Mining operations in some parts of Rajasthan are continuing in questionable circumstances. For instance, mining is being carried out in Alwar district near the city

The Centre has drawn up proposed amendments to mining regulations that include making a comprehensive mine closure plan mandatory and empowering village panchayats to grant prospecting licences. The

The Karnataka State exchequer is incurring losses due to the continuation of stone quarrying at five places in survey number 14 in the protected forest area of Hunasekatte in Bhadravathi taluk, even

The Power Minister Digambar Kamat, has complimented the mine owners for their contribution in promoting Goa's economy stating that mining activity is backbone of economy of Goa besides providing

The draft fisheries policy which calls for vesting the ownership of all fishing craft and gear with the traditional fisherfolk and a total ban on sea-sand mining, was adopted at a high-level meeting

Probably the time has come for the "Sleeping Buddha" at Shahpur in Gulbarga district of Karnataka to sit up and cry for attention from those concerned. And the main reason for this apprehension is

The Kerala Chief Minister on Monday played down the controversy shrouding the sea sand mining project, maintaining no MoU has been signed for the same. The Government has only agreed to carry out an

The Minister of State for Coal and Mines, Ravishankar Prasad ruled out any possibility of privatisation or disinvestment of coal mines, but said 30 loss making mines would be closed down in the next

The Union Minister for Coal, Ms Uma Bharti demanded that the tribals of Jhabua should be given rights for Mining in the area. She said that no doubt, Madhya Pradesh ranked third among the states as

China's Ministry of Land and Resources said it has delegated control of its mining programme to provincial governments for the first time to improve the efficiency of the unruly sector. Analysts