The villagers of Papua New Guinea (PNG) are caught in a legal tangle. They would invite prosecution from their own country's courts if they continue to demand compensation for environmental

The Tunga Bhadra Ulisi Horata Okkoota will hold a massive protest rally and a convention of the residents of on Tungra-Bhadra river bank on April 9 and 10 in Sringeri, Karnataka, to condemn the move

Sankarapuram village in Tamil Nadu witnessed tense moments today when armed policemen were mobilised in the village to foil any untoward incident after villagers gathered on the road to prevent

The Tunga-Bhadra Ulise Horatta Samithi (TBUHS) has decided to float a forum, with representations from the eight districts of Karnataka, to struggle to stop mining in the Kudremukh area. Noting that

The Government should immediately 'stay' all sand mining activities throughout Tamil Nadu, a panel, which included eminent jurist, V R Krishan Iyer and former Judge of the Mumbai High Court, H

Multitudes in Tamil Nadu face a bleak future as sand mining adversely affects local water and land resources in hundreds of villages, a "people's public hearing" was informed today. Illegal sand

In a marble, masonary stone and sandstone mines of Rajasthan not only illegal mining is rampant but workers do not even get the minimum wage,incidence of accident-related deaths is on the rise, and

a study by the Montreal-based agency North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation has revealed that 235 North American animal species such as the Monarch butterfly and northern codfish

Although Canadian mining company Manhattan Minerals Corporation conti

Canada's Southern Cross Resources Inc said it expects to receive board approval shortly to begin construction of a new uranium mine in Australian outback after clearing a major hurdle. Southern