Poor despite Rs 5,800 crore
Plan and plan well is the message from the first independent evaluation of India's ambitious resource-sharing plan for mining districts
New Mineral Policy gets Cabinet approval
Citing limited exploration of mineral reserves, Modi government opens up reconnaissance permits to private companies
Lobbying begins
Just before mining bill is tabled in Parliament, industry calls profit-sharing a burden. Government is unsure
Cabinet clears mineral Act; foreign companies can mine too
Government takes ordinance route to clear Bill, allowing foreign companies to bid for mineral resources
Cramming cities with electric vehicles means we're still depending on cars — and that's a huge problem
Electric vehicles are made with finite mineral resources that are extracted under concerning environmental and labour conditions
DMF best practices: CSE studies how district mineral funds help
CSE reviewed key mining districts that are focussing on sectors such as livelihood, healthcare, education, nutrition and drinking water
Does constructing airports with DMF fund address needs of mining-affected people?
DMF fund should instead be used to address concerns of mining-affected people like lack of access to clean drinking water, health care, …
Who'll bell the cats?
Bellary in Karnataka, targeted by industrial houses for 'development', death and devastation, needs an organised resistance to the mayhem
These are India's richest lands inhabited by some of the most deprived people
Thought to be a game changer for India's mining affected people, the District Mineral Foundation is yet to identify its beneficiaries
Rajasthan to create pneumoconiosis fund with DMF money
The fund will be used to execute a comprehensive policy on the disease, which is widely prevalent in the mining state
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 12, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Cabinet approves PM-KISAN, Aadhaar Ordinance, other bills and schemes
In addition, the Cabinet has also approved the National Mineral Policy 2019 and the Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana
Telangana’s revised District Mineral Foundation Rules to increase political interference
The amendment to the Rules has taken away the right of people to participate in making decisions on a fund meant for them
Digging their own grave
Extracting minerals and ornamental stone in the Aravallis - despit its environmental costs - is such a flourishing economic activity that …
World Environment Day : How trees can purify wastewater and provide economic benefits
The pollutants in wastewater act as nutrients for the trees and plants and also help yield higher fuel wood biomass
DMF best practices: Keonjhar and Dantewada strengthen livelihoods
From growing fruit, rearing tasar, encouraging millet production to rearing Kadaknath chicken, the two districts are trying to enhance income …
DMF best practices: How Bijapur started a new healthcare model
Mining-affected districts have hired doctors, upgraded hospitals and improved last-mile healthcare access to communities with mining-related …
DMF best practices: These two mining districts ensured drinking water through DMF funds
In Jharkhand’s Ramgarh and UP’s Sonbhadra, drinking water supply has either started or is about to start
Mining in Jharkhand threatens locals in their own land
Residents of the state’s mining areas are unemployed and are threatened of being jailed when they ask for work
Give priority to those directly affected by mining: Parliamentary Standing Committee
Committee recommends amending PMKKKY guidelines to prioritise directly affected people and strengthening audits of District Mineral Foundation
River flowing through the most polluted Russian city turns red
Russian authorities assume that water has reddened due to chemical waste discharged from the nearby Nadezhda Metallurgical Plant
NGT retains ban on mining in Meghalaya
The state has lost Rs 600 crore in revenues as a result of the ban, says the chief minister
Minerals Security Partnership: India joins the critical minerals club. Here’s why this is important
India’s inclusion in the partnership will help its transition to clean energy & pave way for other countries to be part of the critical …
DMF best practices: These mining districts have opened creches through DMF funds
Keonjhar and Anuppur seek to address a nutrition gap before children go to the anganwadi centre through the creches
Chhattisgarh may have stopped Bailadila mining, but for how long?
Tribal protestors may have had the first round, but mining giants are sure to put pressure