As many as 1.5 million freshwater fish of India belonging to 30 threatened species were exported from the country between 2005 and 2012.

The much debated draft State Mining Policy 2012, which was the bone of contention between the State and Central Government over handling of dumps, would be finally announced on July 15 and notified

Indian basmati meant for exports is blended with a small percentage of non basmati long grain varieties.

Firm owner accused of illegal mining

The steel and mines department of the Odisha government has decided not to renew the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with Deepak Steel and Power Ltd after the promoter of the company was found to be involved in illegal mining activity.

The country has lost $5 billion in foreign exchange owing to the ban on iron ore mining in the state.

The United States, China and the European Union have had initial discussions on a possible "global" agreement to resolve solar energy disputes, a senior US official said on Thursday.

Shares of German panel-makers zoom, Beijing calls for dialogue

The European Commission agreed to impose punitive import duties on solar panels from China in a move to guard against what it sees as dumping of cheap goods in Europe, prompting a cautious response from Beijing which called for further dialogue. EU commissioners backed EU trade chief Karel De Gucht’s proposal to levy the provisional duties by June 6 and make Chinese solar exports less attractive, two officials said.

Seeking modifications to the Supreme Court’s last year's order imposing blanket ban on mining in Goa, iron ore producer Sesa Goa on Tuesday requested for permission to transport, sale and export 4.