The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), an international non-governmental organisation, has called upon the Prime Minister to ensure implementation, in letter and in spirit, of the resolutions

A report by international NGO Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has criticised the mining activity in the Jamwa Ramgarh Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajasthan which has large tracts of forest land

The mining of the world's largest titanium fields on the east African coast of Kenya appears to have hit another snag after the country's new government announced that it is planning to conduct a

In a move that could revolutionise coal production in the country, the Centre has decided to allow State Government undertakings to undertake coal mining outside their State boundaries and also to

For the Andhra Pradesh State Government it seems words, and not action, speak louder. Forests and Environment Minister Ch. Ayyanna Patrudu has promised that the state government would take steps to

Polem, the bordering region of Goa is famous for all sorts of illegal transportation activities. Illegal transportation of mud from Polem to Karwar has been going on in full swing from

Stern action will be taken against those who indulge in sand quarrying in the river beds, warned Theni district Collector Atul Anand. He was replying to a farmer Kannan's charge at the farmers

Mining in ecologically-fragile zones is wrecking havoc in major river catchment areas of the country and is seriously putting pressure on out water security, says an upcoming report compiled by an

With the quarrying activities in Shirva, Mangalore, Karnataka, remaining in the centrestage of controversy following the protest staged by locals recently against it and with the cops even trying to

Maruthimala, the hillock comprising three huge rocks spreading over 16 hectares of land in Veliyam grama panchayat, in Kerala is facing the threat of extinction due to unauthorised quarrying. The