The wasteland
Bellary has lost 45 per cent of its forest cover to iron ore mining, says the CEC report
Picture imperfect
Fertile and picturesque, that is what Bellary was before companies started indiscriminate mining for iron ore
Supreme Court lifts ban on 45 mines in Bellary
Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yedduruppa might face CBI probe for his role in illegal mining
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 …
Chaos in the iron age
After iron ore plunder in Bellary and Goa comes a Supreme Court order that adds confusion to chaos
How Bellary was laid waste
Karnataka’s Lokayukta Santosh Hegde’s report is a sordid story on the rise of India’s mining poster boy, Bellary. The …