Mining turns India's heat-shield hills to dustDizzyingly deep pits from large-scale mining scar India's ancient Aravalli mountains, threatening the future of a forested buffer that New ...
31 May, 2026, 09.09 AM IST
Bengal Minister Agnimitra Paul vows 24x7 women mobility, priority action on complaintsWest Bengal Minister Agnimitra Paul pledged women's freedom to move anytime, with priority given to their police complaints. She announced ...
14 May, 2026, 09.07 AM IST
Suvendu Adhikari directs crackdown on syndicates, illegal mining, cattle smuggling in West BengalWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has ordered a crackdown on syndicate operations, illegal sand and coal mining, and cattle smugg...
11 May, 2026, 11.15 PM IST
Tata Steel gets Rs 1,755 crore demand notice from Jharkhand mining office over alleged excess coal extractionTata Steel has been issued a demand notice of Rs1,755.10 crore by the District Mining Office in Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The notice alleges exce...
04 Apr, 2026, 03.06 PM IST
NGT appoints joint committee to ascertain extent of illegal mining in Kashmir’s Pulwama and BudgamThe National Green Tribunal has taken decisive action by appointing a joint committee to probe into the unlawful mining activities in Jammu...
11 Feb, 2026, 03.06 PM IST
Abode of clouds appears to be an abode of anarchy: Meghalaya High Court on minor mineral concession rulesThe High Court in its order pointed out that tens of crores of rupees in revenue have been lost to the state, at least from 2018 to 2021, t...
06 Apr, 2022, 10.50 PM IST
Illegal miners using hi-tech machinery"The coal mined from such pits are loaded on trucks and sold to small players with no coal supply contracts from Coal India," the CIL offic...
14 Jan, 2016, 11.33 AM IST
Meghalaya permitting mining under "garb" of transportation: NGTThe National Green Tribunal today pulled up the Meghalaya government saying it was allowing mining in the state under the "garb" of coal tr...
11 Jan, 2016, 05.55 PM IST
- Goa Government mum on recovery of losses from illegal mine owners
Goa government is non-committal on recovering a whopping Rs 35K crore from the mine owners who illegally plundered the resources.
13 Sep, 2012, 02.35 PM IST
- No illegal mining but at times extraction of ore is done illegally: Goa government
The Goa government today admitted to "illegal extraction of ore" in the state but maintained that there is no illegal mining.
16 Jul, 2012, 06.10 PM IST
- Goa government to inspect a mine for suspected illegalities
The Mines Department suspects that the mine owned by one Damodar Mangalji has been funneling illegally extracted ore through its lease.
16 Jun, 2012, 09.14 PM IST
- Goa government clamps activity at iron ore dumps
Tightening the screws on the mining lease holders and traders after facing inquiry by Shah Commission, the Goa State Mines and Geology depa...
27 Sep, 2011, 01.29 PM IST
- BJP alleges rampant illegal mining in Goa, demands CBI probe
Alleging rampant illegal mining in Congress-ruled Goa, BJP demanded the resignation of CM Digambar Kamat and an immediate CBI probe into th...
25 Sep, 2011, 10.40 PM IST
- Goa mining scam pegged at Rs 1,200 crore
The Goa assembly's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Saturday pegged the quantum of illegal mining in the state at Rs.1,200 crore.
27 Aug, 2011, 12.41 PM IST
- Over 40 mines operating in Goa sans mandatory permits: PAC
The PAC constituted by the Goa State Legislative Assembly has said that large quantity of ore was tapped by firms without proper mining per...
12 Aug, 2011, 01.23 PM IST
- Illegal iron ore extraction activity in Goa on the rise
Huge demand for iron ore in the international market has increased illegal mineral extraction activity in Goa with about 40 such cases repo...
19 Aug, 2008, 02.54 PM IST
- Goa: Illegal iron extraction on rise
The huge demand for iron ore in the international market has increased illegal mineral extraction activity in Goa with the state government...
19 Aug, 2008, 02.40 PM IST