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Ruling on mining taxation empowers states, worries industry

Vishal Kumar Jain 21 Aug 2024

Deep-sea mining efforts gear up to meet clean energy demands amid concerns

Priyanka Shankar 26 Oct 2022

The ghost of asbestos mining continues to haunt this tribal village in Jharkhand

Manish Kumar 14 Apr 2022
A coal-mined area in the Talcher region. Photo by Pramit Karmakar.

Elephant corridors impacted as mining expands in Jharkhand

Rahul Singh 18 Feb 2022

Administration flexes muscle power as it seeks consent for bauxite mining in Odisha’s tribal area

Manish Kumar 3 Dec 2021

A primitive tribe and rare fossils threatened by stone mining in Jharkhand

Rahul Singh 21 Oct 2021
A seasonal nallah located near Bunder diamond block. The nallah will be diverted by constructing a dam to meet water requirements of the mining project. Photo by Aman Tiwari

Two lakh trees and water security at stake in Buxwaha’s Bunder diamond mining project

Manish Chandra Mishra 4 Jun 2021

Odisha diverts DMF funds to urban areas as mining-affected communities suffer

Manish Kumar 5 May 2021

[Commentary] Landslides in the concrete jungle of Darjeeling

Shreyasi Choudhury 9 Apr 2021

Using fossil fuel as a cash cow: A big obstacle in India’s energy transition

Kundan Pandey 31 Mar 2021
An open cast diamond mine at Panna. Photo- Manish Chandra Mishra/Mongabay.

Panna: The dark underbelly of India’s diamond hub

Manish Chandra Mishra 5 Feb 2021

Goa mining languishes as revival attempts remain in limbo

Pamela D'Mello 1 Apr 2019

Rat-hole mines: Negating human lives and ecology

Sahana Ghosh 8 Jan 2019

Meghalaya’s black holes: Unregulated rat-hole coal mines ravage environment

Sahana Ghosh 29 Nov 2018

Singrauli, India’s energy hub, fails to power lives of its people

Mayank Aggarwal 26 Nov 2018

Rich in resources, poor in development: Chhattisgarh’s paradox of plenty comes to the fore before the elections

Mayank Aggarwal 2 Nov 2018

Tamil Nadu villages mourn as fight against pollution takes a deadly turn

Sibi Arasu 1 Jun 2018

Kaziranga facing twin threats of rampant mining, erosion: NTCA

Sahana Ghosh 23 May 2018