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
Mining's impact on Bonai's forests, people
Sundarbans, several areas of Kolkata incommunicado 24 hours after Amphan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit West Bengal and Odisha on May 22
Goa mine workers take to the streets
Over 100,000 people in the state affected by suspension of mining activity
SC bans transportation of illegally mined ore from Goa
Asks Centre, state to continue with ban on mining in the state
US scientists engineer stem cells capable of killing cancer
cells killed cancer cells by secreting toxins, without harming healthy cells
Pharma lobby obtains stay on Centre’s drug price control order
Drug manufacturers also trying to scuttle government’s drug pricing policy
State mining departments turn tech-savvy to track mineral ores
Odisha takes lead, sets up robust system to monitor minerals produced and transported
No cap on iron mining in Odisha
Centre rejects Shah Commission recommendation, says it would upset industry
Corruption taint mattered little
People vote in politicians accused in illegal mining activities in Karnataka, Odisha
Gujarat drops Monsanto's hybrid maize
State was supplying the seeds under brand name Prabal to tribal farmers
Industry evades responsibility for heavy metals in cosmetics
Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) has refused to accept that their products have toxins
Companies fined heavily for mining over limit in Odisha
State authorities send notices to 103 mines
ASHAs not enough to deliver healthcare to urban poor: study
'Women in urban slums need a basket of healthcare services to meet their needs'
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
RTI uncovers environment ministry flip-flop on Mulund-Thane SEZ
Officials obliged developer and reclassified coastal land to allow project
Centre rejects Shah Commission recommendation to cap iron ore production in Odisha
Mining ministry opposes cap on iron ore production; environment ministry disregards recommendation to cancel licence of firms encroaching forestland
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Government stand against EU ban on Indian drugs much needed, says industry
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A ‘kick’ass jibe
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Coronavirus update: Serum Institute gets nod for Oxford vaccine trials
India now accounts for nearly a tenth of the global number of COVID-19 cases, as the country reaches the 1.8 million mark
First lesson in governance for PM Modi: Legislative tapasya (penance) is all about listening to outer world, not inner self
Union government will repeal all 3 controversial farm laws, Modi declares on Gurupurab