Mining mayhem

Rechargeable batteries: UNCTAD report warns of raw material uncertainties

A few countries control reserves of key inputs like cobalt, manganese, lithium, graphite

Mine-boggling

Officials in Orissa allowed leases to lapse so that companies could mine on the sly

Ministry indifferent to illegal mining

Shows cold response to recommendations on curbing illegal mining of iron, manganese

Mines ministry says no to export ban on minerals to check illegal mining

This was the primary recommendation of Shah Commission in its interim report

Centre suspends green clearances to Goa mines

Conditions for restoring clearances not spelt out

Delhi High Court cancels clearance to mining project in Goa

Ramesh Gauns, an environmental activist, had been battling the government, against the clearance for five years

Saranda for sale?

First by diluting it and then by delaying it, the Jharkhand government ensures slow death of a plan meant to safeguard Saranda and its wildlife …

Mining in Goa: damage to the environment greater than loss of revenue

Activists demand assessment of impact of mining on state's environment and communities