BRO continues Beas mining, eyes, ears shut
The Indian Express report on illegal mining and quarrying of stones from Beas riverbed by the Border Roads Organization (BRO) made the Himachal Pradesh government sit up recently and issue a notice.
The Indian Express report on illegal mining and quarrying of stones from Beas riverbed by the Border Roads Organization (BRO) made the Himachal Pradesh government sit up recently and issue a notice.
The flora is flourishing and the fauna is returning. suddenly Neelgai can be seen nibbling at saplings and the elusive peacock, another pleasant sight, strutting in the rain. It seems the ecological
The District Collector, Ernakulam, Kerala, has submitted a report before the Kerala High Court stating that a total ban on sand mining from July 1 to September 30 would be imposed to regulate sand
Farmers of Barikhad, Lodhwan, Hagwal, Gagwal, Majra, Damtal and Mohtli areas of the subdivision and those of Haryal, Tirate and Mammon areas of neighbouring Pathankot subdivision are up in arms
A meeting of the Ernakulam district, Kerala, expert committee on sand mining control and river bank protection chaired by District Collector Gyanesh Kumar today adopted several crucial decisions
In order to reduce the social and environmental costs of abandoning mines, the ministry of coal and mines has set up a committee to suggest changes in the policy regarding closure of mines. The
Two special task force teams comprising officials from four departments police, revenue, mines and geology and forests have been formed to carry out operations against illegal mining and the hunt for
Large mining companies look set for a reprieve after it emerged that the South African government was likely to water down plans to transfer ownership of the country's mining sector to
Despite the Supreme Court putting a ban on mining operations within five-km-radius of the Capital, the orders are being flouted by Kot mines in Faridabad. The apex court had, in its interim order
The Goa Health Minister, Dr. Suresh Amonkar has called upon the mining companies to meet and decide on the aspects to contain dust pollution and adopt safety measures. The minister also instructed
The three-day international conference on 'Mineral industry - issues on economics, environment and technology (MEET 2002)' began in Kolkata on Thursday. The meet would focus on finding out ways and
Mining activities around Lord Jambunatha Swamy temple in Karnataka are posing a threat to it. ITs walls have developed cracks. The temple started tilting like the Pisa Tower. Archaeological
In a daring incident, some persons of Perodu town panchayat have transported several lakhs of rupees worth earthern soil of canal poromboke land in the Perodu town panchayat in Tamil Nadu endangering
At least 25 illegal miners were feared killed when an abandoned mine of the Central Coalfields Limited caved in Bokaro district of Jharkhand on Thursday. Sources said that nearly 40 to 45 illegal
The Kerala State cabinet has cleared the minerals policy, paving the ay for private participation in establishing minerals-based industries in the State. The policy stipulates that land will not be
A second committee which was set up on the orders of the Supreme Court to ascertain whether the ban on mining was being enforced within a 5 km radius of the border of the national Capital has
Situated at a few kilometers from Shimla is the Kasumpti Assembly segment where the mining quarrying and timber mafia is active. The mafia virtually has stranglehold on the Junga-Chalanda area.
Expressing serious concern over the threat posed to the Tamil Nadu State's water bodies by incessant sand mining, the jury, formed for a public hearing held in February this year, asked the State
The Kochi district expert-committee meeting, presided over by District Collector Gyanesh Kumar, has decided to sanction sand mining from the river banks in the city. The sanction was given after the
The Panjim Bench of the Bombay High Court has directed five mining companies, who have dumped mine rejects on the banks of the Advoi nullah, Sattari to deposit an amount of Rs 1,79,552 with the Court