While efforts are being made to bring the Ganga back to its original course along the ghats of Kanpur, uncontrolled sand mining has threatened the existence of the river in another 5-km stretch in

Time was, when the Saranda forest cover was so dense that even the sun s rays couldn t penetrate it. Ironically, denudation has driven the region from darkness unto light. And tribal communities are being made the scapegoats

A recent study of foodstuff from an ex-tin mining area in Bidor, Malaysia, has revealed high levels of potentially toxic

The mining controversy in Kataldi, Tehri Garhwal, has taken a new turn now. Even as the villagers

The State-owned Coal India Ltd. (CIL) has shortlisted a total of 98 Greenfield coal projects which are to be taken up during the Tenth Plan (2002-07), envisaging an investment of about Rs 24,082

Across the Damodar river valley, passing through West Bengal and the adjoining areas of Jharkhand, are located the richest coal and iron ore reserved in the country, earning the place the appellation

The Rajasthan Chief Minister, Ashok Gehlot, has strongly opposed the proposed introduction of licence system for the import of marble and urged the Centre to take a practical and realistic view of

The Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited(KIOCL) has been caught on the wrong foot again with the Forest Department booking a case against it for illegally expanding and opening areas beyond its leased

Granite quarrying cannot be carried on to any depth as is usually done, with impunity. Rule 8(1) of the Minor Minerals Concessions Rules says that every quarry permit granted under the rules should

While the legal battle between the environmentalists and the Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL) in Karnataka is still pending before the Supreme Court, the Forest Department has booked a case