The government of new Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra said on Wednesday it would not “impose” mining projects on nearby communities that object to them, but would seek to promote mining investments
Special Task Force for mines in TS The National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET) of the Central government will take up exploration of 42 limestone blocks in Telangana at a cost of ₹40 crore during
Bauxite mining in Eco Sensitive Zone at Orsapath under Mahuadand police station in Latehar district has alarmed the tiger reserve authorities whose deputy director, South Division, Mahalinga, wrote a
PANJIM: Union Ministry for Environment and Forest (MoEF) has notified that the Environment Clearance (ECs) granted under EIA notification 1994 to iron ore mines are invalid now and that lease holders will
Jaipur: About 70 villagers of Shuklawas and Picchari in Kothputli tehsil of Jaipur district sat in dharna on Tuesday outside the collectorate to force authorities to take cognizance of the damage that
Excessive riverbed mining in Haridwar has rendered the quality of groundwater “very poor” and unsuitable for drinking, according to researchers from Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya. They have also warned
Navi Mumbai: City-based environmentalists have alleged that rampant illegal sand mining is being carried out between Belapur and Kharghar near the creek during night time. The environmentalists have also
More than 100 Mozambicans filed a case in London alleging “serious human rights abuses” at Gemfields Plc’s ruby mine in the southern African nation, according to their lawyers. Leigh Day, the London-based
However, Forest Advisory Committee eases procedure for firms to apply for permits The Environment Ministry’s apex forest body has shot down a joint proposal by the Coal, Petroleum and Mining ministries
SHIMLA: A Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report has revealed that the industries department incurred an unjustified expenditure of Rs 1.88 crore in excess of the amount received for prospecting
