PANJIM: State Mines and Geology department Tuesday began an inspection of various plots in the state which are being used to dump iron ore.

The officials swung into action after it was revealed that only 15 plots are registered with them while several hundred plots are increasingly used to stack ore, throwing environmental norms to the wind.

New Delhi In a major relief to Sterlite Industries, the Supreme Court on Tuesday stuck to its earlier stay order against the immediate closure of the company’s copper smelting plant at Tuticorin in

The Ganga, a symbol of religious and spiritual faith of India, is one of the most polluted rivers in India today.

SHILLONG: The proposed limestone mining of Adhunik Cements Ltd (ACL) at Umsoo-Mootang, Thangskai at Jaintia Hills has invited much criticism from the FKJGP Narpuh Circle citing that the proposed pr

KOLKATA, 10 OCT: As the state does not have a steady supply of compressed natural gas (CNG), the state transport department has taken up a project to use coalbed methane (CBM) as an alternative to

But maintains it is treated before being supplied to City

There appears to be no end in sight for the pollution problems created by the textile processing and tannery units for the beleaguered farming community in Erode district.

KSPCB issued show cause notices to 12 of its officials in three districts on September 22, as to why action should not be initiated against them, with the Lokayukta report on illegal mining pointing fingers at the Board too.

In one of the most required initiative to exhort the farmers not to burn paddy stubble, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) will kickstart an awareness campaign against paddy stubble burning

The high mercury content in compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) notwithstanding, more awful for the residents in this part of Punjab is the increasing number of thermal plants.