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

The Adyar Estuary, which has been at the mercy of sand driggers shovels for close to two years, has been given a respite, thanks to efforts taken by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to apply

It is three years since the lease of the Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd. (KIOCL) lapsed. Amidst growing protests, a temporary lease has been given to KIOCL till October 24, 2002. Despite intense

Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Minister P Srinivas Reddy said that action would be taken against the leaseholders of sand mining, if they carried out quarrying within 500 metres of existing structures

The Lok Sabha today passed a Bill to provide a proper legal framework for exploitation and development of minerals and other resources under the Indian territorial waters, its exclusive economic

A committee constituted by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests will visit Gurgaon district on July 20 to inquire into the allegations of large scale illegal mining. The committee will study

Mining of the Aravali Hills and stone quarrying continue in Gurgaon district even though the Supreme Court has ordered against such activities in the five km radius of Delhi border. To cap it, there

If the mining operations in the Kudremukh area of Karnataka are not stopped by July 24, the people of the eight districts on the banks of rivers Tunga and Bhadra will take action to stop it. This

Damodar river is in deep water. Rampant mining in the North Karanpura coalfield spread over Hazari

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