In a daring incident, some persons of Perodu town panchayat have transported several lakhs of rupees worth earthern soil of canal poromboke land in the Perodu town panchayat in Tamil Nadu endangering

Despite the Supreme Court putting a ban on mining operations within five-km-radius of the Capital, the orders are being flouted by Kot mines in Faridabad. The apex court had, in its interim order

Mining activities around Lord Jambunatha Swamy temple in Karnataka are posing a threat to it. ITs walls have developed cracks. The temple started tilting like the Pisa Tower. Archaeological

For the first time, the US senate has taken a step towards regulating carbon dioxide emissions

Peruvian local communities are on the warpath. They are accusing mining companies of not only causing contamination in the region, but also holding them responsible for the seizure of their land.

A hastily convened meeting between the South African department of minerals and energy and the mining industry sought to heal a rift over new legislation that, critics say, amounts to 'creeping

The earth mining mafia in the Loni area has illegally dug out earth around Asia's longest LPG pipeline coming from Jam Nagar in Gujarat to Loni. Earth around a 140 metre long pipeline had been dug

Unbridled mining of lime shell in Alappuzha district in Kerala is hindering smooth sailing of boats in the Vembanad lake. The heaps of waste left after mining is causing concern among the Water

The Madras High Court has directed the Government to constitute a committee comprising scientists, geologists and environmentalists within one month for submitting a report on quarrying of sand from

In a bid to enable streamlining of mineral exploration and encourage systematic exploitation of mineral reserves in offshore areas, the ministry of mines has finalised a roadmap to set up exclusive