A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court alleging large scale illegal quarrying and mining in reserve forests and revenue land in Madhya Pradesh, particularly in the Shivpuri

Recently there were slogans like 'Save River Tunga' which started and ended with bundhs in Shimoga, Tirthahalli, Sringeri, Balehonnur and at Kalasa. The noise was against the renewal of the 20-year

The Rajasthan High Court today issued notices to the state government and others on a public interest petition (PIL) challenging grant of five marble mining leases last month under discretionary

Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited faces an uncertain future following a legal challenge to its mining operations and plans in a biodiversity -rich region that has been notified as a national

Describing the Central Government's affidavit for five-years-lease extension to Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL) as an "after-thought under pressure", KIOCL Chairman Murari said that the

Hundreds of workers today took out a march to the Kerala High Court and submitted a memorandum before the Registrar praying for the withdrawal of the court ban on sand

Hundreds of "khair" trees lying along the Kalu-Jinda riverbed, near the Baddi-Barotiwala industrial area, are on the verge of getting uprooted, thanks to the apathy of various government departments.

The just concluded session of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly was rocked by a furore over illegal mining in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh. What has been particularly embarrassing for the state

As the battle between the environmentalists and the Kudremukh Iron Ore Company (KIOCL) continues over the mining in the Kudremukh area, the families of the employees of the company recently made a

The Uttaranchal Chief Minister, Mr. Nityanand Swami, seems to be continuing with his fight against what he describes as "mafia". Mining and contracts of sand from riverbeds presently in private hands