The Orissa govenment's crackdown on the non-governmental organisations (NGOs) opposing upcoming industrial projects in the Koraput district has kicked up an unseemly controversy. The irresistible

Radioactive radiation from the Uranium Corporation of India Ltd (UCIL) mines at Bihar's Jaduguda is causing large-scale health hazards to the tribal population living in the adjoining areas,

Centre : Formation of the joint venture company (JVC) by the Madhya Pradesh Government and MP State Mining Corporation (MPSMC) for diamond mining in Begradih block of Raipur is

The revenue and police authorities of Tiruchi district of Tamil Nadu have been directed by the Madras High Court to take immediate steps to stop illegal quarrying on a land belonging to

The Geological Survey of India has found the country's first reserves of platinum, at Baula-Nuashahi in Orissa. This is the first instance in South and South-East Asia that gold has been found along

The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has established vast coal reserves in six states holding fresh promise to solve the ongoing power starvation in the country. Coal reserves have been identified in

The Andhra Pradesh Government has proposed villagewise auction of sand from major rivers such as the Godavari, the Krishna, the Tungabhadra and their tributaries and offer the same to "genuine"

The Geological Survey of India (GSI) and Mining have, through improvement in mining techniques, discovered diamond-bearing kimberlite pipes, the host rock for diamonds, in parts of Karnataka, Andhra

The ministry of steel and mines has decided to review the entire regulatory framework governing the mining sector. International consultancy firm Arthur Anderson has been comissioned to carry out the

Illegal mining by the local coal mafia and reckless, unscientific excavation by the Bharat Coking Coal Limited have put 5,000 villagers of Borira at risk. The area is a danger zone and should be