The Supreme Court appointed the District Magistrate of Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh as Commissioner of the Court and Receiver for 500 illegal mining sites. These sites are operated by retired IAS

Innovative schemes of sponsored reforestation may help combat global warming

The Kerala High Court vacated its interim order staying the orders of the District Collectors of Palakkad, Thrissur and Malappuram allowing the contractors to mine sand from the

In a significant breakthrough, the Geological Survey of India (GSI) has discovered two kimberlite bodies, primary source rocks for diamond, at Pillalapalle, about 10 km from Kayandurg town in

The committee on delegating powers to state governments to grant mining licences today sunmitted its report to Union steel minister Birendra Prasad Baishya.

Environmentalists have protested against any prospecting operation to be carried on by the public sector Kudramukh Iron Ore Company in the Karnataka National Park area. They have petitioned Karnataka

Boliden, the Canadian-Swedish mining company, said 95 per cent of the material that escaped from a waste dam at its Los Frailes lead-zinc mine near Seville in Spain had been cleaned up and mining

The Union ministries of mines and coal are collaborating with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to host the fifth International Mining and Machinery Exhibition (IMME'98) which will be held

The mineral projects proposed to come up in Kutch district of Gujarat are stuck as they are yet to get wildlife sanctuary clearances. The lignite, bauxite, bentonite and china clay deposits

India and South Africa have identified six projects relating to geology and mining technology for mutual cooperation.A protocol in this regard was signed during the visit of the Steel and Mines