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 …
Sand slips
Where there is a river, there is sand. Called a minor mineral, it fulfils a major requirement of the booming construction industry. No wonder, …
RTI reveals 13 of 14 operational coal mines allotted to PSUs being run by pvt contractors
Of the total 35 coal mines allotted to PSUs between 2015 and 2020, 21 have been given to mines developer and operator contractors
Discharge of mining waste into rivers affects 50 times more people than tailings dam disasters
Potentially detrimental substances like lead, zinc, copper and arsenic carried downstream from mining sites accumulate within river courses and …
Centre's order allows granting of mine leases to applications without environment clearance
The ministry’s order, however, states that mining activity cannot begin before the environment clearance is obtained
Opencast expansion at Chhattisgarh mine violates NGT order
The EAC recommended that the coal mine be expanded to 1.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) from 1 MTPA through opencast method
How green was my mountain: The abandoned mines of Jharia, in photos
Excessive mining in Jharia in the eastern state of Jharkhand has left swathes of land barren. The lives of people there have been at risk due to …
Adani Carmichael coal: Do we need it or not?
If we are ramping up coal production abroad at a time when the IPCC and UN say it should drop, we should know what we are getting into
Adani dissolves project team from Carmichael coalmine
The company said it was committed to the mine and insisted that the move was linked to suspension of engineering contractors
Chile: copper mine water use rising, desalinitaion industry expected to gain heavily
Seawater desalination plants are forecast to cover a third of water demand by miners in 10 years
Do we really need the bauxite from Niyamgiri?
Existing mines can meet India’s demand for the next thirty years, at levels three times our current consumption
Carmichael approval a death-knell for the Great Barrier Reef
The go-ahead for the Adani Carmichael mine in Australia will be the end of the world’s ocean jewel
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
The environment-development divide: is there room for dialogue?
If we accept the premise that ecological concerns are as worthy as developmental needs , then the decision to have a mine, dam, or road needs to …
Odisha stir against coal trucks emitting smoke: Nearly 170, including children, detained
The movement of coal trucks sparks pollution concerns; police claim no forceful detention of children
BHP and Rio Tinto’s ‘mining messes’ must be held to account: Report
The two UK-based multinationals had mined in Brazil, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea and then left the scene without compensating for their …
Will the new National Mineral Policy ensure responsible mining?
The NMP 2019 misses out on providing necessary guidance on some fundamental things that would have made it a guiding document to ensure …
Concern over rare reptiles blocks Adani Group’s Australian mining project
Federal Court of Australia deems the Indian company’s Carmichael mine in Queensland as illegal after the country’s environment …
Our Coal, Our Right: Here is why these Chhattisgarh tribals stage a ‘coal satyagraha’ every October 2
Tribals from four blocks collect and auction coal on Gandhi Jayanti annually, in defiance of government rules
Adani has set a dangerous precedent in requesting scientists’ names
profound concerns raised by climate change and fossil fuel emissions are shared by many scientists around the world. This shared concern does not …
Adani to fully finance controversial Oz Carmichael mine
The move follows last month’s announcement by the conglomerate that it was scaling back the size and scope of the project. The project had …
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
Ministry of mines set to expand iron ore mining
More contribution to GDP now on agenda. Sector crucial for propelling growth in backward states, says CII
'Australia must sign a treaty with its First People'
Aboriginal activist Lidia Thorpe says a treaty is the only way to bring closure to Australia, which is after all, a settler-colonial project
Only four of 12 mineral-rich states collect funds for mining-impacted areas
It has been nearly a year since the Central government notified new mining rules mandating collection of funds for development of mining-impacted …