Defence Minister George Fernandes has promised to explore all possible avenues to get the lease period of Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL) extended by another 20 years. He gave the

With the Supreme Court banning all mining operations in the Aravalli range falling in Rajasthan (and also Haryana), a piquant situation has arisen the likes of which have never been witnessed in the

The government is planning to open the coal mining sector to the private sector by bringing in suitable legislative changes. As per the plan being worked by the ministry of coal, it proposes to bring

Radioactive spectres haunt Andhra Pradesh as Nagarjuna Sagar awaits a uranium mine nearby. At the end of the nuclear dream may lie the terrible reality of human and environmental waste. As the

Unauthorised extraction of coal by the authorities has endangered the pit of a viable colliery under the Eastern Coalfields Ltd. A recent survey brought the matter to light. The pit no 2 of ECL's

Fifteen of the world's largest metal miners and producers have signed an agreement not to operate in world heritage sites like the Taj Mahal and Great Barrier Reef, the International Council on

The apprehensions of environmentalists and social scientists about the health hazards to the people notwithstanding, the proposed uranium project in Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh is likely to

Villagers residing in the remote Malewaddo ward of Rivona panchayat in a recent letter addressed to the South Goa District Magistrate, have complained of the damage caused to their agricultural farms

The Gujarat Government has decided to throw open exploration of minerals to the private sector and is also targeting foreign investment. With some of the global majors such Ambassador and Jeffrie

Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has stated that a new plan for construction of roads in the mining belt will be launched soon. "The major cause of mining pollution is roads and if the mining belt is