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. Some technology is available to reduce the risks, but it is yet to be widely used. According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), mining is one of the world's most hazardous sectors, causing more than 15,000 deaths every year. …
New coal and lignite mines in the country will soon be opened to the private sector. The coal ministry is going ahead with its move to amend the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act 1973, opeing the sector for private participation.
Armed with bows, arrows and spears nearly 100 Indians from the Brazilian tribe of Kayapo recently captured and held hostage a gold prospector for invading and destroying their forests in the northern state of Para. This action formed part of a protest staged by furious Indians demanding that an estimated …
A biological research institute in the Southern Indian state of Kerala Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Instiute (TBGRI) was recently commended for its adherance to the UN Convention on Biodiversity. But, campaigners say, it may have ignored a key stipulation of the convention-that of Prior Informed Consent-when it came up …
The Government plans to ban excavation of top soil within a 50-km radius of coal and lignite based thermal power plants to check environmental damage owing to dumping of fly ash for landfills. The environment and forests ministry has invited objections, if any, to the move so that it can …
A division bench of the Orissa High Court has upheld the state government's decision to lease 50 per cent of the 855 hectares of the chromite deposit areas recovered from the Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited(TISCO) in the Sukinda valley to four private companies.
The ancient Shiva Temple at Baijnath which was built in 1204 AD, is under threat because of reckless quarrying and mining in the adjoining Binwa river. This historic temple is situated on the bank of the river. The mining in the river has put a question mark on the survival …
Many petrol station in the Capital contunue to sell leaded petrol even as the Delhi Government banned its sale from today. The stations continued to have separate booths for leaded and unleaded petrol and those who demanded unleaded petrol were directed to the other booth.
India will be one of the 48 countries where one in three persons will face shortage of water by the year 2025, according to a study.Chronic shortage and pollution of water will be a major problem in India in the near future, warns the study by the Johns Hopkins Univeristy …
The Union Minister for Environment and Forests, Mr. Suresh Prabhu, has reiterated that the requirement of public hearings for processing of mining applications was both "relevant and feasible" particularly for those projects which covered large areas.
Burning and recycling of waste is contaminating the environment with the lethal chemical dioxin, according to a three-year study conducted for Britain's Environment Agency by AEA Technology in Oxfordshire, UK. A 1991 European Union directive on waste management had led to the promotion of incinerators across Europe. But it overlooked …
The Venezuelan government has decided against granting new mining concessions in the disputed Imataca forest reserve, one of the prime gold and diamond mining areas in the country. It will now await the decision of the Supreme Court in this regard. "It is a temporary and a precautionary measure,' said …
the Human Development Index ( hdi) developed by the United Nations Development Program ( undp ) has been widely accepted as a powerful analytical tool by planners, economists, and policy-makers to assess the progress of nations. hdi enables a comparative assessment of the efficiency and effectiveness of development strategies among …
mineral-rich Rajasthan is paying the price for its wealth. Open cast mining in Bijolia area in the state has scarred the earth, killed vegetation and shortened the lifespan of workers. About 25 per cent of the workers suffer from silicosis, bronchitis, asthma or tuberculosis (tb) and 50 per cent from …
the degradation of the environment as a result of mining has attracted the attention of experts across the world. However, the impact of mining on the communities and the economies of these regions has not quite been the focus of their attention. In the Raniganj coalbelt in Bihar,
The extraction of slate generates huge amounts of waste. As much as 50% of the material is wasted during the extraction, cutting and dressing operations. Based on laboratory work carried out by author it is analysed that the slate waste can be used in the preparation of concrete blocks for …
