Data fudged for mining clearance
Iron ore mines in Goa also concealed facts to get environmental clearance, shows report
State has no absolute right over subsoil minerals: SC
Ownership over minerals vest with land owner, says apex court; question of payment of royalty to state referred to a larger bench
Companies fined heavily for mining over limit in Odisha
State authorities send notices to 103 mines
Lift your head from the sand
Sand slips
Where there is a river, there is sand. Called a minor mineral, it fulfils a major requirement of the booming construction industry. No wonder, …