Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …
Report on mining irregularities in Karnataka is out A mining company in Andhra Pradesh has extended its area and operations into Bellary district in Karnataka, said an investigation of mining irregularities in Karnataka. Karnataka
A.V.Ragunathan CUDDALORE: The width and depth of the Paravanar have been reduced to less than half its original size owing to accumulation of silt and encroachments. This led to frequent floods, affecting lives of farmers and residents along its course. One of the reasons being attributed to the recurring phenomenon …
Satyasundar Barik BHUBANESWAR: Are both Orissa and Union governments serious about protecting people from becoming victims of pollution hazards in mineral-rich Keonjhar district? The answer seems to be in the negative. For obvious reasons, both governments made a delay of about nine years to study how much burden Keonjhar
Arun Oskar | Nagercoil, THE mining and processing of beach sand along the coastal villages near Manavalakkurichi could fetch foreign exchange for India, but contributes definitely to a little known fact that people in this region are affected by deadly diseases such as cancer and mental retardation. Radioactive sand along …
THE Madras High Court, on Thursday, issued a stay on bauxite mining by MALCO Ltd in Kolli Hills, acting on a petition filed by Piyush Sethia of the voluntary organisation
SHILLONG, Nov 4: With its support to the proposed uranium mining project at Mawthabah, twenty members of a West Khasi Hills-based NGO on Tuesday left for Jadugoda to substantiate their claims that
Shillong: The KSU, which has been spearheading the movement against the proposed uranium mining, reiterated its total opposition to the mining project and the proposal to set up a nuclear plant in the State. In a memorandum submitted to Principal Adviser, Department of Atomic Energy's (DAE) VP Raja, who was …
Beijing, The death toll has risen to 254 in a landslide triggered by the collapse of an illegal mining dump, which engulfed a village in northern China, a government official said on Sunday. By late Saturday, rescuers had identified 128 of the dead bodies recovered after Monday
By Ace Puri The debate has been raging back and forth about the economic benefits and the health hazards associated with uranium mining in the state. What compounds the complexity and confusion of the debate is a lack of clear understanding of the uranium mining process and its attendant implications …
Studying the data spread over 23 years (1981-2003), the Food and Agriculture Organisation has concluded that 24 per cent of the global land area has degraded. This is over and above the extent of land that had already degraded. The situation has only worsened since 1991 when the previous assessment …
The traditional lifestyle of the Appalachian peaks of West Virginia is under threat from mining companies who blow the summits off mountains to reach the coal deposits that lie beneath the surface. "They are killing off the culture of the mountain people," said Maria Gunnoe, who lives on a hillside …
Residents from Shivsorem and Colomba in Rivona are gearing up to oppose an iron ore mining lease, with a public hearing slated for June 18 from 11 am at Rivona V K S S Society, Rivona. Residents have alleged that the mine owner started operating from the mine since September …
The Gawda Kunbi Velip and Dhangar Federation of Colomba unit on Friday filed a complaint at the Quepem police against a mine operating at Gulkon Donger for releasing polluted water and mining silt into their agricultural fields. In the complaint, a copy of which has been forwarded to the Chief …
Coal is the only natural resource and fossil fuel available in abundance in India. The major environmental challenges encountering the coal industry are impacts of mine fires, dust suppression and control particularly haul road dust consolidation, treatment of mine waters containing heavy metals/acid mine drainage, restoration of water table and …
India announced a new National Mineral Policy (for non-coal and non-fuel minerals) in early April, after two-and-a-half years of wrangling between mineral-rich states and the central government, between steel-makers, iron ore miners and exporters. The objective of this policy, nmp -2008, is clear: it will promote privately-owned, large-scale, mechanized mines
A number of perennial springs such as Thakurani, Khandadhar, Gudguda, Gonasika and Bolani are present in the hilly tract of Joda-Badbil-Koira area of Keonjhar-Sundargarh District, Orissa. The area is densely forested with rich deposits of Fe and Mn, which are mined using the opencast method of mining. (Correspondence) Original Source
This fact sheet serves as guidance for chat washers, vendors who use chat (chat use), and for anyone selling chat. This guidance provides recommendations on the use of chat that EPA believes will generally be protective. If used properly, the environment and human health can be protected. However, improper use …
