Captive coal block miners, too, must share profits with people
Steel and cement makers who own captive coal blocks spend less on coal than those who have to buy it for their production process
Meghalaya asked to pay Rs 100 crore over illegal mining
Following a judicial committee report on violations to the ban on rat-hole mining, National Green Tribunal imposes a fine on state government
Rich land, poor people: What will be the future of generations growing up in Jharkhand’s coal belt
If the coal-dependent communities are not connected to employment opportunities, this illegal parallel economy may grow even larger
Goa government turns focus on illegal mining in forests
Letter from revenue officer of Sanguem taluka complaining about illegal mining in forestland rang the alarm
District Mineral Foundation has over Rs 11,000 crore to invest in mining-affected districts
However, funds are yet to be sanctioned for development programmes in most districts
Trouble for Adani’s Carmichael project continues as locals go to court
The Carmichael mining project in Australia faces another legal challenge as aboriginal group claims ownership of land
Shah Commission wound up before it could probe illegal mining in Chhattisgarh
As environmental groups appeal against termination of commission, Supreme Court asks government to respond by November 18
Clean energy: How AI can help spot the copper we need
A supply crunch may be on the horizon; artificial intelligence can help discover copper deposits formed along ancient mountain ranges over past …
Strengthen district mineral foundations' administration, planning: suggests Mines Ministry
With around Rs 2.5 lakh crore accruals estimated in DMFs over next 25 years, it holds enormous potential for removing socio-economic deprivation …
Maharashtra to allow coal mines closer to rivers
Relaxation of river zone regulation law will damage rivers and even mines, say environmentalists
Should district mineral foundations be with state mining departments?
Recent plan to move Odisha DMF from the state planning and convergence department to the mines department raises several questions
Metal meltdown
The global crash in aluminium prices, triggered by overproduction in China, is forcing Indian companies to shut down operations. The solution may …
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
Let people-centric natural resource governance be the new regime’s agenda
India must strengthen the mechanisms of natural resource management that is people-centric and sustainable to ensure economic and social stability
Do away with forest clearance to explore mining activities: Mines ministry to MoEF&CC
Since survey and investigation for mining opportunities during exploration do not cause any perceptible changes in forest land, these could be …
Environmental clearance must for removing mine dumps in Goa: Union mines ministry
Transporting mineral-rich reject in large quantities will cause air pollution and its processing will produce waste, says ministry
Mined to death: an elegy for the rivers of Meghalaya
The rivers in the Jaintia Hills have turned deep blue; mines and cement factories have killed all fish and aquatic life in them
How sand mining along the Narmada is choking web of life
Mining has altered the landscape, river flow, water availability and sand deposit patterns; rivers have dried up, farming has become difficult&…
Chhattisgarh activist, Ramesh Agrawal, bags Goldman prize
He used RTI to block big corporations, such as Jindal group, that have mining and steel interests in the state
Cabinet clears mineral Act; foreign companies can mine too
Government takes ordinance route to clear Bill, allowing foreign companies to bid for mineral resources
Lobbying begins
Just before mining bill is tabled in Parliament, industry calls profit-sharing a burden. Government is unsure
Odisha mining scam: petition in SC seeks closure of illegal mines
As Shah Commission report gets tabled in Parliament, Delhi-based NGO, Common Cause, seeks Supreme Court's intervention for a macro environment …
Police cracks down on retrenched UCIL mine workers in Jharkhand
Most of the protesting workers are tribal people who were displaced from their land by the Bandhuhurang mining project
Chhattisgarh village under demolition for Hindalco mine, villagers claim foul play
At least 50 families have been relocated, claims official. A house was razed on June 2
Coal scam: fait accompli no ground for not cancelling coal blocks, says SC
Apex court says companies which invested money on coal blocks without getting green clearances took the decision at their own risk