The 19th World Mining Congress and Expo 2003 will be held in New Delhi from 1-5 November, focussing on the mining scene in this century. This is only the second time that India is going to host such

Bracing for a prolonged opposition to its ambitious Uranium mining project at Domiasiat in the West Khasi Hills of Meghalaya, the Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) has sought the

It's a hot Indian Summer in village of Muskarem, Goa, and the woes of a delayed monsoon is aggravated by the lack of pre-monsoon showers. But nature's mind is aggravated by man's actions: mining is

In a surprise move, the Industry Department has decided to recommend to the Cabinet to lease out 50 acres of land for a 20-year period to the National Mineral Development Corporation to set up its Rs

Illegal mining of sand from the area of panchayat of Kasoor village in Dera Baba Nanak Development block on Indo-Pakistan border in this district has come to light. Mining of sand from the shamlat

People along the coastal belt in the district will form a human wall from Alappuzha to Valliyazhikkel in Kerala under the banner of All-party Co-ordination Committee on Mining to cancel the

The Haryana government denied that any illegal mining of sand was taking place in the Ferozpur Rajput stone quarry in Faridabad district. An official spokesman said that the allegations levelled by

A mafia is allegedly making an attempt to undermining the ban imposed by the Supreme Court on the mining activity in the Aravali range falling in Faridabad and Gurgaon districts. The mafia allegedly

Contrary to popular belief, mining is not even remotely one of the main causes of forest destruction. In fact, it is responsible for only 5 per cent of total deforestation, says a recent study by

The Krishi Vikas Ekta Sangh (A), an NGO based in the remote Rivona Village, in Sanguem taluk of Goa, has criticised the report of the Sanguem Block Development Office and Rivona panchayat on the