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  • SC can't stop legal mining: Haryana Govt

    The Haryana government told the Supreme Court that only legal mining was going on in certain areas of the state, senior lawyer Shanti Bhushan pleaded that the apex court could not stop an activity

  • Mining is backbone of Goa's economy: Kamat

    The Power Minister Digambar Kamat, has complimented the mine owners for their contribution in promoting Goa's economy stating that mining activity is backbone of economy of Goa besides providing

  • No MoU on sea sand mining: CM

    The Kerala Chief Minister on Monday played down the controversy shrouding the sea sand mining project, maintaining no MoU has been signed for the same. The Government has only agreed to carry out an

  • Dwindling resources

    Villagers in Koratagere taluk, Karnataka, are against sand quarrying on the banks of the Suvarnamukhi river as it has affected the ground water level in the area. Setting up sub-canals for irrigating

  • Indonesia weighs mining in protected forests

    Indonesia is considering issuing a decree to allow mining firms to operate in areas protected by the country's forestry law, Mines and Energy Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said. Purnomo said the 1999

  • Jindal firm gets chorme land on a platter

    The Navin Patnaik government (Orissa) is set to hand over the lion's share of chrome-ore mining on lease to Jindal Strips Ltd through a joint venture ostensibly on the basis of a report of the

  • Govt to approach GSI, NIO for feasibility study

    In a bid to clear the controversy surrounding the sea sand mining issue, the Govt has decided to approach central research agencies, the Geological Survey of India (GSI) and the National Institute of

  • Stir planned against sea-sand mining

    The Kerala Matsya Thozhilali Aikyavedi (TUCI) has decided to agitate against the government move to accord permission for sea sand mining.The state government had entered into an MoU with a

  • Call for total ban on sea-sand mining

    The draft fisheries policy which calls for vesting the ownership of all fishing craft and gear with the traditional fisherfolk and a total ban on sea-sand mining, was adopted at a high-level meeting

  • Fish workers to launch protest

    A joint convention of the Matsyathozhilali Samyuktha Samithi held in Thiruvananthapuram today decided to launch protest against the move for sea sand mining from March

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