The widespread illegal stone quarrying along river Pabbar has increased to such an extent that even the meagre forest patches along the river bed are not being spared. The Mining Department had

The West Bengal Government is keen on developing small-scale mining in different parts of the State on a priority basis with Canadian help. This was stated by Mr. Jawhar Sircar, Principal Secretary

Atomic Energy Commission chairman Anil Kakodkar today said that the Kerala State government should only allow private participation in mining sector for activities which contribute to significant

The government has prepared a secret blueprint to wind up the North Eastern Coalfields Limited which was once the pride of Upper Assam. The NECL management has said on record to the Planning

Divisional Commissioner Satya Prakash has issued instructions to the Vidisha Collector in Madhya Pradesh that poor members of Scheduled castes and Tribes community should be provided with mining

The recent Supreme Court judgement limiting mining operations by the public sector Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd.(KIOCL) in the Western Ghats till 2005 has once again brought into focus the debate

A directional change in domestic chrome ore mining has been suggested by the committee that studied its demand during the Tenth Plan period. According to the committee, there is substantial scope for

Purification of sand in some parts of Kumar (Karnataka) is draining away different forms of natural resources. Though the State Government has identified 741 sites, sand is found in Kumar district

The much-awaited river protection squad to prevent illegal mining of sand from Periyar, Kerala, was launched by District Collector Gyanesh Kumar by flagging off a patrolling boat in Periyar, at a