Repeated pleas by the people residing in and around Shivanahalli near Bannerghatta National Park to the Government to stop quarrying activities seems to have falled on deaf ears. The quarrying

Mining is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. Some technology is available to reduce the risks, but it is yet to be widely used. According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO),

New coal and lignite mines in the country will soon be opened to the private sector. The coal ministry is going ahead with its move to amend the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act 1973, opeing the

Armed with bows, arrows and spears nearly 100 Indians from the Brazilian tribe of Kayapo recently captured and held hostage a gold prospector for invading and destroying their forests in the northern

The Government plans to ban excavation of top soil within a 50-km radius of coal and lignite based thermal power plants to check environmental damage owing to dumping of fly ash for landfills. The

A division bench of the Orissa High Court has upheld the state government's decision to lease 50 per cent of the 855 hectares of the chromite deposit areas recovered from the Tata Iron and Steel

The ancient Shiva Temple at Baijnath which was built in 1204 AD, is under threat because of reckless quarrying and mining in the adjoining Binwa river. This historic temple is situated on the bank

The Union Minister for Environment and Forests, Mr. Suresh Prabhu, has reiterated that the requirement of public hearings for processing of mining applications was both "relevant and feasible"

The Venezuelan government has decided against granting new mining concessions in the disputed Imataca forest reserve, one of the prime gold and diamond mining areas in the country. It will now

Open cast mining activity in Rajasthan has played havoc with the environment and is killing workers slowly