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'District Mineral Foundation’s implementation in MP half-hearted'
Photo: Agnimirh Basu/CSE
The state mineral resources department exhibited scant commitment to assess the …
January 23, 2019
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Governance

Mine collapse kills six in Jharkhand, 12 feared trapped
Coal mining
The caved in mine saw illegal extraction of coal
January 23, 2019
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Mining

Strengthen district mineral foundations' administration, planning: suggests Mines Ministry
Photo credit:Chandra Bhushan/CSE
With around Rs 2.5 lakh crore accruals estimated in DMFs over next 25 years, it holds …
January 21, 2019
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Mining

Dumped in a pit
rat-hole mining
The 2014 National Green Tribunal ban has not only failed to contain rat-hole mining, but …
January 18, 2019
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Mining
Mining at deep sea

Mining at deep sea

July 08, 2015
Countries are delving deeper into the ocean to explore its mineral wealth. The deposits on …
Coal quandary

Coal quandary

August 17, 2015
In a sweeping pronouncement, the Supreme Court has termed all the 218 coal blocks allocated …
Treasure in troubled land

Treasure in troubled land

August 17, 2015
International aid has supported the economy of Afghanistan for 12 years. With aid flow …

Cabinet clears mineral Act; foreign companies can mine too

Government takes ordinance route to clear Bill, allowing foreign companies to bid for mineral resources

 

When mining interests prevail over SC order

Uttar Pradesh where IAS officer Durga Shakti got suspended after taking on politicians involved in sand mining is not the only state to bypass the court order

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Neduvasal will protest against hydrocarbon extraction

In Neduvasal, a village in the Cauvery delta in Tamil Nadu, villagers are protesting against the extraction of hydrocarbons from their agricultural fields. Protests broke out after the central government changed the policy and gave extraction rights to GEM Laboratories