It's the turn of wildlife enthusiasts to worry about granite quarries.

The Madras High Court bench here on Tuesday ordered notice to the Chief Secretary, the Commissioner of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR and CE) Department, the Joint Commissioner a

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered a vigilance probe into “mining mafia” operating in parts of Haryana.

The much-awaited final Shah commission report, that would consist of financial irregularities by mining firms, traders and exporters, is likely to be delayed.

The Goa mineral policy 2013 envisages promotion of tourism in the mining belt of the state to create employment opportunities for the people.

The Supreme Court today said there should be a proper system in place to regulate mining and other related activities in Goa where iron ore extractions in 90 mines had been banned by it following t

Bhubaneswar: The report on the 12 Gram Sabhas over the extraction of Bauxite from Niyamgiri hills has been sent to the centre. The report will be submitted at the Supreme Court.

The fourth and final survey report, covering 34 mining leases, was recently submitted to the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) by the state directorate of mines and geology.

The iron ore reserves in Goa should be explored over a longer period of time through sustained mining, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has said. "We want them to be utilised over a period of time," Parrikar said.

"We will request National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) to guide us on inter generational equity so that the availability of ore reserves can be spread over a period of 50 to 100 years," Parrikar said here last evening