Large open pits left behind after clay mining would cause serious threat to the ecological balance in the locality, says the Kerala high court.

With a vast series of mines remaining sealed in Odisha due to miss of orthodox clearances, both the state and the union government on Monday resolved to make mining activities in Odisha a legitima

A body of coal mine owners and exporters in the state has hit out at the State Forest and Environment Minister, Prestone Tynsong for hailing the ban on rat hole mining in the state by the National

SHILLONG: Observing that coal is a national resource, Forest and Environment Minister Prestone Tynsong on Wednesday termed the rat hole mining system in the State as illegal and hailed the National

Irked by the slow pace of disposal of mining concessions, the Centre has asked the states to clear over 60,000 applications without delays.

Dera Bassi, April 23: Despite a ban, quarrying is going on unchecked at the Ghaggar river bed right under the nose of authorities concerned for the past couple of months.

South Korean steel maker Posco’s plans to set up a 12 million tonne integrated steel plant in coastal Orissa may get delayed further.

The Centre has sought a response from the Odisha government on grant of an iron ore licence to South Korean giant Posco for its R52,000-crore steel project.

The development comes in the wake of a high-level panel formed to address issues impeding mega projects in the steel sector.

The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay high court rapped the state government for not framing relevant rules under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 for proceeding against o