All existing sand quarrying leases in Tamil Nadu have been scrapped with immediate effect, the Government

Incessant mining in Kemmangundi in Karnataka is choking the river systems and leading to a severe siltation in the Bhadra dam. The day is not far when the green belt will be reduced to a mere pit of

Building debris, manufactured sand, rock or quarry dust, and fly ash can be used as viable and technologically feasible alternatives to river sand, say construction experts in Tamil Nadu and building

Hits Nicobar tribals hard

“There is radiation everywhere on earth. Mining in Nalgonda will not increase it.” This comment of S D Prasad, adviser to public sector undertaking Uranium Corporation of India Limited, typifies the Indian authorities’ disregard for the impact of uranium

Women, Mining and Displacement: Report of a Pilot Study Conducted in Jharkhand

In one fell swoop the Union ministry of environment and forests is preparing to disband several key committees set up under section 3 iii of the Environment Protection Act, 1986. The dissolved panels will be replaced with a national environment author

Of the 12,619 Gram Panchayats in Tamil Nadu, one third or nearly 4,200 panchayats are headed by women following the 73rd amendment to the Constitution which stipulates that one thirds of all panchayat presidents in a state should be women

The Rajasthan High Court has stayed the blasting of mines at Chitorgarh by Birla Cement Corporation till August 19 following a PIL that it was causing damage to the Chitorgarh