SC junks plea against green nod for Adani MP projectThe Supreme Court has dismissed a petition challenging forest land diversion for an Adani group coal mining project in Singrauli, Madhya Pr...
21 May, 2026, 11.19 PM IST
Priyanka Gandhi slams Himanta, says 'one family looting Assam'Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra criticises Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. She alleges a single family is exploiting the st...
01 Apr, 2026, 04.46 PM IST
Mere lip service won't save our rich forestsSenior forest officials in Haryana are locked in a turf war over illegal tree felling. This dispute highlights a wider problem of instituti...
29 Mar, 2026, 11.15 PM IST
Vedanta’s Anil Agarwal flags land, clearances, high premiums as key hurdles to mine operationalisationVedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal points to land acquisition issues, delayed clearances, and high mining premiums as major hurdles. He urges fa...
20 Mar, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
G20: 1st meeting of environment and climate group starts in Bengaluru; focus on forest fires, mining-affected areasThe first Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) meeting, under India's G20 presidency, started in Bengaluru on Thurs...
09 Feb, 2023, 06.49 PM IST
Rajasthan has largest area under mining leases in countryAccording to the ministry, in the last financial year, out of the total 5,30,232.93 ha under mining in the country, 1,16,009.93 ha was in R...
12 Jun, 2014, 02.17 AM IST
Green panel gives nod to mine in the Naxal affected Saranda forests of JharkhandThe government's efforts to counter Maoists not withstanding, a key environment ministry panel has been proactive in recommending that mini...
04 Jun, 2013, 08.29 AM IST
- Experts call for scientific mining, rain water harvesting
They also urged the government to ensure that each mine have a programme for Rain Water Harvesting both on the surface and in the ground.
14 Jun, 2011, 08.39 PM IST
- Adhunik Metaliks to receive environmental clearance for iron mine soon
The clearance will be for 150 acres of non-forest area mining, sources close to the development confirmed. The official announcement for th...
22 Mar, 2011, 03.54 PM IST
- Support 'No Go' forest zones for coal mining: Activists to PM
In a letter to the PM, 27 environmental groups, wildlife researchers and social activists have urged him to back the ministry of environmen...
04 Feb, 2011, 01.04 PM IST
- Go or no-go is not the question
It's not about a few coal blocks or lofty pro- or anti-development rhetoric. It's about how and how far the govt goes about linking its ene...
07 Jan, 2011, 03.59 AM IST
- Vedanta falls for second day on LSE; Sterlite recovers
Shares of Vedanta Resources fell for the second successive session today on the London Stock Exchange, after the metals and mining major fa...
25 Aug, 2010, 02.55 PM IST
- Illegal mining is a menace, says Sonia
Congress president Sonia Gandhi stepped in to the debate on illegal mining by raising it in her address to party MPs on Thursday.
20 Aug, 2010, 08.07 AM IST
- Vedanta's Orissa project in jeopardy
The panel, investigating violations of Forest Rights Act and environmental norms by the controversial company in the Niyamgiri hills in Kal...
16 Aug, 2010, 08.18 PM IST
- Vedanta’s Orissa plan to take off
Plans by Vedanta Resources to mine bauxite in Niyamgiri to feed its aluminium refinery in Orissa could fructify after years of delay and al...
29 Jun, 2010, 04.34 AM IST
- Coal block policy may specify banned areas to fast track projects
The government aims at giving faster approval to coal projects that are delayed due to environment and forestry clearances.
30 Mar, 2010, 03.14 AM IST
- Orissa locks horns with Centre; says Vedanta projects within law
In sharp contrast to the Centre's assertion that Vedanta Resources' proposed mining project in Orissa's Niyamgiri hills violated green and ...
14 Mar, 2010, 12.20 PM IST