Unused stock, reduced damage: Why iron ore sale ban was relaxed in Karnataka

Situation because of which ban was imposed 10 years ago now ‘changed for the better’, Supreme Court says

Chhattisgarh CM stays mining activities in Bailadila

This decision has come days after locals launched an indefinite protest against mining on the hill that is religiously significant for them

Elephants fall prey to Odisha mineral rush

Three elephants were killed while crossing a national highway on August 22 when they were hit by trucks laden with iron ore

Centre may open 43,000 ha of Jharkhand’s Saranda forest for mining

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change orders formation of a committee to look into the prospect of amending Management Plan for …

Prosperity, thorns, a village road: Ground report from Khodgaon (near Rowghat iron ore reserve)

A road in national interest: Despite its opposition, a tribal village sees a road cut right through it to mine one of India’s biggest iron-…

Adivasi leaders opposing iron mines in Maharashtra arrested

Locals allege lathi charge by cops; Police say protestors stopped way of security personnel heading towards a police station

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 3, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

A tiny radioactive capsule is lost on a highway in Western Australia. Here’s what you need to know

The capsule contains caesium-137, a radioactive isotope which spits out electrons and high-energy photons