NGT halts work in Adani's coal mine in Chhattisgarh
Green tribunal questions MoEF's approval to the mining project in a “no-go” area which happens to be an elephant corridor
Sand mafia goons attack Down To Earth correspondent, Asianet journalist
Journalists were shooting visuals showing illegal mining in Cauvery river bed in Tamil Nadu
Shifting ground
After cracking the whip on mining offenders, CEC is now going easy on them
Steel lobby locks horns with mining firms in Karnataka
Three years after the mining scam that rocked the country, steel producers and mining companies accuse each other of forming cartels to control …
Choked on salt
Illegal salt making threatens Sambhar Lake’s ecology
Undone by rampant mining, illegal buildings
Uttarakhand government has made no attempt to enforce mining and building regulations in the state, which exacerbated flood's impacts
'Corporate India needs to rethink growth'
The Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development Works, set up jointly by the Confederation of Indian Industries and ITC Limited, helps …
Development projects threaten Dehing Patkai sanctuary
National Board of Wildlife panel to visit the area to review proposals
Green tribunal suspends environmental clearance to Gogte Minerals
Chairperson of expert committee that granted clearance had conflict of interest
Beachside troubles
Ministry of Mines and Atomic Minerals Directorate move to curb illegal mining and export of beach sand minerals
Mercury treaty still sketchy
While experts welcome the Minamata Convention for phasing out mercury, they believe it might not be enough
Green tribunal bans sand mining in Kerala, Tamil Nadu sea coast
Order given on petition cites environmental threats and radiation risk from naturally occurring radioactive minerals in beach sand
Ban paves the way
The bar on polluting brick kilns opens up opportunities for cleaner technologies
Deo slams MP government for denying forest rights to tribals in Mahan
Union tribal affairs minister says villagers’ consent to mining by Hindalco and Essar comprised more than 11,000 forged signatures
Plan that isn’t
NCR Planning Board dilutes environmental safeguards to promote towns, industries
Gods must be dazed
Environment ministry recognises religious rights, pushes ecological concerns behind
Mahan at all costs
How government bent all rules to ensure Mahan forest in Madhya Pradesh goes to Essar and Hindalco for mining coal
More forest diversions likely in Singrauli
Greenpeace report says pollution from coal-fired thermal plants not considered while allowing mining in coal belt
Coal quandary
In a sweeping pronouncement, the Supreme Court has termed all the 218 coal blocks allocated since 1993 illegal. This has raised a fundamental …