A good number of brick kilns have come up in different parts of Assam.

– Eminent aquatic animal exerts have stressed the need of a comprehensive study to find out the exact cause of pollution in the famous Deepor Beel Bird Sanctuary located in the Kamrup (Metro) distr

The ban on digging of earth for making bricks and roads without prior environment clearance (EC) by the National Green Tribunal almost two months back has raised questions about how far it is being

The Green Tribunal, Pune, has asked government officials concerned to be present for the hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the Flyash Manufacturers' Association for complying w

PATIALA: Some relief may be in store for those planning any residential or commercial construction in Punjab as nearly 25% of the brick kilns, which were lying idle following a ban, have applied fo

Some relief may be in store for those planning any residential or commercial construction in Punjab as nearly 25% of the brick kilns, which were lying idle following a ban, have applied for clearan

Officials have to be bribed to obtain consent, SHGs allege

Self-help groups (SHGs) involved in brick making, as well as artisans, complain that restrictions imposed by the department of mines to control illicit sand mining are crippling their trade, a charge denied by mining officials.

With construction activity and infrastructure development almost paralysed in Goa due to various bans imposed, on sand mining and earth excavations for bricks and roads, the Goa Chamber of Commerce