A group of Chinese miners trapped underground by an explosion were reported yesterday to be on the verge of death. "The temperature is 50C and there is a high level of poisonous gas," the official

Ancient caves and other historic sites at Langao in Bicholim are likely to be erased off the archaelogical map of Goa, due to persistent mining activity in the area. The grim prospect triggered panic

The Kerala government will follow a policy of transparency while leasing out land to the private sector for mineral mining, the Industries Minister, Mr P. K. Kunhalikutty, said in the State Assembly

Private Investment in mining has been disappointingly slow to happen. Central and the State governments are still to resolve issues on environment protection and conservation of forest and that seems

The Nagarika Seva Trust (NST), mines, minerals and People (mm&P) and INCERT have demanded that the Karnataka government should not permit the continuation of mining in Kudremukh under any

In a new twist to the ongoing uncertainty over the tenability of permanent mining lease for a further period of 20 years to Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd (KIOCL), the State Government has taken a

Gas explosions killed 37 workers in two coal mines in China's northern province of Shanxi this week. The back-to-back blasts are the latest reminders of the appalling safety record of China's mining

With the Union Minister of State for Steel, Mr. Braja Kishore Tripathy, having made clear the Centre's intention to allow Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd (KIOCL) to mine in the Western Ghats for

The Union minister for coal and mines Mr Ram Vilas Paswan,said that FDI approvals till date stand at Rs 3900 crore involving 70 odd proposals. Mr Paswan, while inaugurating a tripartite conference on

The Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Union Ministry of Steel has decided to ask the Karnataka Government to reconsider its affidavit filed before the Supreme Court regarding the extension