The curtain has finally come down on the much publicised diamond mining controversy as the Central Government has given its clearance to grant the prospecting licence for aerial geophysical survey

The villages of Manethi and Padla in Rewari district are perennially plagued by problems, some of which were natural and some of them man-made. The rigours of drought and erosion caused by

Emission of carbon monoxide from the BCCL's Bararee colliery, bear Dhanbad, has caused panic among people living nearby. Nearly 80 families of miners and some unauthorised occupants of the BCCL land

The owners of the Ok Tedi mine operated by the Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd are looking for new ways to ease environmental damage from the Papua Guinea mine, while the World Bank reviews the risks and

Reckless sand mining from the rivers of water-starved Kerala is threatening to destroy the State's delicate eco-system. An estimated 32 million tonnes or about four million truckloads of sand is

The Institute of Engineers (India) is inviting mining experts from all over the world to discuss the challenges before the mining sector and set the agenda for the 21st century. The three -day

Plans by Japan's Mitsubishi Corp and the Mexican government to build a $ 150m saltworks project, partially located in Latin American's largest wildlife reserve, received another setback after a

Environmentalalists are taking their protest about open-cast mining in West Virginia to the top.