Industries minister P K Kunhalikutty on Tuesday said in the assembly that the government has not taken any decision to introduce mineral sand mining in the private sector.

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has blamed “abnormal” delays in getting environment and forest clearances for road projects among the reasons for the current downturn in the sector.

In a letter to the ministry of road transport and highways on Monday, NHAI chairman RP Singh said the environment ministry had shown “misplaced enthusiasm” by making both environment and forest clearances mandatory for road projects, a move that is believed to have affected projects worth about .

Heeding to states' plea for simplification of green clearance process, the Union environment and forests ministry has come out with detailed guidelines giving more powers to states by exempting cer

New Delhi: Heeding to states’ plea for simplification of green clearance process, the Union environment and forests ministry has come out with detailed guidelines giving more powers to states by ex

The State government has notified the Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules 2013, with provisions to streamline mining, transportation and storage of sand.

The State government has notified the Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules 2013, with provisions to streamline mining, transportation and storage of sand.

Nod Must For Mines Over 20-Ft Deep, Employing Over 50

A law that requires central government clearance for operating quarries that use explosives should be strictly implemented in the state, the high court has directed.

Uttar Pradesh government has admitted before the National Green Tribunal that largescale illegal sand mining had been going on in Gautam Budh Nagar district of the state and said it has arrested 12

Despite the ban on sand mining, the mafia has continued with mining and illegal transportation of sand, thanks to the lack of coordination between police and revenue officials and the absence of a