The Tata Iron and Steel Company has received this year's 'FIMI-gem granite environmental' given by the Federation of Indian Minerals Industries for eco-friendly initiatives at the company's captive

Austrialian mine destroys rivers, global ban urged : The release by Australian mining company Broken Hill Proprietary of reports confirming severe environmental impacts of mine wastes dumped in Papua

For decades, its adverse impact has been played down and the ravages of mining have been tucked away into a remote part of interior Goa. But the latest technological tools are now being used to bring

The board of directors of Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL) has recommended the closure of 64 mines in six areas of the company, the Minister of State for Coal, Mr. Dilip Ray, informed the Rajya Sabha.

In was only recently that two wildlife sanctuaries on the Western Ghats in Goa - the Madei and the Natravali - were notified during the President's Rule, but here are fears that the ruling

The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Union Government and three others on a public interest litigation(PIL) seeking a direction to take immediate steps to insulate the people living in the

Bihar Legislative Council chairman Jabir Hussain directed the State Government to request the Central Atomic energy Department to help control certain diseases among the tribals, caused by radiation

The Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS), Thiruvananthapuram, has urged the Kerala State authorities to take immediate steps to intensify research to find a suitable, low cost and easily available

Minister : The state government is likely to discuss a feasibility report prepared by experts and officials on the expansion of the salt industry in Gujarat which caters to almost 70 per cent of the

Indonesian officials said they would change mining royalties and push for more payments directly to local governments to assuage growing popular resentment against foreign mining companies. Rozik