The highly toxic substance used to extract gold from ore leads to a number of complications
Adani Group denies it is pulling out of Australia’s latest coal project
Coal auction
Amendment without correction
Green clearances not required for new coal mine leaseholders
Environment ministry transfers environment clearances of previous leaseholders to new allottees
POSCO to withdraw investment from Odisha?
Bloomberg report says company has been trying to get government agencies to return the money it had paid
NGT retains ban on mining in Meghalaya
The state has lost Rs 600 crore in revenues as a result of the ban, says the chief minister
Parliament passes controversial mining bill
Opportunity to truly reform mining governance to balance economic growth with social justice and environmental safety has been lost
People out, miners in
CSE deposes before Rajya Sabha panel, seeks people- and environment-friendly amendments
Deposition urges Parliament to stop revisions from resulting in exploitative mining
Death of IAS officer underscores threats posed by sand, land mafia
While police say D K Ravi’s death is prima facie a case of suicide, Opposition parties and civil society ...
Why the new mining Bill needs a relook
Ideas to improve environmental and social performance of the sector have been thrown out of the window
Check Jharkhand’s degrading environment
Unscientific mining has caused rampant environmental degradation in the state in the absence of proper monitoring
Mongolia holds rare text message vote on mining
Facing the heat of slowed economy and protests from environmentalists, PM has called for a public mandate on whether ...
Chhattisgarh panchayats pass resolution against coal auctions
Twenty tribal gram panchayats have demanded that rehabilitation and resettlement issues be resolved before coal mining can be allowed
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Cabinet clears mineral Act; foreign companies can mine too
Government takes ordinance route to clear Bill, allowing foreign companies to bid for mineral resources
Jharkhand Assembly elections: parties ignore deforestation, displacement and pollution
Corruption and political stability on political parties’ agenda; 55 candidates have criminal charges pending against them
‘Brazil president must consider ecological impact of new development projects’
Proposals to open Brazil’s protected areas to mining and dams concerns researchers
SC notice to Haryana, Rajasthan for failing to check mining in the Aravallis
Asks the two states to file report on what they have done to implement the mining ban ordered in ...
Chhattisgarh activist, Ramesh Agrawal, bags Goldman prize
He used RTI to block big corporations, such as Jindal group, that have mining and steel interests in the ...
Saranda forest: new mining projects put on hold
Projects will be considered for forest clearance only after Jharkhand completes comprehensive environmental assessment of the area, says environment ...
SAIL gets pristine forest to mine
MoEF flouts its own order by expanding mine in Saranda without wildlife management plan
No cap on iron mining in Odisha
Centre rejects Shah Commission recommendation, says it would upset industry
Data fudged for mining clearance
Iron ore mines in Goa also concealed facts to get environmental clearance, shows report
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