Commercial deep sea mining will increase risk to blue whales, dolphins: Study
Sounds produced from mining operations can overlap with frequencies at which marine mammals communicate; can cause auditory masking and behaviour …
Crackdown on sand mafia: ED raids across Tamil Nadu over money laundering, tax evasion
Sand mining sites and sales depots managed by the state water resources department under lens
Miner liable to pay ‘dead rent’ when unable to extract minerals due to lack of clearance: Andhra HC
Petitioner approached the court against the state government insisting on a dead rent for 2013-2020
Drilling in details
Hartman de Souza decodes Goa's mining machinery, which has defrocked the state's environment
Norway approves seabed mining
Deep-sea mining operations could present serious risks to ocean ecosystems
Look back at the decade: Sand
India faces sand scarcity leading to conflicts and illegal trade
Chhattisgarh mining protests continue on Day 5
Since June 7, tribals in Bastar’s Bailadila have been protesting the NMDC’s allotment of mines on the Nandraj hill to the Adani Group
Supreme Court gives breather to mining companies, clarifies on DMF payment
This has come in response to a petition filed by the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries
Bihar advocate alleges threat to life from sand mafia, seeks protection
He wrote to the chief minister and other officials but received no response
How will India address illegal sand mining without any data?
New laws to regulate sand mining have not had much impact
Severe pollution caused in Meghalaya due to illegal mining, says CAG report
The performance audit is a severe indictment of the state mining department's operations
Aravallis broken beyond repair
Illegal mining has ravaged the mountain range in the past few decades. Down To Earth investigates the loss and traces the legal developments in …
Dream run over
Aparna Pallavi finds out why residents of Goa’s prettiest village cannot wish away mining which they hate
Revival plan for whom?
Karnataka's ambitious plan to restore the ecology of illegal mining-hit Ballari has no representation from affected communities and environmentalists
Supreme Court gives conditional go-ahead to Bihar to start sand mining
Illegal extraction becomes rampant when mining is banned, says apex court
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
RE-powering Jharkhand: Solar objectives great, but execution may be tough
Coal to clean transformation will need structural transformation of age-old communities
Shallow-water mining not a ‘silver bullet’ to resolve growing global need for metals: Study
Shallow-water mining involves removing sediment-bearing minerals, which offer refuge to seafloor organisms; this could trigger local extinctions &…
The unregulated, lethal and corrupt world of Meghalaya’s rat-hole mines
Despite being banned by the National Green Tribunal and continuing litigation against them in the Supreme Court, rat-hole mines in the …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 16, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
Mining in news on April 11
Today’s updates in the mining industry
Coal ministry to set up sustainable development cell
It will advise on, plan and monitor mitigation measures taken by coal companies to minimise environmental impact of mining
A river ruined: Our Yamuna is dying due to sand mining, say locals in Haryana
From flora and fauna to human residents, no one has been left untouched due to the wanton extraction of sand in the area
Rethink sand use, move to circular economy: UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme recommends solutions for better sand management in new report
Meghalaya coal mine mishap: A week on, no sign of trapped miners
Heavy rains, technical snags and unavailability of labour due to COVID-19 lockdown continues to hamper operations
