The Vriksha Laksha Andolana has welcomed the decision of the Mysore Minerals Limited(MML), a State Government undertaking, not to undertake mining in Kaarakodlu village in Shettyhalli wildlife

A four-member team to probe the atrocities on tribals in Orissa has recommended that the State Government initiate a dialogue with the tribals who are facing displacement on account of the upcoming

Communities led by youth, in Ghana's western gold mining region are mounting frequent protests against the destruction of the environment and villagers farms by mining companies. There have been

In what is seen as an important step to further open up the economy, the Union Cabinet today decided to amend the Coal Mines (Nationalisation Act) 1973 to enable private Indian companies to mine and

The Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals Ltd (RSMML) is planning to double the beneficiation capacity of its rock phosphate plant in the next two years. Mr K S Money, managing director, RSSML said the

Central Mine Planning & Designing Institute Ltd, the consulting subsidiary of Coal India Ltd, has recommended closure of 24 mines belonging to the Eastern Coalfields Ltd in an alternative revival

The Union government has initiated moves to get the much-delayed 1082 mw Bhadravati power project, promoted by Mittals in Maharashtra, moving. The coal ministry has suggested a coal supply transport

The Haryana Govenment is being deprived of huge revenue by leases of silica sand and stone mines in Gurgaon, Faridabad and Panchkula

The damage caused to the Gommateshwara statue at Karkala in Udupi District by the quarrying activity in surrounding areas, will be inquired into by a senior geologist of the Department of Mines and

The biggest -ever recorded mines explosion of North India was carried out in the rock phosphate mines of Jhamarkotra in Udaipur district of South Rajasthan, owned by the public sector Rajasthan State