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 …
Unchecked mining spells doom for Saranda forest in Jharkhand
Unregulated large-scale mining activities have decimated plant and wildlife populations in the once-rich Saranda forest in Jharkhand
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
Goa: can it strike a balance between environment and development?
Promoting eco-friendly tourism and reviving mining without harming environment are major challenges
Activists urge FSSAI to reconsider planned fortification of rice, oil
Instead of food fortification, the food regulator needed to promote organically grown, biodiverse food for people, ASHA said
Hammer and tongs: These women in Uttarakhand’s Lohaghat forge and make their own iron products
Women self-help groups in the Lohaghat tehsil have revived the traditional occupation of ironworking, dominated in the past by men
Iron ore sludge pond breaks in Sambalpur
Paddy and vegetable fields and poultry farms inundated with iron ore slurry after wall of a steel plant collapsed
India at the center of world energy stage, will experience gains: IEA director
The report stated that as China moves towards a service-based economy, India could pivot its growth in the energy sector
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
Dietary changes can reduce greenhouse emissions by up to 25%
Dietary shift from rice to coarse cereals, pulses, and leafy vegetables can not only overcome nutritional deficiencies, but also reduce India&…
Tribal governance, Salwa Judum and Maoists
Maoist insurgents killed Mahendra Karma, founder of the anti-Maoist Salwa Judum campaign, in Chhattisgarh’s Jagdalpur district on Saturday. …
National Centre for Advocacy Studies' new report 'Sponge iron industries'
Report>>Sponge Iron Industries Issues and Campaigns, National Centre for Advocacy Studies, Pune 2007
Achieving green steel: How India can bridge the gaps to decarbonise the sector
A clean steel sector in eastern India can become essential for the country's transition to green steel
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 …
Long road ahead: Odisha’s DMF funds to improve livelihood
The state has amended its DMF Rules and is also investing in projects to improve the lives of its mining-affected people; whether DMF lives up to …
SC cancels mining leases in Goa, slams state government, environment ministry for favouring miners
After March 15, fresh leases and environmental clearances must be obtained by miners to continue mining thereafter
Unruffled flakes
Pig iron plant of Sesa Goa pollutes South Goa; firm says expansion will take care of problems
Between Maoists and mines
Ho tribals lose hold of Saranda as mining is set to take over the pristine sal forest. A report and photographs by Sayantan Bera
Orissa High Court stays alienation of forest-categorised land for JSW steel project in Jagatsinghpur
The project site is in an area that is home to around 22,000 people with a significant number of Dalits
NGT shuts down Chinese steel plant in Gujarat
The Rs 6,000-cr project was being constructed in Gujarat’s Mundra block without an environmental clearance
Hills of greyville
Fast-expanding steel industry yet to find an effective way to reuse its waste product, slag
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 …
Nigeria hasn’t been able to produce steel: Remanufacturing could be the solution
Lack of a rail line around Ajaokuta Steel plant, changes in political and operational management stymied completion
Drilling in details
Hartman de Souza decodes Goa's mining machinery, which has defrocked the state's environment
Predators help to protect Earth’s blue carbon stocks, says study
Keeping population of larger fish intact is critical to carbon accumulation and long-term storage in vegetated coastal habitats such as …