Its recommendation was based on a letter from the Thoothukudi district collector Ashish Kumar registering that inspection into mining of mi...

The ruling BJP govt reviewed the progress of the mining directorate, after it suffered a setback in the Lok Sabha bypolls in Gorakhpur and ...

The Supreme Court today expressed concern over rampant illegal sand mining in several parts of the country and asked the Centre whether it ...

The Union minister has been writing to many CMs on the issue and the first set of letters has been despatched — including to Yogi Adityanat...

The NGT has sought response from the Centre, Haryana and UP govts on a plea seeking prohibition of sand mining on Yamuna's riverbed in both...

Tata Steel has received green clearance for mining of mineral sand, used in coal production, from the riverbed of Gowai in Purulia District...

The Union environment ministry on Wednesday came out with detailed "guidelines on sustainable sand mining" in the country.

The ministry has framed new guidelines for sustainable sand mining following the Supreme Court order, which said no mining lease or renewal...

IBM approves the mining plan or scheme of mining of major minerals for systematic and optimum utilisation or extraction of mineral, he said.

Earlier this year, the Ministry had done away with the mandatory clearance requirement for brick earth and ordinary earth mining in leases ...

The environment ministry has eased the environmental clearance process for industry, particularly at the state level.

Unlike sands available along the river, beach sands can not be used for construction purposes and mining of heavy minerals is very much env...

The National Green Tribunal on August 5 passed an order restraining all sand mining activity that did not have the requisite environmental ...

The teams would take up simultaneous inspection of mining leases in two phases-- between August 12 and 14 and August 19 and 20, it said.

The regional office of UP Pollution Control Board in Noida has written to the union environment ministry that it has not accorded clearance...

Congress today alleged that BJP government in Madhya Pradesh was distributing mining licenses without due process to "gather funds" ahead o...

New guidelines for sand mining activity in river beds of the state are issued by the committee of additional secretary of forest and enviro...